Nursing Professional
responsibility exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AimBofBprivacyBactB1993B-
BAnswerBToBprotectBtheBprivacyBofBindividualsBwhenBreceivingBaBhealthBservice.
PrivacyBactB1993BisBoverlookedBby...B-BAnswerBTheBprivacyBcommissioner.
WhyBisBtheBprivacyBactB1993BimportantBinBnursing?B-
BAnswerBItBensuresBthatBaBperson'sBprivacyBisBrespectedBinBrelationBtoBtheBcollection
,BuseBandBdisclosureBofBinformationBbetweenBpublicBandBprivateBagenciesBandBtheBin
dividual.BPatientsBalsoBhaveBtheBrightBunderBthisBactBtoBaccessBanyBpersonalBinforma
tionBcollected.
PrincipleB1BofBtheBprivacyBactB-
BAnswerBPersonalBinformationBmustBonlyBbeBcollectedBwhenBtheBcollectionBisBforBaBl
awfulBpurposeBandBisBnecessaryBtoBcollectBtheBinformationBforBthatBpurpose.
PrincipleB3BofBtheBprivacyBactB-
BAnswerBAnBagencyBmustBtakeBreasonableBstepsBwhenBcollectingBpersonalBinformatio
nBtoBmakeBsureBtheBpersonBknowsBthingsBlikeBwhyBtheirBinformationBisBbeingBcollect
ed,BwhoBwillBhaveBaccessBtoBit,BandBwhetherBtheyBhaveBtoBdiscloseBitBorBifBitBisBvol
untary.
NCNZB-
BAnswerBOrganisationBsetBupBbyBtheBHPCAABwhichBworksBtoBprotectBpublicBsafetyBb
yBprovidingBnursesBwithBguidelinesBandBstandardsBtoBapplyBinBtheirBpracticeBtoBbeco
meBaBfitBandBcompetentBnurse.
, NCNZBregistrationB-
BAnswerBToBbecomeBaBnurseBinBNZ,ByouBhaveBtoBholdBanBannualBpractisingBcertifica
teBeveryByear.BThisBensuresBthatBnursesBkeepBtheirBskillsBandBknowledgeBupBtoBdate.
BEachByear,BnursesBdeclareBhowBmanyBhoursBtheyBhaveBworked,BongoingBtrainingBor
BprofessionalBdevelopmentBtheyBhaveBhad,BandBwhetherBtheyBareBfitBtoBpractice.
4BdomainsBofBcompetenceBforBtheBNZRNBscopeBofBpracticeB-
BAnswerB1)BprofessionalBresponsibility,B2)BmanagementBofBnursingBcare,B3)Binterperso
nalBrelationshipsBandB4)BinterprofessionalBhealthBcareBandBqualityBimprovement.
ProfessionalBresponsibilityBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBrelatingBtoBethicalBresponsibilitiesBandBculturalBsafety.BInclude
sBbeingBableBtoBdemonstrateBskillsBandBknowledge,BandBbeingBaccountableBforByourB
actionsBwhileBpromotingBtheBhealthBcareBofBothers.
ManagementBofBnursingBcareBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBrelatingBtoBassessmentBandBmanagementBofBhealthBcareBsupp
ortedBbyBknowledge.
InterpersonalBrelationshipsBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBrelatingBtoBinterpersonalBandBtherapeuticBcommunicationBwith
BhealthBconsumers,BotherBstaff,BandBinterprofessionalBcommunicationBandBdocumentat
ion.
InterprofessionalBhealthBcareBandBqualityBimprovementBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBtoBdemonstrateBthatBasBaBmemberBofBtheBhealthBcareBteam,
BtheBnurseBevaluatesBtheBeffectivenessBofBcareBandBpromotesBaBnursingBperspectiveB
withinBtheBinterprofessionalBactivitiesBofBtheBteam.
NCNZBguidelinesBtoBsocialBmediaB-
BAnswerB1)BMustBkeepBallBpatientBinformationBconfidentialBandBnotBdiscussBorBshare
BimagesBwithBothersBwithoutBpermissionBfromBtheBconsumer,BorBpostBanythingBthatBi
ncludesBtheirBnameBorBpracticeBissuesBonBsocialBmedia.B2)BDoBnotBdiscussBcolleagues
BinBpublicBplacesBorBonBsocialBmedia.B3)BMustBestablishBprofessionalBboundariesBand
responsibility exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AimBofBprivacyBactB1993B-
BAnswerBToBprotectBtheBprivacyBofBindividualsBwhenBreceivingBaBhealthBservice.
