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JURISPRUDENCE EXAM REVIEW 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALS VERIFIED BY
EXPERTS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is assigned a client with complications following a therapeutic abortion,
which is in direct conflict with the nurse’s values and religious beliefs. What
action should the nurse take in this situation? a) Reconsider her or his beliefs.
b) Find another nurse to care for the client
c) Inform the client about her or his personal beliefs.
d) Refuse the assignment and discontinue services for the client. B. Find another
nurse to care for the client.
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Rational: When a client’s wish conflicts with a nurse’s personal values, and the nurse
believes that she/he cannot provide care, the nurse needs to arrange for another
caregiver and withdraw from the situation.
An RPN and an NP practice collaboratively. The NP has written an order for
acetaminophen (Tylenol) for pain. What is the RPN’s responsibility? a) Ask
an RN to administer the medication.
b) Administer the medication as ordered.
c) Collaborate with a physician prior to proceeding.
d) Inform the NP that the RPN is unable to comply. B. Administer the medication
as ordered.
Rational: health care professional — such as a physician, midwife, dentist,
chiropodist
or NP, or an RN who is initiating a controlled act — can give a direct order for a
specific intervention to be administered at a specific time.
A nurse witnesses another nurse taking a client’s personal items from the client’s
room. What is the first action the nurse should take?
a) Report it to CNO immediately.
b) Discuss the matter with the health care team.
c) Speak to the nurse regarding the matter.
d) Inform the client of what was observed. C. Speak to the nurse regarding the
matter.
Rational: exploring colleagues’ unusual comments, attitudes or behavior's to
discover the underlying meaning.
Which of the following statements describes the Ethical value related to ‘Privacy
and confidentiality’, as outlined in the CNO Practice statement: Ethics? a)
Maintaining client well being
,b) Using a framework to determine ethical uncertainty
c) Supporting informed decision making for clients
d) Collecting only information necessary for providing health care.
Collecting only information necessary for providing health care.
Rational: A nurse is responsible for ensuring that she/he uses client information only
for
the purpose(s) for which it was collected. A nurse should ensure that it remains
secure within the health care team.
What is every member’s responsibility in a self regulated program?
a) Establishing requirement for entry to practice
b) Disciplining other members for professional misconduct
c) Practicing in accordance with the standards of profession
d) Consulting with their college on practice related issues A. Establishing
requirement for entry to practice.
Rational: The College fulfils its role by establishing requirements for entry to practice.
How does professional misconduct relate to CNO’s practice standards?
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a) Failure to meet any of the practice standards may be professional misconduct
b) Professional misconduct is only addressed in the CNO Practice Standard:
Professional Standards, Revised 2002.
c) Professional misconduct is only addressed in the CNO Practice Standard:
Therapeutic Nurse-Client relationship, Revised 2006.
d) Failure to comply with CNO practice standards is illegal and therefore is
considered professional misconduct.
A. Failure to meet any of the practice standards may be professional misconduct.
Rational: Nurses are expected to adhere to the standards of practice in carrying out
their professional responsibilities. These standards are the reasonable expectations
placed on nurses by the College and by the profession to ensure that nurses provide
responsible, safe and adequate care to clients. Professional misconduct occurs when
these standards are breached.
What is one purpose of nursing documentation?
a) To limit involvement is legal proceedings
b) To record every care event experienced by the client
c) To communicate interventions in care to the health care team
d) To protect the practice of colleagues
C. To communicate interventions in care to the health care team.
Rational: “Communicates to all health care providers the plan of care, the
assessment,
the interventions necessary based on the client’s history and the effectiveness of
those interventions”
A teacher asks the nurse to see a 9 years old boy, who regularly comes to school
“unkempt, dirty and hungry”. Today the child presents several bruises on his arm
at different stages of healing and tells the nurse he “fell down”. What action must
the nurse take?
,a) Call the parents to determine what happened to the boy
b) Reassess the boy in 1 week to determine any action needed
c) Make a report to the local Children’s Aid Society
d) Schedule a conference with the parents and the teacher C. Make a report to
the local Children’s Aid Society.
