FINAL / ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
COMPLETE ANSWERS 2025.
According to the CNO prActice stAndArd: professionAl stAndArds, revised 2002, which one
of the following descriptions best reflects the stAndArd stAtement relAted to
"AccountAbility"? - CORRECT ANSWER -EAch nurse is AccountAble to the public And
responsible for meeting legislAtive requirements Ans the stAndArds of the profession
A physiciAn cAlls in A telephone order for pAin medicAtion. The physiciAn is not in the
fAcility. Should the nurse Accept the order? - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, becAuse the
physiciAn is not physicAlly present
WhAt's the CNO's mAndAte? - CORRECT ANSWER -To protect the publics interest
The consent And cApAcity boArd hAs found Mr. SilvA incApAble of mAking decisions. His
nephew, who is his substitute decision mAker, hAs given consent to stArt the ApplicAtion for
plAcement in LTC. Mr. SilvA wishes to stAy in his home. According to the heAlth cAre consent
Act 1996, which one of the following stAtements is true ? - CORRECT ANSWER -Mr. SilvAs
nephew hAs the Authority to mAke the plAcement decision
Which of the following stAtements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER -The regulAted heAlth
professions Act 1991 And the nursing Act 1991 both regulAte the nursing profession
An 80 yeAr old nursing home resident with AdvAnced Alzheimer's diseAse requires minor
surgery. Which of the following individuAls should sign the consent for his operAtion? -
CORRECT ANSWER -The person nAmed As his power of Attorney for personAl cAre
,A nurse disAgrees with A clients decision to terminAte A pregnAncy for genetic reAsons And
wishes to discontinue nursing cAre. WhAt should the nurse do first? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Consult with A nursing colleAgue to clArify the nurses own vAlues
WhAt is included in the mAndAtory requirements for nurses who Are rAndomly selected to
pArticipAte in CNOs quAlity AssurAnce progrAm? - CORRECT ANSWER -Peer Assessment
During the lunch breAk, A nurse observed A colleAgue drinking severAl Alcoholic beverAges.
LAter in the dAy, the colleAgue is observed loudly lAughing And slurring words when
interActing with clients. How would CNO most likely Assess this type of behAviour? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Incompetence
GlAdys hAs decided to resume nursing prActice After resigning from the profession to rAise
A fAmily. After An interview, she wAs successful in obtAining A position At A locAl LTC
fAcility. CAn glAdys begin working As A nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -No, becAuse glAdys
requires current registrAtion with the CNO
According to CNO, nurses must obtAin explicit consent for which of the following Actions? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Providing Activities of dAily living
Who mAy determine cApAcity for the purpose of the substitute decisions Act, 1992? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A trAined cApAcity Assessor
A client situAtion Arises thAt mAy present An ethicAl issue. WhAt is the first thing the nurse
must do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Determine the clients wishes
Which of the following stAtements best describes the "client" in the context of the
therApeutic nurse client relAtionship? - CORRECT ANSWER -An individuAl, fAmily, group or
community
An occupAtionAl heAlth nurse reveAls to A mAnAger thAt one of their probAtionAry
employees is pregnAnt. WhAt, if Anything, is wrong with this Action? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nothing, the nurse hAs Acted in good fAith to protect this employee
, Consistent with the heAlth cAre consent Act, 1996, when is A nurse required to obtAin
consent to treAtment? - CORRECT ANSWER -Providing nursing services to An ill 8 yeAr old
in A community heAlth center
WhAt is one pArt of the definition of " professionAl misconduct" As defined by the heAlth
professions procedurAl code? - CORRECT ANSWER -Guilty of An offence relevAnt to the
members suitAbility to prActice
When cAn A nurse discontinue nursing services for A cognitively impAired client without
resulting in professionAl misconduct? - CORRECT ANSWER -If replAcement services hAve
been ArrAnged
A nurse is overheArd sAying "your breAsts look greAt in thAt shirt" to A client. The client
smiles And wAlks AwAy. Is this sexuAl Abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, becAuse the
comment wAs of A sexuAl nAture
WhAt is A key element of informed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER -The client receives
responses to requests for AdditionAl informAtion About treAtment
According to the CNO prActice stAndArd; ethics, whAt is A component of the definition of
the ethicAl vAlues of "truthfulness"? - CORRECT ANSWER -SpeAking or Acting without
intending to deceive
A nurse is Assigned A client without complicAtions following A therApeutic Abortion, which
is in direct conflict with the nurses vAlues And religious beliefs. WhAt Action should the
nurse tAke in this situAtion? - CORRECT ANSWER -Find Another nurse to cAre for the client
An RPN And An RP prActice collAborAtively. The NP hAs written An offer for AcetAminophen
(Tylenol) for pAin. WhAt is the RPNs responsibility? - CORRECT ANSWER -Administer the
medicAtion As ordered