PrivacyBactB1993BisBoverlookedBby...B-BAnswerBTheBprivacyBcommissioner.
WhyBisBtheBprivacyBactB1993BimportantBinBnursing?B-
BAnswerBItBensuresBthatBaBperson'sBprivacyBisBrespectedBinBrelationBtoBtheBcollection
,BuseBandBdisclosureBofBinformationBbetweenBpublicBandBprivateBagenciesBandBtheBin
dividual.BPatientsBalsoBhaveBtheBrightBunderBthisBactBtoBaccessBanyBpersonalBinforma
tionBcollected.
PrincipleB1BofBtheBprivacyBactB-
BAnswerBPersonalBinformationBmustBonlyBbeBcollectedBwhenBtheBcollectionBisBforBaBl
awfulBpurposeBandBisBnecessaryBtoBcollectBtheBinformationBforBthatBpurpose.
PrincipleB3BofBtheBprivacyBactB-
BAnswerBAnBagencyBmustBtakeBreasonableBstepsBwhenBcollectingBpersonalBinformatio
nBtoBmakeBsureBtheBpersonBknowsBthingsBlikeBwhyBtheirBinformationBisBbeingBcollect
ed,BwhoBwillBhaveBaccessBtoBit,BandBwhetherBtheyBhaveBtoBdiscloseBitBorBifBitBisBvol
untary.
NCNZB-
BAnswerBOrganisationBsetBupBbyBtheBHPCAABwhichBworksBtoBprotectBpublicBsafetyBb
yBprovidingBnursesBwithBguidelinesBandBstandardsBtoBapplyBinBtheirBpracticeBtoBbeco
meBaBfitBandBcompetentBnurse.
, NCNZBregistrationB-
BAnswerBToBbecomeBaBnurseBinBNZ,ByouBhaveBtoBholdBanBannualBpractisingBcertifica
teBeveryByear.BThisBensuresBthatBnursesBkeepBtheirBskillsBandBknowledgeBupBtoBdate.
BEachByear,BnursesBdeclareBhowBmanyBhoursBtheyBhaveBworked,BongoingBtrainingBor
BprofessionalBdevelopmentBtheyBhaveBhad,BandBwhetherBtheyBareBfitBtoBpractice.
4BdomainsBofBcompetenceBforBtheBNZRNBscopeBofBpracticeB-
BAnswerB1)BprofessionalBresponsibility,B2)BmanagementBofBnursingBcare,B3)Binterperso
nalBrelationshipsBandB4)BinterprofessionalBhealthBcareBandBqualityBimprovement.
ProfessionalBresponsibilityBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBrelatingBtoBethicalBresponsibilitiesBandBculturalBsafety.BInclude
sBbeingBableBtoBdemonstrateBskillsBandBknowledge,BandBbeingBaccountableBforByourB
actionsBwhileBpromotingBtheBhealthBcareBofBothers.
ManagementBofBnursingBcareBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBrelatingBtoBassessmentBandBmanagementBofBhealthBcareBsupp
ortedBbyBknowledge.
InterpersonalBrelationshipsBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBrelatingBtoBinterpersonalBandBtherapeuticBcommunicationBwith
BhealthBconsumers,BotherBstaff,BandBinterprofessionalBcommunicationBandBdocumentat
ion.
InterprofessionalBhealthBcareBandBqualityBimprovementBdomainBofBcompetenceB-
BAnswerBCompetenciesBtoBdemonstrateBthatBasBaBmemberBofBtheBhealthBcareBteam,
BtheBnurseBevaluatesBtheBeffectivenessBofBcareBandBpromotesBaBnursingBperspectiveB
withinBtheBinterprofessionalBactivitiesBofBtheBteam.
NCNZBguidelinesBtoBsocialBmediaB-
BAnswerB1)BMustBkeepBallBpatientBinformationBconfidentialBandBnotBdiscussBorBshare
BimagesBwithBothersBwithoutBpermissionBfromBtheBconsumer,BorBpostBanythingBthatBi
ncludesBtheirBnameBorBpracticeBissuesBonBsocialBmedia.B2)BDoBnotBdiscussBcolleagues
BinBpublicBplacesBorBonBsocialBmedia.B3)BMustBestablishBprofessionalBboundariesBand
