MODULE 1 - THE ROLE AND SCOPE OF
THE LPN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CNA - Answer-Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Health Act - Answer-1984, act established guidelines to ensure that all
Canadian citizens have equal access to medically necessary services
Health Professions Act - Answer-- lays out scope of practice for all health care
professionals
- how your profession is governed
Code of Ethics for Nurses - Answer-statements of the professionals' values and beliefs,
which are based on ethical principles
Educational Reform - Answer-name given to goal of changing public education
nursing - Answer-the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations
How long have LPN's been practicing in Alberta? - Answer-Over 66 years
CNAs - Answer-certified nursing assistant; this is what LPN's started out as in 1947
RNAs - Answer-registered nursing assistant; the name changed from CNA to RNA in
1978 when Orderlies joined the health professions
LPNs - Answer-Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN's finally got this name and have been
practising as LPN's since 1990
Impact of Canadian Health Act on Health Care delivery - Answer-the primary objective
of Canadian health care policy is to protect, promote and restore the physical and
mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health
services without financial or other barriers - public health care system!
Why was the HPA developed? - Answer-to regulate health professions using a model
that allows for non-exclusive (NOT limited to only one person or one group), overlapping
scopes of practice
THE LPN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CNA - Answer-Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Health Act - Answer-1984, act established guidelines to ensure that all
Canadian citizens have equal access to medically necessary services
Health Professions Act - Answer-- lays out scope of practice for all health care
professionals
- how your profession is governed
Code of Ethics for Nurses - Answer-statements of the professionals' values and beliefs,
which are based on ethical principles
Educational Reform - Answer-name given to goal of changing public education
nursing - Answer-the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations
How long have LPN's been practicing in Alberta? - Answer-Over 66 years
CNAs - Answer-certified nursing assistant; this is what LPN's started out as in 1947
RNAs - Answer-registered nursing assistant; the name changed from CNA to RNA in
1978 when Orderlies joined the health professions
LPNs - Answer-Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN's finally got this name and have been
practising as LPN's since 1990
Impact of Canadian Health Act on Health Care delivery - Answer-the primary objective
of Canadian health care policy is to protect, promote and restore the physical and
mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health
services without financial or other barriers - public health care system!
Why was the HPA developed? - Answer-to regulate health professions using a model
that allows for non-exclusive (NOT limited to only one person or one group), overlapping
scopes of practice
