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CNO Jurisprudence exam
According to CNO practice standard: professional standards, Revised 2002, which one of the following
descriptions best reflects the standard statement related to 'Accountability'?
a) All nurses are accountable to their clients, their employer and themselves.
b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to the
public.
c) Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for meeting legislative requirements and the
standards of the profession
d) All nurses are accountable for possessing, through continuing learning, knowledge relevant practice
b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to the
public.
Which one of the following actions by a nurse demonstrates unequal power in the nurse-client
relationship?
a) Administering an antibiotic as ordered.
b) Assisting a client with personal care.
c) Informing a client of a toileting schedule.
d) Expressing empathy for a client.
c) Informing a client of a toileting schedule.
Rational: The nurse-client relationship is one of unequal power. Although the nurse may not
immediately perceive it, the nurse has more power than the client. The nurse has more
authority and influence in the health care system, specialized knowledge, access to privileged
information, and the ability to advocate for the client and the client's significant others. The
appropriate use of power, in a caring manner, enables the nurse to partner with the client to
meet the client's needs.
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A nurse has been asked to perform tracheal suctioning on a client. According to the CNO Practice
Standard: Decisions about Procedures and Authority, Revised 2006, what is one of the standard
statements that must be considered when determining if the nurse can perform this procedure?
a) Assessment
b) Managing outcomes
c) Implementation
d) Client stability
b) Managing outcomes
Rational: Managing outcomes prior to performing procedures, nurses ensure that they are able to
identify the potential outcomes of procedures, have the authority and competence to manage the
outcomes, or have the resources available to manage those outcomes.
A nurse wants to "initiate" cleansing and dressing of a client's wound. In which practice setting is there a
restriction for the nurse to initiate this procedure?
a) A community health centre
b) A retirement home
c) A hospital inpatient unit
d) A client's home
d) A client's home
Rational: The Public Hospitals Act, 1990 grants only physicians, NPs, midwives and dentists the authority
to order treatments.
A physician calls in a telephone order for pain medication. The physician is not in the facility.
Should the nurse accept the order?
a) No, because telephone orders are limited to emergency situations.
b) Yes, because the physician is not physically present.
c) Yes, if the physician will return to sign the order within 48 hours.
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CNO Jurisprudence exam
According to CNO practice standard: professional standards, Revised 2002, which one of the following
descriptions best reflects the standard statement related to 'Accountability'?
a) All nurses are accountable to their clients, their employer and themselves.
b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to the
public.
c) Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for meeting legislative requirements and the
standards of the profession
d) All nurses are accountable for possessing, through continuing learning, knowledge relevant practice
b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to the
public.
Which one of the following actions by a nurse demonstrates unequal power in the nurse-client
relationship?
a) Administering an antibiotic as ordered.
b) Assisting a client with personal care.
c) Informing a client of a toileting schedule.
d) Expressing empathy for a client.
c) Informing a client of a toileting schedule.
Rational: The nurse-client relationship is one of unequal power. Although the nurse may not
immediately perceive it, the nurse has more power than the client. The nurse has more
authority and influence in the health care system, specialized knowledge, access to privileged
information, and the ability to advocate for the client and the client's significant others. The
appropriate use of power, in a caring manner, enables the nurse to partner with the client to
meet the client's needs.
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A nurse has been asked to perform tracheal suctioning on a client. According to the CNO Practice
Standard: Decisions about Procedures and Authority, Revised 2006, what is one of the standard
statements that must be considered when determining if the nurse can perform this procedure?
a) Assessment
b) Managing outcomes
c) Implementation
d) Client stability
b) Managing outcomes
Rational: Managing outcomes prior to performing procedures, nurses ensure that they are able to
identify the potential outcomes of procedures, have the authority and competence to manage the
outcomes, or have the resources available to manage those outcomes.
A nurse wants to "initiate" cleansing and dressing of a client's wound. In which practice setting is there a
restriction for the nurse to initiate this procedure?
a) A community health centre
b) A retirement home
c) A hospital inpatient unit
d) A client's home
d) A client's home
Rational: The Public Hospitals Act, 1990 grants only physicians, NPs, midwives and dentists the authority
to order treatments.
A physician calls in a telephone order for pain medication. The physician is not in the facility.
Should the nurse accept the order?
a) No, because telephone orders are limited to emergency situations.
b) Yes, because the physician is not physically present.
c) Yes, if the physician will return to sign the order within 48 hours.
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