Rational: Section 72 of the Act states that the public, including professionals who
work
with children, must promptly report any suspicions that a child is or may be in need
of protection to a children's aid society.
Mrs. Johnson, a frail elderly client with multiple co-morbidities, has recently
developed pneumonia requiring admission to an acute care facility. Suzzane, an
RPN, is assigned to care for Mrs. Johnson in collaboration with a RN. The family
approaches the RN and demands that only RN’s care for her mother. How should
the RN respond?
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a) Respect the family’s wishes and ask the charge nurse to adjust the nursing
assignment
b) Inform the RPN that a change in assignment is necessary due to acute
pneumonia
c) Refer the family to the facility’s client representative for support to have
the assignment changed
d) Explain to the family that the RPN is capable of caring for their mother
with RN support
D. Explain to the family that the RPN is capable of caring for their mother with RN
support
Rational: Decisions about utilizing an RN or RPN are made after considering client
care requirements and the nurse’s cognitive and technical expertise in a given
environment.
Which one of the following example reflects one of the three controlled acts that
all nurses are authorized to perform according to the Nursing Act, 1991?
a) Communicating with an individual a diagnosis based on the laboratory results
b) Managing labour or conducting the delivery of the baby
c) Putting an instrument, hand or finger into an artificial opening in the body
d) Moving the joints of the spine beyond the client’s usual range of motion
C. Putting an instrument, hand or finger into an artificial opening in the body.
Rational: A procedure that, for the purpose of assisting an individual with health
management activities, requires putting an instrument, beyond the point in the
individual’s nasal passages where they normally narrow, beyond the individual’s
larynx, or beyond the opening of the individual’s urethra.
According to the CNO Practice Standard: Ethics, how is ‘Fairness’ defined?
a) Ensuring the clients have enough information to make an informed decision
b) Allocating health care resources on the basis of objective health related factors
c) Facilitating the clients’ wishes for their treatment plan
, d) Following through with implicit or explicit commitments towards clients B.
Allocating health care resources on the basis of objective health related
factors.
Rational: “Fairness means allocating health care resources on the basis of objective
health- related factors.”
Which of the following situations would represent a concern about exceeding the
boundaries of nurse- client therapeutic relationship?
a) A nurse introduced herself or himself to the client by name and
professional designation
b) A nurse reveals to the health care team a secret shared by the client that
is relevant to the plan of care
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c) A client asks the nurse to address him by his middle name because that is
what all his friends call him
d) A client is willing to speak only with his primary nurse and refuses to speak
with the other nurses
D. A client is willing to speak only with his primary nurse and refuses to speak with
the other nurses
Rational: Warning signs of crossing a boundary: a client is willing to speak only with
you and refuses to speak with other nurses.
Under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, which one of the following
activities is prohibited if performed by an unauthorized person?
a) Male circumcision performed outside of a religious tradition or ceremony
b) Tattooing at a public health inspected facility
c) Acupuncture performed at an alternative therapy clinic
d) Body piercing to accommodate jewelry
A. Male circumcision performed outside of a religious tradition or ceremony.
Rational: Male circumcision is an activity that is exempt from subsection. As
part of his end of life care, a client decided he only wants palliative measures to
maintain his quality of life. The nurse does not support the client’s decision and
does not feel that he can provide care to the client. How should the nurse
proceed?
a) Withdraw from the situation immediately
b) Advocate to the client’s family for full treatment
c) Inform the client that the nurse has the duty to preserve life
d) Arrange for another health care provider
D. Arrange for another health care provider.
Rational: Discontinuing professional services that are needed unless: the client
requests the discontinuation, alternative or replacement services are arranged, or
the client is given reasonable opportunity to arrange alternative or replacement
services. A physician gives a nurse a telephone directive to catheterize the
physician’s admitted clients. Why should the nurse refuse to follow this directive?
a) Direct orders must always be written for any procedure of treatment
b) Nurse can initiate catheterization on in-patients without a directive
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM REVIEW 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALS VERIFIED BY
EXPERTS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is assigned a client with complications following a therapeutic abortion,
which is in direct conflict with the nurse’s values and religious beliefs. What
action should the nurse take in this situation? a) Reconsider her or his beliefs.
b) Find another nurse to care for the client
c) Inform the client about her or his personal beliefs.
d) Refuse the assignment and discontinue services for the client. B. Find another
nurse to care for the client.
