JURISPRUDENCE CNO TEST PAPER FULL
SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A nurse documents all the care provided during the workday at the
end of the shift. Which documentation standard has the nurse breached ?
A) Care must be documented immediately after it occurs
B) Documentation must be relevant to client care
C) Documentation must be comprehension
D) Care must be documented in a timely manner
Answer: D
●● Which one of the following actions by a nurse demonstrates unequal
power in the nurse- client relationship?
A) Administering an antibiotic as ordered
B) Assisting a client with personal care
C) Informing a client of a toileting schedule
D) Expressing empathy for a client
Answer: C
●● According to the CNO practice standard: Ethics, which one of the
following terms represents an ethical value related to client choice?
,A) Self-esteem
B) self worth
C) self respect
D) self determination
Answer: D
●● A nurse is assigned a client with 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
A) reconsider her or his beliefs
B) find another nurse to care for the client
C) inform the client about his or hers personal beliefs
D) refused assignment and discontinue services for the client
Answer: B
●● Which of the following situations would represent a concern about
exceeding the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse client relationship?
A) a nurse introduces herself or himself to the client by name and
professional designation
B) A nurse reveals to the healthcare team a secret shared by the client
that is relevant to the plan of care
C) A client asked 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 other nurses
Answer: D
●● A nursed disagrees with the clients decision to terminate a pregnancy
for genetic reasons and wishes to discontinue nursing care. What should
the nurse do first?
A) discuss changing the clients plan of care with the healthcare team
B) Attempt to convince the clients family that there are other options
C) consult with a nursing colleague to clarify the nurses on values
D) Report the plan of care to the ethics review committee
Answer: C
●● The nurse has a client who does not speak or understand English or
French. Family members, acting as the interpreters, have stated that the
client would not want to know his prognosis. What is the nurses
responsibility in this situation?
A) respect the wishes of the family and do not disclose this information
B) encourage the family members to reconsider their position
C) involve a non-family member as an interpreter to confirm the clients
wishes
D) consult with the client physician
Answer: C
, ●● NP has written an order for influenza immunization at a local clinic
what should the RPM do?
A) implement the order
B) request that RN administer the injection
C) refused to administer the injection
D) Call the physician to confirm the order
Answer: A
●● When sharing health information, in which of the following
scenarios is a nurse best demonstrating confidentiality?
A) discussion with the clients family in private, without informing the
client
B) Discussion with the clients employer, with the clients permission
C) discussion with any healthcare provider, without informing the client
D) Discussion with the client in a public area, with the clients
permission
Answer: B
●● What are the components of the therapeutic nurse client relationship
A) Respect, trust, professional intimacy, empathy, and power
B) Communication, cultural sensitivity, understanding, advocacy, and
professionalism
C) Empowerment, compassion, tolerance, autonomy, and cooperation
SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A nurse documents all the care provided during the workday at the
end of the shift. Which documentation standard has the nurse breached ?
A) Care must be documented immediately after it occurs
B) Documentation must be relevant to client care
C) Documentation must be comprehension
D) Care must be documented in a timely manner
Answer: D
●● Which one of the following actions by a nurse demonstrates unequal
power in the nurse- client relationship?
A) Administering an antibiotic as ordered
B) Assisting a client with personal care
C) Informing a client of a toileting schedule
D) Expressing empathy for a client
Answer: C
●● According to the CNO practice standard: Ethics, which one of the
following terms represents an ethical value related to client choice?
,A) Self-esteem
B) self worth
C) self respect
D) self determination
Answer: D
●● A nurse is assigned a client with 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
A) reconsider her or his beliefs
B) find another nurse to care for the client
C) inform the client about his or hers personal beliefs
D) refused assignment and discontinue services for the client
Answer: B
●● Which of the following situations would represent a concern about
exceeding the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse client relationship?
A) a nurse introduces herself or himself to the client by name and
professional designation
B) A nurse reveals to the healthcare team a secret shared by the client
that is relevant to the plan of care
C) A client asked 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 other nurses
Answer: D
●● A nursed disagrees with the clients decision to terminate a pregnancy
for genetic reasons and wishes to discontinue nursing care. What should
the nurse do first?
A) discuss changing the clients plan of care with the healthcare team
B) Attempt to convince the clients family that there are other options
C) consult with a nursing colleague to clarify the nurses on values
D) Report the plan of care to the ethics review committee
Answer: C
●● The nurse has a client who does not speak or understand English or
French. Family members, acting as the interpreters, have stated that the
client would not want to know his prognosis. What is the nurses
responsibility in this situation?
A) respect the wishes of the family and do not disclose this information
B) encourage the family members to reconsider their position
C) involve a non-family member as an interpreter to confirm the clients
wishes
D) consult with the client physician
Answer: C
, ●● NP has written an order for influenza immunization at a local clinic
what should the RPM do?
A) implement the order
B) request that RN administer the injection
C) refused to administer the injection
D) Call the physician to confirm the order
Answer: A
●● When sharing health information, in which of the following
scenarios is a nurse best demonstrating confidentiality?
A) discussion with the clients family in private, without informing the
client
B) Discussion with the clients employer, with the clients permission
C) discussion with any healthcare provider, without informing the client
D) Discussion with the client in a public area, with the clients
permission
Answer: B
●● What are the components of the therapeutic nurse client relationship
A) Respect, trust, professional intimacy, empathy, and power
B) Communication, cultural sensitivity, understanding, advocacy, and
professionalism
C) Empowerment, compassion, tolerance, autonomy, and cooperation
