JURISPRUDENCE EXAM |380 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

CNO MISSION regulating nursing in the public interest 2 documents that provide the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario: 1. Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 2. Nursing Act, 1991 4 regulatory functions: 1. practice standards. 2. entry to practice. 3. quality Assurance Program. 4. enforcing standards 5 statutory committeess 1. Discipline 2. Fitness to Practice 3. Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports 4. Quality Assurance 5. Registration The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in _____________ ___________ by offering consultation and resources to help members practise according to the practice standards. nursing regulation COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs possess the ________________ required to demonstrate the wide range of competencies in this document. knowledge COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of autonomy and proficiency will grow through ______________ and ______________ from the interprofessional health care team. collaboration support COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs are _____________ to practise safely, competently and ethically in situations of health and illness with individuals across the lifespan. prepared COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs' practice decisions are _________-___________ and must take into account the environment, the client's circumstances and whether the client's needs can be met by the entry-level RPN. client-specific COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are _______________ across diverse practice settings. transferable COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs have a _______________ ___________ in nursing, health and social sciences, ethics, leadership and research. knowledge base COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality assurance practices, including ____________ _____________. Reflective Practice COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS Entry-level RPNs use ____________ _______________ skills to support clinical decision-making and reflect upon practice experiences. critical thinking The entry-level RPN is accountable for: All client __________ she or he provides. care The entry-level RPN is accountable for: All decisions about _____________ _________ to other care providers assigning care The entry-level RPN is accountable for: Knowing and recognizing her or his _______________ __________ (knowledge, skill and judgment) when making decisions and providing care to clients. competence level The entry-level RPN is accountable for: Actively identifying and asking ________________ of self, colleagues (including members of the Interprofessional health care team) and clients. questions The entry-level RPN is accountable for: The application of _____________ to ______________ via the use of critical thinking and problem-solving skills consistent with the RPN's educational preparation. theory to practice WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT? Demonstrates professional conduct; practises in accordance with legislation and the standards as determined by the regulatory body and the practice setting; and demonstrates that the primary duty is to the client to ensure consistently safe, competent and ethical care Professional Responsibility and Accountability WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT? Demonstrates competence in professional judgments and practice decisions by applying principles implied in the ethical framework, and by using knowledge from many sources. Engages in critical thinking to inform clinical decision- making, which includes both systematic and analytical processes, along with reflective and critical processes. Establishes therapeutic caring and culturally safe relationships with clients and health care team members based on appropriate relational boundaries and respect Ethical Practice WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT? Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of public protection and the duty to practise nursing in collaboration with clients and other members of the health care team to provide and improve health care services in the best interests of the public. Service to the Public WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT? Demonstrates an understanding of professional self-regulation by developing and enhancing one's competence, ensuring consistently safe practice, and ensuring and maintaining one's fitness to practise. Self-Regulation DEFINITION The obligation to answer for the professional, ethical and legal responsibilities of one's activities and duties. ACCOUNTABILITY DEFINITION Actively supporting a right and good cause; supporting others for speaking for themselves or speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves. ADVOCATE DEFINITION defining lines that separate the therapeutic behaviour of an RPN from any behaviour that, well-intentioned or not, could reduce the benefit of nursing care to clients, families or communities. BOUNDARY DEFINITION Individuals, families, groups or entire communities across the lifespan who require nursing expertise. CLIENT DEFINITION To work together with one or more members of the health care team who each make a unique contribution to achieving a common goal. Each individual contributes from within the limits of her or his scope of practice. COLLABORATE DEFINITION An organized group of people bound together by ties of social, ethnic, cultural or occupational origin; or by geographic location. COMMUNITY DEFINITION The ability of a nurse to integrate the professional attributes required to perform in a given role, situation or practice setting. Professional attributes include, but are not limited to, knowledge, skill, judgment, values and beliefs. COMPETENCE DEFINITION Descriptions of the expected performance behaviour that reflects the professional attributes required in a given nursing role, situation or practice setting. COMPETENCY STATEMENTS DEFINITION Activities that are considered potentially harmful if performed by unqualified people. CONTROLLED ACTS DEFINITION Reasoning in which one analyzes the use of language, formulates problems, clarifies and explains assumptions, weighs evidences, evaluate conclusions, discriminates between pros and cons, and seeks to justify those facts and values that result in credible beliefs and actions. CRITICAL THINKING DEFINITION Includes, but is not restricted to age or generation, gender, sexual orientation, occupation and socioeconomic status, ethnic origin or migrant experience, religious or spiritual belief and disability. CULTURE DEFINITION The formal process that transfers authority to perform a controlled act. DELEGATE DEFINITION At every stage of life, health is determined by complex interactions among social and economic factors, the physical environment and individual behaviour. They do not exist in isolation from each other. These determinants, in combination, influence health status. DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION Practice that is based on successful strategies that improve client outcomes and are derived from a combination of various sources of evidence, including client perspective, research, national guidelines, policies, consensus statements, expert opinion and quality improvement data. EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE DEFINITION All people sharing a common health issue, problem or characteristic. These people may or may not come together as a group. POPULATIONS DEFINITION A relationship that is professional and ensures the client's needs are first and foremost. The relationship is based on trust, respect and intimacy and requires the appropriate use of the power inherent in the health care provider's role. The professional relationship between RPNs and their clients is based on a recognition that clients (or their alternative decision-makers) are in the best position to make decisions about their lives when they are active and informed participants in the decision-making process. THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP