DOS exam Questions And Answers
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professional care. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Intraprofessional care-
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collaborative relationship with multiple members of the same
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profession working collaboratively to deliver quality care within and
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across settings.
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Promote best possible outcomes for clients, positive environment.
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Explain the differences between a RN, RPN and RN (EC) (nurse
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practitioner). - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Study under same body of
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nursing knowledge.
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RN and RPN can perform same procedures, diference in patients.
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RN study 4 years, RPN 2 years, NP 6 years, at least 2 years of
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experience in between RN and NP.
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Outline a NP's scope of practice and identify the difference between a
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RN and RN (EC) scope of practice. Note: Delegation and Authorization
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of Directives will be reviewed in DOS 2. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN
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critical thinking, leadership, research, and resource management.
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RN's have more complex and less stable clients, as well as less stable
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environments, compared to RPN.
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NP has additional nursing education, experience and exam
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requirements.
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people, families and communities.
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Outline the three factors and explain how each supports nurses in
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making decisions that are specific to their intraprofessional
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Why is the NP not included within this Standard of Practice? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - The complexity of client care does not define their
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involvement in care. They have a different scope of practice.
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What is the difference between the two categories of a nurse? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN more complex and unstable patients, RPN
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stable patients.
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Explain what a controlled act is. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - What a nurse is
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authorized to perform (procedure).
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How many controlled acts are there under the RHPA? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - 5
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What does it mean to practice to full scope? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - To
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be able to practice all the controlled acts.
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Full scope of practice refers to nurses practicing to the full extent of
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responsibilities and functions that they are educated, competent and
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Does a RN and RPN have the authority to initiate controlled acts? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔ - Perform procedure when ordered by physician,
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dentist, chiropodist, midwife or NP, or if it is initiated by an RN or RPN
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in accordance with conditions identified in regulation.
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RN's can initiate procedure and write an order for another nurse to
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perform it, RPN's can initiate a procedure but not write an order for
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What should a nurse do when they are in a situation that is beyond
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their level of competence? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Seek advice,
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information or assistance.
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What factors affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical client
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care? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Nurses knowledge and skill,
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competency.
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The factors that affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical
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care to a given client include leadership, decision-making and
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the resources available to consult as needed.
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Dual registrants are accountable for the body of knowledge of both
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categories and for knowledge of the distinct role of each category.
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Give an example of this dual registration. - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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Example, is a nurse may be registered as a RPN and as a RN. It is
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important for this kind of nurse to know their accountability when
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working in different roles. Dual registration permits a nurse to use
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both titles but does not change accountability of both categories and
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distinct role of each.
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Provide 2 different examples of accountability for nurses working in
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different nursing roles. (See Fact Sheet) - Correct Answer ✔✔ - An RN
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unstable and the RN is not present on that unit at that moment. -
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Explain the process and importance of collaboration within the intra
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collaborative relationship with multiple members of the same
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profession working collaboratively to deliver quality care within and
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across settings.
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Promote best possible outcomes for clients, positive environment.
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Explain the differences between a RN, RPN and RN (EC) (nurse
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practitioner). - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Study under same body of
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RN and RPN can perform same procedures, diference in patients.
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RN study 4 years, RPN 2 years, NP 6 years, at least 2 years of
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experience in between RN and NP.
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Outline a NP's scope of practice and identify the difference between a
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RN and RN (EC) scope of practice. Note: Delegation and Authorization
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of Directives will be reviewed in DOS 2. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN
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critical thinking, leadership, research, and resource management.
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RN's have more complex and less stable clients, as well as less stable
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environments, compared to RPN.
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NP has additional nursing education, experience and exam
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requirements.
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people, families and communities.
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Outline the three factors and explain how each supports nurses in
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making decisions that are specific to their intraprofessional
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Predictability- clients outcome and future care requirements q q q q q q
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Risk of negative outcomes- likelihood of client experiencing negative
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outcome from treatment
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Why is the NP not included within this Standard of Practice? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - The complexity of client care does not define their
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involvement in care. They have a different scope of practice.
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What is the difference between the two categories of a nurse? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN more complex and unstable patients, RPN
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stable patients.
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Explain what a controlled act is. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - What a nurse is
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authorized to perform (procedure).
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Activities that can be potentially harmful if performed by an q q q q q q q q q
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How many controlled acts are there under the RHPA? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - 5
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What does it mean to practice to full scope? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - To
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be able to practice all the controlled acts.
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Full scope of practice refers to nurses practicing to the full extent of
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their competencies, knowledge and skills or full range of roles,
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responsibilities and functions that they are educated, competent and
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authorized by the College of Nurses of Ontario to perform.
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Does a RN and RPN have the authority to initiate controlled acts? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔ - Perform procedure when ordered by physician,
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dentist, chiropodist, midwife or NP, or if it is initiated by an RN or RPN
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in accordance with conditions identified in regulation.
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RN's can initiate procedure and write an order for another nurse to
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perform it, RPN's can initiate a procedure but not write an order for
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another nurse to perform it. These initiation of procedures is when a
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What should a nurse do when they are in a situation that is beyond
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their level of competence? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Seek advice,
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information or assistance.
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Transfer aspects of care or transfer care q q q q q q
What factors affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical client
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care? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Nurses knowledge and skill,
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competency.
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The factors that affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical
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care to a given client include leadership, decision-making and
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knowledge, knowing when and how to apply knowledge, and having
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the resources available to consult as needed.
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Dual registrants are accountable for the body of knowledge of both
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categories and for knowledge of the distinct role of each category.
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Give an example of this dual registration. - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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Example, is a nurse may be registered as a RPN and as a RN. It is
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important for this kind of nurse to know their accountability when
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working in different roles. Dual registration permits a nurse to use
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both titles but does not change accountability of both categories and
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distinct role of each.
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Provide 2 different examples of accountability for nurses working in
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different nursing roles. (See Fact Sheet) - Correct Answer ✔✔ - An RN
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An RPN working in a UCP role is still accountable as an RPN.
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