QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
CNO .MISSION . ✔✔regulating .nursing .in .the .public .interest
2 .documents .that .provide .the .legislative .framework .for .regulating .nursing .in .Ontario:
✔✔1. .Regulated .Health .Professions .Act, .1991
2. .Nursing .Act, .1991
4 .regulatory .functions: . ✔✔1. .practice .standards.
2. entry .to .practice.
3. quality .Assurance .Program.
4. enforcing .standards
5 .statutory .committeess . ✔✔1. .Discipline
2. Fitness .to .Practice
3. Inquiries, .Complaints, .and .Reports
4. Quality .Assurance
5. Registration
,The .Outreach .Program .provides .ways .for .nurses .to .engage .in . by
offering .consultation .and .resources .to .help .members .practise .according .to .the .practice
.
standards.
.
✔✔nursing . regulation
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs .possess .the . required .to .demonstrate .the .wide .range .of
. competencies .in .this .document. .✔✔knowledge
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs .are .beginning .practitioners .whose .level .of .autonomy .and .proficiency .will
grow .through .
. and . from .the .interprofessional .health .care .team.
✔✔collaboration
support
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs .are . to .practise .safely, .competently .and .ethically .in .situations
. of .health .and .illness .with .individuals .across .the .lifespan. .✔✔prepared
,COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs' .practice .decisions .are . - and .must .take .into .account
. the .environment, .the .client's .circumstances .and .whether .the .client's .needs .can .be .met .by
the .entry-level .RPN. . ✔✔client-specific
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs .enter .into .practice .with .competencies .that .are . across
diverse .practice .settings. .✔✔transferable
.
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs .have .a . in .nursing, .health .and .social .sciences,
. ethics, .leadership .and .research. .✔✔knowledge .base
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level .RPNs .are .committed .to .engaging .in .quality .assurance .practices, .including
. . ✔✔Reflective .Practice
COMPETENCY .ASSUMPTIONS
, Entry-level .RPNs .use . skills .to .support .clinical .decision-
. making .and .reflect .upon .practice .experiences. .✔✔critical .thinking
The .entry-level .RPN .is .accountable .for:
All .client . she .or .he .provides. . ✔✔care
The .entry-level .RPN .is .accountable .for:
All .decisions .about . to .other .care
. providers .✔✔assigning .care
The .entry-level .RPN .is .accountable .for:
Knowing .and .recognizing .her .or .his . (knowledge, .skill .and
. judgment) .when .making .decisions .and .providing .care .to .clients. .✔✔competence .level
The .entry-level .RPN .is .accountable .for:
Actively .identifying .and .asking . of .self, .colleagues .(including .members .of
. the .Interprofessional .health .care .team) .and .clients. .✔✔questions