Professional Competency and Entry-To-Practice Questions
With Complete Solutions
______ refers to a prospective registered nurse enrolling as a
member of a provincial or territorial nursing college or
association Correct Answers registration
_______ is a formal process by which a regulated health
professional, who is authorized and competent to perform a
procedure under one of the controlled acts, delegates the
performance of that procedure to someone, regulated or
unregulated, who is not authorized by legislation to perform it
Correct Answers delegation
__________ ______ ______ are entirely an internal matter
governed by the nursing regulatory body and are designed to
ensure nurses professional conduct conforms to the Code of
Ethics for Registered Nurses and the regulations of the
professional body Correct Answers professional disciplinary
proceedings
7 CNO ethical values Correct Answers client wellbeing, client
choice, privacy and confidentiality, respect for life, maintaining
commitments, truthfulness, fairness
A member of a regulatory body who is under suspension may be
deemed, for the duration of such a suspension or _______, not
be be a member of the regulatory body Correct Answers
revocation
, A nurse forgets to renew her nursing licence, and continues to
work three months after her permit is expired. What charge
could her nursing regulatory body bring?
a. Late fees and an advance payment of next year's fees
b. Professional incompetence
c. No charge
d. Professional misconduct Correct Answers d
Any findings of misconduct would normally be punished by a
range of measures from a _____ to outright cancellation of a
nurse's licence to practice Correct Answers reprimand
Continuing practice under suspension constitutes ______
______ under most provincial laws Correct Answers
professional misconduct
For a complaint to be legitimate, it must be ______ and _____
by the complainant Correct Answers written, signed
For a nurse to be subject to criminal proceedings, which of the
following must have allegedly taken place?
a. The nurse committed an offence under the Criminal Code of
Canada
b. The nurse provided substandard care
c. The nurse did not pay his fees
d. The nurse was guilty of professional misconduct Correct
Answers a
How do regulatory bodies promote the welfare of the public?
a. By charging annual professional fees for registration
b. By sharing registration records with the public
With Complete Solutions
______ refers to a prospective registered nurse enrolling as a
member of a provincial or territorial nursing college or
association Correct Answers registration
_______ is a formal process by which a regulated health
professional, who is authorized and competent to perform a
procedure under one of the controlled acts, delegates the
performance of that procedure to someone, regulated or
unregulated, who is not authorized by legislation to perform it
Correct Answers delegation
__________ ______ ______ are entirely an internal matter
governed by the nursing regulatory body and are designed to
ensure nurses professional conduct conforms to the Code of
Ethics for Registered Nurses and the regulations of the
professional body Correct Answers professional disciplinary
proceedings
7 CNO ethical values Correct Answers client wellbeing, client
choice, privacy and confidentiality, respect for life, maintaining
commitments, truthfulness, fairness
A member of a regulatory body who is under suspension may be
deemed, for the duration of such a suspension or _______, not
be be a member of the regulatory body Correct Answers
revocation
, A nurse forgets to renew her nursing licence, and continues to
work three months after her permit is expired. What charge
could her nursing regulatory body bring?
a. Late fees and an advance payment of next year's fees
b. Professional incompetence
c. No charge
d. Professional misconduct Correct Answers d
Any findings of misconduct would normally be punished by a
range of measures from a _____ to outright cancellation of a
nurse's licence to practice Correct Answers reprimand
Continuing practice under suspension constitutes ______
______ under most provincial laws Correct Answers
professional misconduct
For a complaint to be legitimate, it must be ______ and _____
by the complainant Correct Answers written, signed
For a nurse to be subject to criminal proceedings, which of the
following must have allegedly taken place?
a. The nurse committed an offence under the Criminal Code of
Canada
b. The nurse provided substandard care
c. The nurse did not pay his fees
d. The nurse was guilty of professional misconduct Correct
Answers a
How do regulatory bodies promote the welfare of the public?
a. By charging annual professional fees for registration
b. By sharing registration records with the public
