CNO JURISPRUDENCE EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Josephine is a nurse who has just joined the emergency
department of a rural hospital. Dr. Bruno, the attending
physician, asks Josephine to cast a simple arm fracture.
Casting a fracture is a controlled act that is not authorized to
nursing. In her previous position though, Josephine
practiced in a fracture clinic and believes she is competent
to cast a simple fracture. She tells Dr. Bruno she will need an
order to cast the arm, and he writes a direct order without
delegation for the casting of the fracture. Does an order give
Josephine the authority to cast a fracture?
A) Yes, since Josephine has the knowledge, skill and
judgment to perform the procedure, she only requires an
order.
,B) No, in addition to an order, a nurse needs to accept
delegation to perform this controlled act.
B) No, in addition to an order, a nurse needs to accept
delegation to perform this controlled act.
A nurse gives a double dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to a
client who only requires a single dose. What, if anything,
must the nurse do?
A) Ask a colleague to help assess the client.
B) Withhold the client’s next dose of Tylenol.
C) Report the error as soon as possible.
D) Nothing, because this is an over-the-counter medication.
C) Report the error as soon as possible.
I’m an RPN on a mental health unit. At home, I keep in
touch with family and friends through Facebook. Recently, a
,client “poked” me and invited me to become her “friend.”
How should I approach this invitation?
A) Talk with your colleagues to see what they are doing.
B) Technology is part of everyone’s lives, so it is expected.
C) To maintain professional boundaries, do not accept this
request.
D) It’s OK as long as you remain professional in all of your
interactions.
C) To maintain professional boundaries, do not accept this
request.
While attending to a regular client during a home visit, the
nurse casually tells the client that he can’t afford his wife’s
school expenses. The client offers to write the nurse a
cheque.
, A) It is not acceptable to accept this kind of gift from a client
because it crosses the boundary in a nurse-client
relationship.
B) It’s OK to accept a gift from the client as long as the nurse
hasn’t asked for it.
C) It might be appropriate to accept the gift if you consider
the cultural values of the client.
D) It is acceptable as long as the nurse writes a promissory
note to repay the money when he is able.
A) It is not acceptable to accept this kind of gift from a client
because it crosses the boundary in a nurse-client
relationship.
An employee with environmental services mops the slippery
floor and doesn't put up a 'Wet Floor' sign.
A) Criminal Law
B) Civil Law
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Josephine is a nurse who has just joined the emergency
department of a rural hospital. Dr. Bruno, the attending
physician, asks Josephine to cast a simple arm fracture.
Casting a fracture is a controlled act that is not authorized to
nursing. In her previous position though, Josephine
practiced in a fracture clinic and believes she is competent
to cast a simple fracture. She tells Dr. Bruno she will need an
order to cast the arm, and he writes a direct order without
delegation for the casting of the fracture. Does an order give
Josephine the authority to cast a fracture?
A) Yes, since Josephine has the knowledge, skill and
judgment to perform the procedure, she only requires an
order.
,B) No, in addition to an order, a nurse needs to accept
delegation to perform this controlled act.
B) No, in addition to an order, a nurse needs to accept
delegation to perform this controlled act.
A nurse gives a double dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to a
client who only requires a single dose. What, if anything,
must the nurse do?
A) Ask a colleague to help assess the client.
B) Withhold the client’s next dose of Tylenol.
C) Report the error as soon as possible.
D) Nothing, because this is an over-the-counter medication.
C) Report the error as soon as possible.
I’m an RPN on a mental health unit. At home, I keep in
touch with family and friends through Facebook. Recently, a
,client “poked” me and invited me to become her “friend.”
How should I approach this invitation?
A) Talk with your colleagues to see what they are doing.
B) Technology is part of everyone’s lives, so it is expected.
C) To maintain professional boundaries, do not accept this
request.
D) It’s OK as long as you remain professional in all of your
interactions.
C) To maintain professional boundaries, do not accept this
request.
While attending to a regular client during a home visit, the
nurse casually tells the client that he can’t afford his wife’s
school expenses. The client offers to write the nurse a
cheque.
, A) It is not acceptable to accept this kind of gift from a client
because it crosses the boundary in a nurse-client
relationship.
B) It’s OK to accept a gift from the client as long as the nurse
hasn’t asked for it.
C) It might be appropriate to accept the gift if you consider
the cultural values of the client.
D) It is acceptable as long as the nurse writes a promissory
note to repay the money when he is able.
A) It is not acceptable to accept this kind of gift from a client
because it crosses the boundary in a nurse-client
relationship.
An employee with environmental services mops the slippery
floor and doesn't put up a 'Wet Floor' sign.
A) Criminal Law
B) Civil Law
