BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which piece of legislation outlines registered nurse's scope of
practice in BC?
a. The nurses (registered) and nurse practitioners regulation
b. The registered nursing is act
c. The hospital act
d. The health professions act -
correct answer ✅A.
The registered (nurses) and nurse practitioners regulation outlines
the following
a. Reserved titles, standards of practice, certified practice
b. Restricted activities, standards of practice, reserved titles
c. Restricted activities, scope of practice, reserved titles
d. Scope of practice, practice standards, professional standards
e. None of the above -
correct answer ✅C.
BCCNM set the following on nursing scope of practice?
a. Limits, conditions and restrictions
b. Standards, limits and conditions
,BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
c. Standards, interventions and limits
d. Registration, limits and conditions -
correct answer ✅B.
Registered nurses provide care only within the scope of practice.
Except: (select all that apply).
a. In situations involving imminent risk of death or serious harm
that arise unexpectedly and required urgent action. registered
nurses are ethically obligated to provide the best care they can,
given the circumstances and their individual competence.
b. Where a formal delegation process is in place
c. Both A and B.
d. None of the above. -
correct answer ✅C.
A restricted activity is:
a. A clinical activity that presents a risk of harm to the public
b. A clinical activity that is only performed by physicians
c. A clinical activity that is restricted to certain practice settings
d. A clinical activity that cannot be performed by registered nurses -
correct answer ✅A.
,BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Nurses are granted the authority, under The Nurses (Registered)
and Nurse Practitioners Regulation to diagnose a disease, disorder,
or condition.
a. True
b. False -
correct answer ✅B.
Where does the BCCNM get its authority to regulate the practice of
registered nurses?
a. Health Canada
b. BC health professions act
c. Canadian constitution
d. None of the above -
correct answer ✅B.
What is the mandate of a regulatory college?
a. Public interest (protection)
b. Advocating for the nursing profession
c. Creation of better employment policy
, BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
d. All of the above -
correct answer ✅A.
What are the three main areas of nursing practice sat out by the
regulation?
a. Acute, community and long term care
b. General practice, Certified practice, Nurse Practitioner practice
c. Maternity, Surgery, Medical
d. All of the above -
correct answer ✅D.
Which of the following best describes a BCCNM standard?
a. Set out the circumstances under which registered nurses may
carry out an activity
b. Identifies a desirable and achievable level of performance against
which actual performance can be compared
c. Specifies what registered nurses are not permitted to do
d. All of the above
e. None of the above -
correct answer ✅B.
Answers (Grade A+)
Which piece of legislation outlines registered nurse's scope of
practice in BC?
a. The nurses (registered) and nurse practitioners regulation
b. The registered nursing is act
c. The hospital act
d. The health professions act -
correct answer ✅A.
The registered (nurses) and nurse practitioners regulation outlines
the following
a. Reserved titles, standards of practice, certified practice
b. Restricted activities, standards of practice, reserved titles
c. Restricted activities, scope of practice, reserved titles
d. Scope of practice, practice standards, professional standards
e. None of the above -
correct answer ✅C.
BCCNM set the following on nursing scope of practice?
a. Limits, conditions and restrictions
b. Standards, limits and conditions
,BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
c. Standards, interventions and limits
d. Registration, limits and conditions -
correct answer ✅B.
Registered nurses provide care only within the scope of practice.
Except: (select all that apply).
a. In situations involving imminent risk of death or serious harm
that arise unexpectedly and required urgent action. registered
nurses are ethically obligated to provide the best care they can,
given the circumstances and their individual competence.
b. Where a formal delegation process is in place
c. Both A and B.
d. None of the above. -
correct answer ✅C.
A restricted activity is:
a. A clinical activity that presents a risk of harm to the public
b. A clinical activity that is only performed by physicians
c. A clinical activity that is restricted to certain practice settings
d. A clinical activity that cannot be performed by registered nurses -
correct answer ✅A.
,BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Nurses are granted the authority, under The Nurses (Registered)
and Nurse Practitioners Regulation to diagnose a disease, disorder,
or condition.
a. True
b. False -
correct answer ✅B.
Where does the BCCNM get its authority to regulate the practice of
registered nurses?
a. Health Canada
b. BC health professions act
c. Canadian constitution
d. None of the above -
correct answer ✅B.
What is the mandate of a regulatory college?
a. Public interest (protection)
b. Advocating for the nursing profession
c. Creation of better employment policy
, BSNC 1020 - Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
d. All of the above -
correct answer ✅A.
What are the three main areas of nursing practice sat out by the
regulation?
a. Acute, community and long term care
b. General practice, Certified practice, Nurse Practitioner practice
c. Maternity, Surgery, Medical
d. All of the above -
correct answer ✅D.
Which of the following best describes a BCCNM standard?
a. Set out the circumstances under which registered nurses may
carry out an activity
b. Identifies a desirable and achievable level of performance against
which actual performance can be compared
c. Specifies what registered nurses are not permitted to do
d. All of the above
e. None of the above -
correct answer ✅B.