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Rational: When a client’s wish conflicts with a nurse’s personal values, and the nurse
believes that she/he cannot provide care, the nurse needs to arrange for another
caregiver and withdraw from the situation.
An RPN and an NP practice collaboratively. The NP has written an order for
acetaminophen (Tylenol) for pain. What is the RPN’s responsibility? a) Ask
an RN to administer the medication.
b) Administer the medication as ordered.
c) Collaborate with a physician prior to proceeding.
d) Inform the NP that the RPN is unable to comply. B. Administer the medication
as ordered.
Rational: health care professional — such as a physician, midwife, dentist,
chiropodist
or NP, or an RN who is initiating a controlled act — can give a direct order for a
specific intervention to be administered at a specific time.
A nurse witnesses another nurse taking a client’s personal items from the client’s
room. What is the first action the nurse should take?
a) Report it to CNO immediately.
b) Discuss the matter with the health care team.
c) Speak to the nurse regarding the matter.
d) Inform the client of what was observed. C. Speak to the nurse regarding the
matter.
Rational: exploring colleagues’ unusual comments, attitudes or behavior's to
discover the underlying meaning.
Which of the following statements describes the Ethical value related to ‘Privacy
and confidentiality’, as outlined in the CNO Practice statement: Ethics? a)
Maintaining client well being
,b) Using a framework to determine ethical uncertainty
c) Supporting informed decision making for clients
d) Collecting only information necessary for providing health care.
Collecting only information necessary for providing health care.
Rational: A nurse is responsible for ensuring that she/he uses client information only
for
the purpose(s) for which it was collected. A nurse should ensure that it remains
secure within the health care team.
What is every member’s responsibility in a self regulated program?
a) Establishing requirement for entry to practice
b) Disciplining other members for professional misconduct
c) Practicing in accordance with the standards of profession
d) Consulting with their college on practice related issues A. Establishing
requirement for entry to practice.
Rational: The College fulfils its role by establishing requirements for entry to practice.
How does professional misconduct relate to CNO’s practice standards?
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a) Failure to meet any of the practice standards may be professional misconduct
b) Professional misconduct is only addressed in the CNO Practice Standard:
Professional Standards, Revised 2002.
c) Professional misconduct is only addressed in the CNO Practice Standard:
Therapeutic Nurse-Client relationship, Revised 2006.
d) Failure to comply with CNO practice standards is illegal and therefore is
considered professional misconduct.
A. Failure to meet any of the practice standards may be professional misconduct.
Rational: Nurses are expected to adhere to the standards of practice in carrying out
their professional responsibilities. These standards are the reasonable expectations
placed on nurses by the College and by the profession to ensure that nurses provide
responsible, safe and adequate care to clients. Professional misconduct occurs when
these standards are breached.
What is one purpose of nursing documentation?
a) To limit involvement is legal proceedings
b) To record every care event experienced by the client
c) To communicate interventions in care to the health care team
d) To protect the practice of colleagues
C. To communicate interventions in care to the health care team.
Rational: “Communicates to all health care providers the plan of care, the
assessment,
the interventions necessary based on the client’s history and the effectiveness of
those interventions”
A teacher asks the nurse to see a 9 years old boy, who regularly comes to school
“unkempt, dirty and hungry”. Today the child presents several bruises on his arm
at different stages of healing and tells the nurse he “fell down”. What action must
the nurse take?
,a) Call the parents to determine what happened to the boy
b) Reassess the boy in 1 week to determine any action needed
c) Make a report to the local Children’s Aid Society
d) Schedule a conference with the parents and the teacher C. Make a report to
the local Children’s Aid Society.
