JURISPRUDENCE CNO EXAMPREP
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● What is the purpose of the CNO Code of Conduct?
Answer: To describe the accountabilities all nurses in Ontario have to
clients, employers, colleagues, and the public.
●● How many principles are outlined in the CNO Code of Conduct?
Answer: Six principles.
●● What is one principle of the CNO Code of Conduct?
Answer: Nurses respect clients' dignity.
●● What does the CNO Code of Conduct emphasize regarding client
care?
Answer: It puts clients at the center of nursing care.
●● What is the significance of cultural humility in nursing according to
the CNO Code?
Answer: Nurses provide inclusive and culturally safe care by practicing
cultural humility.
,●● What does the CNO Code of Conduct require from nurses regarding
competence?
Answer: Nurses must provide safe and competent care.
●● What is the role of nurses in the healthcare team as per the CNO
Code?
Answer: Nurses work respectfully with the healthcare team to meet
clients' needs.
●● What does it mean for nurses to act with integrity according to the
CNO Code?
Answer: Nurses act in clients' best interest.
●● How does the CNO Code of Conduct maintain public confidence?
Answer: Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
●● What is the CNO's mandate?
Answer: To protect the public.
●● What should be reported if a nurse poses a serious risk of harm to
patients?
Answer: A report should be sent to the CNO.
, ●● What are the legal reporting requirements under the Regulated
Health Professions Act?
Answer: Serious concerns about a nurse's practice.
●● What information is required when reporting an incident involving a
nurse?
Answer: Details of the incident, who was involved, and the facility's
address.
●● What is 'self-reporting' for nurses?
Answer: Reporting certain conduct about themselves to the CNO.
●● What must nurses self-report if they have been charged with an
offence?
Answer: They must report to the CNO.
●● What must a nurse do if they receive an absolute or conditional
discharge?
Answer: The nurse must still self-report to the CNO.
●● What is the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
of Canada in the CNO Code?
Answer: It informs the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in
client care.
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● What is the purpose of the CNO Code of Conduct?
Answer: To describe the accountabilities all nurses in Ontario have to
clients, employers, colleagues, and the public.
●● How many principles are outlined in the CNO Code of Conduct?
Answer: Six principles.
●● What is one principle of the CNO Code of Conduct?
Answer: Nurses respect clients' dignity.
●● What does the CNO Code of Conduct emphasize regarding client
care?
Answer: It puts clients at the center of nursing care.
●● What is the significance of cultural humility in nursing according to
the CNO Code?
Answer: Nurses provide inclusive and culturally safe care by practicing
cultural humility.
,●● What does the CNO Code of Conduct require from nurses regarding
competence?
Answer: Nurses must provide safe and competent care.
●● What is the role of nurses in the healthcare team as per the CNO
Code?
Answer: Nurses work respectfully with the healthcare team to meet
clients' needs.
●● What does it mean for nurses to act with integrity according to the
CNO Code?
Answer: Nurses act in clients' best interest.
●● How does the CNO Code of Conduct maintain public confidence?
Answer: Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
●● What is the CNO's mandate?
Answer: To protect the public.
●● What should be reported if a nurse poses a serious risk of harm to
patients?
Answer: A report should be sent to the CNO.
, ●● What are the legal reporting requirements under the Regulated
Health Professions Act?
Answer: Serious concerns about a nurse's practice.
●● What information is required when reporting an incident involving a
nurse?
Answer: Details of the incident, who was involved, and the facility's
address.
●● What is 'self-reporting' for nurses?
Answer: Reporting certain conduct about themselves to the CNO.
●● What must nurses self-report if they have been charged with an
offence?
Answer: They must report to the CNO.
●● What must a nurse do if they receive an absolute or conditional
discharge?
Answer: The nurse must still self-report to the CNO.
●● What is the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
of Canada in the CNO Code?
Answer: It informs the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in
client care.
