NBHWC PRACTICE TEST PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ registration process.
Answer: -prior training and experience-completed courses/exams-info about
the ability to practice effectively and safely-if s/t above is not met,
registration may:--1) Direct applicant to complete further training or
examinations--2) Register the applicant w/ terms, conditions and/or
limitations--3) Refuse the application-process is audited and reviewed by
Fairness Commissioner of Ontario-RHPA has provisions to ensure the
process is transparent, objective and impartial
◍ 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 professiond) All nurses are
accountable for possessing, through continuing learning, knowledge relevant
practice.
Answer: b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and
promoting the best possible care to the public.
◍ Investigation of complaints.
Answer: 1)Complaint presented to Inquiries Complaints and Reports
Committee (ICRC)2) Registrar notifies member w/in 14 days3) ICRC
proceeds w/ investigation and gets info from witnesses, docs
etc.-complainant and member first asked to provide all documentation
, available-ICRC staff gathers more info until they feel they have all the
evidence-info gathered from many sources including College files, the kin's
files, public databases, other regulators, witnesses and other kin's 4) ICRC
makes a decision (w/in 180 days of complaint)-if take too long, ask Health
Professions Appeal and Review Board to do s/t-complaint may be made thru
Registrar's report to ICRC if Registrar finds s/t needs investigation
◍ 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..
Answer: c) Informing a client of a toileting schedule.Rational: The
nurse-client relationship is one of unequal power. Although the nurse may
notimmediately perceive it, the nurse has more power than the client. The
nurse has moreauthority and influence in the health care system, specialized
knowledge, access to privilegedinformation, and the ability to advocate for
the client and the client's significant others. Theappropriate use of power, in
a caring manner, enables the nurse to partner with the client tomeet the
client's needs.
◍ 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)
Assessmentb) Managing outcomesc) Implementationd) Client stability.
Answer: b) Managing outcomesRational: 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.
◍ complaints.
Answer: -frivolous or vexatious complaints--one exception for ICRC to
investigate every complaint--can choose not to investigate it but rare
, ◍ 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 centreb) A retirement homec) A hospital
inpatient unitd) A client's home.
Answer: d) A client's homeRational: 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.d) No, because telephone orders are not best
practice.Rational: Telephone order. An order communicated via telephone
by an authorizer who is not physically present to write the order..
Answer: b) Yes, because the physician is not physically present.Rational:
Telephone order. An order communicated via telephone by an authorizer
who is not physically present to write the order.
◍ The consent and capacity board has found Mr. Silva incapable of making
decisions. His nephew, who is his substitute decision-maker, has given
consent to start the application for placement in long-term care. Mr. Silva
wishes to stay in his home. According to the health care consent Act, 1996,
which one of the following statements is true?a) Mr. Silva's nephew has the
authority to make the placement decision.b) Mr. Silva's consent overrides
that of his nephew because they are in disagreement.c) Mr. Silva can refuse
to leave his home and arrange his own support system through the
community care assess centre.d) Mr. Silva's physician has the ability to
override the finding of incapacity..
Answer: a) Mr. Silva's nephew has the authority to make the placement
decision.
◍ Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).
Answer: -receive complaints-committee of the College for member-specific
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ registration process.
Answer: -prior training and experience-completed courses/exams-info about
the ability to practice effectively and safely-if s/t above is not met,
registration may:--1) Direct applicant to complete further training or
examinations--2) Register the applicant w/ terms, conditions and/or
limitations--3) Refuse the application-process is audited and reviewed by
Fairness Commissioner of Ontario-RHPA has provisions to ensure the
process is transparent, objective and impartial
◍ 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 professiond) All nurses are
accountable for possessing, through continuing learning, knowledge relevant
practice.
Answer: b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and
promoting the best possible care to the public.
◍ Investigation of complaints.
Answer: 1)Complaint presented to Inquiries Complaints and Reports
Committee (ICRC)2) Registrar notifies member w/in 14 days3) ICRC
proceeds w/ investigation and gets info from witnesses, docs
etc.-complainant and member first asked to provide all documentation
, available-ICRC staff gathers more info until they feel they have all the
evidence-info gathered from many sources including College files, the kin's
files, public databases, other regulators, witnesses and other kin's 4) ICRC
makes a decision (w/in 180 days of complaint)-if take too long, ask Health
Professions Appeal and Review Board to do s/t-complaint may be made thru
Registrar's report to ICRC if Registrar finds s/t needs investigation
◍ 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..
Answer: c) Informing a client of a toileting schedule.Rational: The
nurse-client relationship is one of unequal power. Although the nurse may
notimmediately perceive it, the nurse has more power than the client. The
nurse has moreauthority and influence in the health care system, specialized
knowledge, access to privilegedinformation, and the ability to advocate for
the client and the client's significant others. Theappropriate use of power, in
a caring manner, enables the nurse to partner with the client tomeet the
client's needs.
◍ 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)
Assessmentb) Managing outcomesc) Implementationd) Client stability.
Answer: b) Managing outcomesRational: 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.
◍ complaints.
Answer: -frivolous or vexatious complaints--one exception for ICRC to
investigate every complaint--can choose not to investigate it but rare
, ◍ 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 centreb) A retirement homec) A hospital
inpatient unitd) A client's home.
Answer: d) A client's homeRational: 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.d) No, because telephone orders are not best
practice.Rational: Telephone order. An order communicated via telephone
by an authorizer who is not physically present to write the order..
Answer: b) Yes, because the physician is not physically present.Rational:
Telephone order. An order communicated via telephone by an authorizer
who is not physically present to write the order.
◍ The consent and capacity board has found Mr. Silva incapable of making
decisions. His nephew, who is his substitute decision-maker, has given
consent to start the application for placement in long-term care. Mr. Silva
wishes to stay in his home. According to the health care consent Act, 1996,
which one of the following statements is true?a) Mr. Silva's nephew has the
authority to make the placement decision.b) Mr. Silva's consent overrides
that of his nephew because they are in disagreement.c) Mr. Silva can refuse
to leave his home and arrange his own support system through the
community care assess centre.d) Mr. Silva's physician has the ability to
override the finding of incapacity..
Answer: a) Mr. Silva's nephew has the authority to make the placement
decision.
◍ Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).
Answer: -receive complaints-committee of the College for member-specific
