NURS4516 Exam Study Guide
Will nurses be able to prescribe at entry level nursing ? - Answer no, more education is
required
prescribing - Answer the act of writing an order for a procedure, treatment, drug, etc
directive - Answer a type of written order that enables nurses to perform an activity or
intervention
how can you tell if you are performing the controlled act of psychotherapy ? - Answer
You are treating a patient
You are applying a psychotherapy technique
You have a therapeutic relationship with the patient
The patient has a serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation,
perception or memory
This disorder may seriously impair the patient's judgment, insight, behaviour,
communication or social functioning
• Nurses may perform elements of psychotherapy, but not the controlled act of
psychotherapy. For example, if only four of the above components apply, you are not
performing the controlled act.
how can nurses increase the autonomy of practice ? - Answer bill 60- privatization
Civil Law - Answer A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines
their legal rights.
- rights of citizens
Statutory Law - Answer Statutory Law is a written law set down by a legislature
(Parliament or Provincial/Territorial Legislature.
is the nursing act civil or statutory law? - Answer statutory
Common Law - Answer - The defining characteristic of common law is that it arises as
precedent.
- Common law courts look to the past decisions of courts to synthesize the legal
principles of past cases
in statutory law can laws begin as a bill? - Answer yes
When does a bill become a law? - Answer when it has passed through federal parliament
or provincial/territorial legislature (received Royal Assent), it is proclaimed and
, published as a LAW!
who regulates healthcare, provinces or federal gov - Answer provinces n territories
CNO - Answer regulatory body
what are the 2 ways laws are made in Canada ? - Answer 1. judicial system= common
law
2. legislative or administrative systems create the statutory law
who creates common laws - Answer judicial system
who creates statutory laws - Answer legislative and administrative systems
who follows the common law - Answer everyone in Canada except for Quebec
public law - Answer Sets the rules for the relationship between the individual and
society.
Types of Public Law - Answer constitutional, administrative, criminal
Constitutional Law - Answer • Limits the exercise of governmental power over
individuals through the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• A Constitution is a formal set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a
government and the rights of the people.
Felonies - Answer A serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more
than one year
Misedemeanor - Answer (n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any
minor misbehavior or misconduct
Administrative Law: Statutory - Legislative - Answer • Formal laws written and enacted
by federal, provincial, or local legislatures.
Administrative Law: Statutory - Administrative - Answer • Consists of legal powers
granted to administrative agencies by legislatures, and the rules that the agencies make
to carry out their powers.
• Example: Provincial regulation bodies for nursing, e.g., CNO.
Private Law (Civil Law) - Answer • Also called civil law determines a person's legal rights
and obligations in many activities that involve other people.
• Limitation period is normally 2 years, but can be longer under special circumstances.
• Branches of private law that most apply to health care are:
• contract law, and
Will nurses be able to prescribe at entry level nursing ? - Answer no, more education is
required
prescribing - Answer the act of writing an order for a procedure, treatment, drug, etc
directive - Answer a type of written order that enables nurses to perform an activity or
intervention
how can you tell if you are performing the controlled act of psychotherapy ? - Answer
You are treating a patient
You are applying a psychotherapy technique
You have a therapeutic relationship with the patient
The patient has a serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation,
perception or memory
This disorder may seriously impair the patient's judgment, insight, behaviour,
communication or social functioning
• Nurses may perform elements of psychotherapy, but not the controlled act of
psychotherapy. For example, if only four of the above components apply, you are not
performing the controlled act.
how can nurses increase the autonomy of practice ? - Answer bill 60- privatization
Civil Law - Answer A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines
their legal rights.
- rights of citizens
Statutory Law - Answer Statutory Law is a written law set down by a legislature
(Parliament or Provincial/Territorial Legislature.
is the nursing act civil or statutory law? - Answer statutory
Common Law - Answer - The defining characteristic of common law is that it arises as
precedent.
- Common law courts look to the past decisions of courts to synthesize the legal
principles of past cases
in statutory law can laws begin as a bill? - Answer yes
When does a bill become a law? - Answer when it has passed through federal parliament
or provincial/territorial legislature (received Royal Assent), it is proclaimed and
, published as a LAW!
who regulates healthcare, provinces or federal gov - Answer provinces n territories
CNO - Answer regulatory body
what are the 2 ways laws are made in Canada ? - Answer 1. judicial system= common
law
2. legislative or administrative systems create the statutory law
who creates common laws - Answer judicial system
who creates statutory laws - Answer legislative and administrative systems
who follows the common law - Answer everyone in Canada except for Quebec
public law - Answer Sets the rules for the relationship between the individual and
society.
Types of Public Law - Answer constitutional, administrative, criminal
Constitutional Law - Answer • Limits the exercise of governmental power over
individuals through the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• A Constitution is a formal set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a
government and the rights of the people.
Felonies - Answer A serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more
than one year
Misedemeanor - Answer (n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any
minor misbehavior or misconduct
Administrative Law: Statutory - Legislative - Answer • Formal laws written and enacted
by federal, provincial, or local legislatures.
Administrative Law: Statutory - Administrative - Answer • Consists of legal powers
granted to administrative agencies by legislatures, and the rules that the agencies make
to carry out their powers.
• Example: Provincial regulation bodies for nursing, e.g., CNO.
Private Law (Civil Law) - Answer • Also called civil law determines a person's legal rights
and obligations in many activities that involve other people.
• Limitation period is normally 2 years, but can be longer under special circumstances.
• Branches of private law that most apply to health care are:
• contract law, and
