NUR 102 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 – COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM PREP
RHPA - correct answer ✔✔Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991; ensures health professionals provide
health services in safe and ethical manner
first formal nursing program - correct answer ✔✔1874 General & Marine Hospital St. Catherines
Atkinson school of nursing - correct answer ✔✔operated 1950-1974
College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) - correct answer ✔✔governing body for RN's, RPN's, NP's; non-profit
org.
Jurisprudence Examination - correct answer ✔✔An exam testing knowledge of the laws, regulations and
practice standard/guidelines that govern nursing profession in Ontario
nursing act 1991 - correct answer ✔✔determines how nursing profession is regulated in Ontario,
establishes the mandate of the CNO and defines scope of practice for nursing profession
RNAO (Registered Nurses Association of Ontario) - correct answer ✔✔advocates for nursing and health
across province and promotes excellence in nursing practice
who launched BPG program - correct answer ✔✔RNAO
ONA (Ontario Nurses Association) - correct answer ✔✔trade union rep. 65,000 RN's; committed to
improving economic welfare and quality of work life for members and enable them to provide high
quality health care
ICN (International Council of Nurses) - correct answer ✔✔federation of nurses from over 130 countries;
first and largest international organization ensuring quality nursing care for all
CNA (Canadian Nurses Association) - correct answer ✔✔represent nurses in all 13 jurisdictions, non-
profit and advances practice to improve health and strengthen Canadian health system
what does the CNO do? - correct answer ✔✔Protects the public and can give/take away our license
Regulates nursing to protect public interest
Sets requirements to enter the profession
Registration Requirements - correct answer ✔✔nursing education, evidence of practice within 3 yrs,
NCLEX, jurisprudence exam, proof of citizenship, english/french speaking, health and condudt
Controlled Acts Authorized to Nursing - correct answer ✔✔dispensing a drug, performing procedures,
administering substance by injection/inhalation
RNAO public impacts - correct answer ✔✔Medicare
public health
, clinical issues
environment
RNAO BPG professionalism - correct answer ✔✔Professionalism requires that nurses in all roles
demonstrate professional standards.
Nurses put into action their values and attributes of professionalism when providing nursing care and
collaborating with patients, nurse colleagues, other members of the health care team and nursing
students.
paradigm - correct answer ✔✔a worldview which serves as a philosophical underpinning for explaining
any phenomena of interest to a discipline
evidence based practice - correct answer ✔✔clinical decision making that integrates the best available
research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
examples of evidence based practice - correct answer ✔✔Prevention of nipple soreness when
breastfeeding
Old: limited time on breast & New: correct positioning of baby
significance of nursing theory - correct answer ✔✔Nurses use theory to form their practice and improve
their quality of care and continues to help students develop analytical skills and critical thinking
evaluating nursing theory - correct answer ✔✔clarity, simplicity, generality, empirical precision, derivable
consequences
Florence Nightingale - correct answer ✔✔Nursings first theorist
Most well known for her care of soldiers during crimean war, 1853-1856
Was the founder of modern nursing
goal of nursing according to nightingale - correct answer ✔✔Assisting the patient in his or her retention
of "vital powers" by meeting his or her needs, and thus, putting the patient in the best possible condition
for nature to act upon
Curriculum Era 1900-1940 - correct answer ✔✔addressed the question of what content nurses should
study to learn to become a nurse. Emphasis on courses included in nursing programs to develop higher
education
research emphasis era (1950s-1970s) - correct answer ✔✔focused on research process and long-range
goal of obtaining knowledge to guide nursing practice
Graduate Education Era (1950s-1970s) - correct answer ✔✔master's degrees were developed for nursing
practice
Theory era: 1980-1990s - correct answer ✔✔understanding that both research and theory was required
to practice nursing science; theories guide nursing research and practice
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM PREP
RHPA - correct answer ✔✔Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991; ensures health professionals provide
health services in safe and ethical manner
first formal nursing program - correct answer ✔✔1874 General & Marine Hospital St. Catherines
Atkinson school of nursing - correct answer ✔✔operated 1950-1974
College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) - correct answer ✔✔governing body for RN's, RPN's, NP's; non-profit
org.
Jurisprudence Examination - correct answer ✔✔An exam testing knowledge of the laws, regulations and
practice standard/guidelines that govern nursing profession in Ontario
nursing act 1991 - correct answer ✔✔determines how nursing profession is regulated in Ontario,
establishes the mandate of the CNO and defines scope of practice for nursing profession
RNAO (Registered Nurses Association of Ontario) - correct answer ✔✔advocates for nursing and health
across province and promotes excellence in nursing practice
who launched BPG program - correct answer ✔✔RNAO
ONA (Ontario Nurses Association) - correct answer ✔✔trade union rep. 65,000 RN's; committed to
improving economic welfare and quality of work life for members and enable them to provide high
quality health care
ICN (International Council of Nurses) - correct answer ✔✔federation of nurses from over 130 countries;
first and largest international organization ensuring quality nursing care for all
CNA (Canadian Nurses Association) - correct answer ✔✔represent nurses in all 13 jurisdictions, non-
profit and advances practice to improve health and strengthen Canadian health system
what does the CNO do? - correct answer ✔✔Protects the public and can give/take away our license
Regulates nursing to protect public interest
Sets requirements to enter the profession
Registration Requirements - correct answer ✔✔nursing education, evidence of practice within 3 yrs,
NCLEX, jurisprudence exam, proof of citizenship, english/french speaking, health and condudt
Controlled Acts Authorized to Nursing - correct answer ✔✔dispensing a drug, performing procedures,
administering substance by injection/inhalation
RNAO public impacts - correct answer ✔✔Medicare
public health
, clinical issues
environment
RNAO BPG professionalism - correct answer ✔✔Professionalism requires that nurses in all roles
demonstrate professional standards.
Nurses put into action their values and attributes of professionalism when providing nursing care and
collaborating with patients, nurse colleagues, other members of the health care team and nursing
students.
paradigm - correct answer ✔✔a worldview which serves as a philosophical underpinning for explaining
any phenomena of interest to a discipline
evidence based practice - correct answer ✔✔clinical decision making that integrates the best available
research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
examples of evidence based practice - correct answer ✔✔Prevention of nipple soreness when
breastfeeding
Old: limited time on breast & New: correct positioning of baby
significance of nursing theory - correct answer ✔✔Nurses use theory to form their practice and improve
their quality of care and continues to help students develop analytical skills and critical thinking
evaluating nursing theory - correct answer ✔✔clarity, simplicity, generality, empirical precision, derivable
consequences
Florence Nightingale - correct answer ✔✔Nursings first theorist
Most well known for her care of soldiers during crimean war, 1853-1856
Was the founder of modern nursing
goal of nursing according to nightingale - correct answer ✔✔Assisting the patient in his or her retention
of "vital powers" by meeting his or her needs, and thus, putting the patient in the best possible condition
for nature to act upon
Curriculum Era 1900-1940 - correct answer ✔✔addressed the question of what content nurses should
study to learn to become a nurse. Emphasis on courses included in nursing programs to develop higher
education
research emphasis era (1950s-1970s) - correct answer ✔✔focused on research process and long-range
goal of obtaining knowledge to guide nursing practice
Graduate Education Era (1950s-1970s) - correct answer ✔✔master's degrees were developed for nursing
practice
Theory era: 1980-1990s - correct answer ✔✔understanding that both research and theory was required
to practice nursing science; theories guide nursing research and practice
