BSNC 1020 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2025/2026).
What .is .a ."client-specific" .order? .- .Answer .- .· .Instruction .or .authorization .given .by
. regulated .health .professional .for .a .nurse .to .provide .care .for .a .specific .client .even .if
.the . scope .is .restricted .for .an .RN
what .is .not .a .client .specific .order? .- .Answer .- .· .Not .an .order .is .a .consultation,
.referral .or . professional .recommendation
What .is .autonomous .scope .of .practice .for .RN's? .- .Answer .- .· .Assuming
and .responsibility .for .making .decisions .about .client
.accountability
.·care
Performing .activities .they .are .educated, .competent .and .allowed .to .perform .without
client
.a .specific
.order
what .is .not .autonomous .practice .- .Answer .- .· .Not .autonomous .practice .is .any
.BCCNM . standard, .limit, .or .condition, .or .and .organizational/employer .policies,
.processes, .or . restrictions.
How .do .nurses .apply .the .standards .for .acting .within .autonomous .scope .of .practice?
.- . Answer .- .· .Performing .restricted .activities .that .are .not .listed .in .section .6 .of
.nurses .and . NP .unless .they .are .prohibited .by .BCCNM
what .is .a .listed .health .professional .- .Answer .- .o
.Physicians . o .NP
o Certified
.RN . o
.Dentists
o Midwives
o Naturopaths
. o .Podiatrists
o Pharmacists
what .is .a .non .listed .health .professional .- .Answer .- .o .Wound
.clinicians . o .RNs .who .aren't .certified
o .Registered .psychiatric
.nurses . o .Dietitians
, How .do .nurses .apply .the .standards .for .acting .with .client-specific .orders? .- .Answer .-
.o . be .documented .in .the .client's .permanent .record .by .the .regulated .health
.professional . giving .the .client-specific .order,
o .include .all .the .information .needed .for .the .ordered .activity .to .be .carried .out .safely
.(e.g., . time, .frequency, .dosage), .and
o .include .a .written/electronic .signature.
o .Must .also .consider .the .four .controls .on .practice
ANSWERS UPDATED (2025/2026).
What .is .a ."client-specific" .order? .- .Answer .- .· .Instruction .or .authorization .given .by
. regulated .health .professional .for .a .nurse .to .provide .care .for .a .specific .client .even .if
.the . scope .is .restricted .for .an .RN
what .is .not .a .client .specific .order? .- .Answer .- .· .Not .an .order .is .a .consultation,
.referral .or . professional .recommendation
What .is .autonomous .scope .of .practice .for .RN's? .- .Answer .- .· .Assuming
and .responsibility .for .making .decisions .about .client
.accountability
.·care
Performing .activities .they .are .educated, .competent .and .allowed .to .perform .without
client
.a .specific
.order
what .is .not .autonomous .practice .- .Answer .- .· .Not .autonomous .practice .is .any
.BCCNM . standard, .limit, .or .condition, .or .and .organizational/employer .policies,
.processes, .or . restrictions.
How .do .nurses .apply .the .standards .for .acting .within .autonomous .scope .of .practice?
.- . Answer .- .· .Performing .restricted .activities .that .are .not .listed .in .section .6 .of
.nurses .and . NP .unless .they .are .prohibited .by .BCCNM
what .is .a .listed .health .professional .- .Answer .- .o
.Physicians . o .NP
o Certified
.RN . o
.Dentists
o Midwives
o Naturopaths
. o .Podiatrists
o Pharmacists
what .is .a .non .listed .health .professional .- .Answer .- .o .Wound
.clinicians . o .RNs .who .aren't .certified
o .Registered .psychiatric
.nurses . o .Dietitians
, How .do .nurses .apply .the .standards .for .acting .with .client-specific .orders? .- .Answer .-
.o . be .documented .in .the .client's .permanent .record .by .the .regulated .health
.professional . giving .the .client-specific .order,
o .include .all .the .information .needed .for .the .ordered .activity .to .be .carried .out .safely
.(e.g., . time, .frequency, .dosage), .and
o .include .a .written/electronic .signature.
o .Must .also .consider .the .four .controls .on .practice