Rational: Section 72 of the Act states that the public, including professionals who
work
with children, must promptly report any suspicions that a child is or may be in need
of protection to a children's aid society.
Mrs. Johnson, a frail elderly client with multiple co-morbidities, has recently
developed pneumonia requiring admission to an acute care facility. Suzzane, an
RPN, is assigned to care for Mrs. Johnson in collaboration with a RN. The family
approaches the RN and demands that only RN’s care for her mother. How should
the RN respond?
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a) Respect the family’s wishes and ask the charge nurse to adjust the nursing
assignment
b) Inform the RPN that a change in assignment is necessary due to acute
pneumonia
c) Refer the family to the facility’s client representative for support to have
the assignment changed
d) Explain to the family that the RPN is capable of caring for their mother
with RN support
D. Explain to the family that the RPN is capable of caring for their mother with RN
support
Rational: Decisions about utilizing an RN or RPN are made after considering client
care requirements and the nurse’s cognitive and technical expertise in a given
environment.
Which one of the following example reflects one of the three controlled acts that
all nurses are authorized to perform according to the Nursing Act, 1991?
a) Communicating with an individual a diagnosis based on the laboratory results
b) Managing labour or conducting the delivery of the baby
c) Putting an instrument, hand or finger into an artificial opening in the body
d) Moving the joints of the spine beyond the client’s usual range of motion
C. Putting an instrument, hand or finger into an artificial opening in the body.
Rational: A procedure that, for the purpose of assisting an individual with health
management activities, requires putting an instrument, beyond the point in the
individual’s nasal passages where they normally narrow, beyond the individual’s
larynx, or beyond the opening of the individual’s urethra.
According to the CNO Practice Standard: Ethics, how is ‘Fairness’ defined?
a) Ensuring the clients have enough information to make an informed decision
b) Allocating health care resources on the basis of objective health related factors
c) Facilitating the clients’ wishes for their treatment plan
, d) Following through with implicit or explicit commitments towards clients B.
Allocating health care resources on the basis of objective health related
factors.
Rational: “Fairness means allocating health care resources on the basis of objective
health- related factors.”
Which of the following situations would represent a concern about exceeding the
boundaries of nurse- client therapeutic relationship?
a) A nurse introduced herself or himself to the client by name and
professional designation
b) A nurse reveals to the health care team a secret shared by the client that
is relevant to the plan of care
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c) A client asks the nurse to address him by his middle name because that is
what all his friends call him
d) A client is willing to speak only with his primary nurse and refuses to speak
with the other nurses
D. A client is willing to speak only with his primary nurse and refuses to speak with
the other nurses
Rational: Warning signs of crossing a boundary: a client is willing to speak only with
you and refuses to speak with other nurses.
Under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, which one of the following
activities is prohibited if performed by an unauthorized person?
a) Male circumcision performed outside of a religious tradition or ceremony
b) Tattooing at a public health inspected facility
c) Acupuncture performed at an alternative therapy clinic
d) Body piercing to accommodate jewelry
A. Male circumcision performed outside of a religious tradition or ceremony.
Rational: Male circumcision is an activity that is exempt from subsection. As
part of his end of life care, a client decided he only wants palliative measures to
maintain his quality of life. The nurse does not support the client’s decision and
does not feel that he can provide care to the client. How should the nurse
proceed?
a) Withdraw from the situation immediately
b) Advocate to the client’s family for full treatment
c) Inform the client that the nurse has the duty to preserve life
d) Arrange for another health care provider
D. Arrange for another health care provider.
Rational: Discontinuing professional services that are needed unless: the client
requests the discontinuation, alternative or replacement services are arranged, or
the client is given reasonable opportunity to arrange alternative or replacement
services. A physician gives a nurse a telephone directive to catheterize the
physician’s admitted clients. Why should the nurse refuse to follow this directive?
a) Direct orders must always be written for any procedure of treatment
b) Nurse can initiate catheterization on in-patients without a directive
