Week 7-12 N1I02 Final Exam
Questions With 100% Solved
Solutions 2026 Updated.
Role of the CNO - Answer The governing body for RNs, RPNs, and NPs, in Ontario, Canada
Mission: regulates nursing in the public interest, in other words to protect the public
Self-regulation recognizes that nurses have the knowledge and expertise to regulate themselves
as individual practitioners and to regulate their profession through the college
CNO fulfills its role by:
1. Establishing requirements for entry to practice
2. Articulating and promoting practice standards
*3. Administering its quality assurance program*
4. Enforcing standards of practice and conduct
5. Participating in legislation/policy development
6. Collecting statistical information about Ontario nurses
7. Communicating with Ontario nurses (the standard)
CNO Quality Assurance Program (CNO learning plan process) - Answer All nurses in Ontario
are expected to complete a yearly self assessment that consists of 2 parts: Practice reflection
and developing a learning plan
*CNO learning plan process*
Part A:
1. Reflect on your practice
Part B:
2. Identify gaps in your practice for continued learning
3. Develop learning goals
4. Link goals to CNO's Code of Conduct
,The Regulated Health Professions Act - Answer The RHPA requires the CNO to have a quality
assurance program to:
1. Promote continuing education and professional development
2. Consists of self, peer, and practice assessment
3. Has a mechanism to monitor participation and compliance
Purpose of the quality assurance program - Answer To assure the public that nurses
demonstrate their commitment to continuing competence and continuing quality improvement;
increases the public's confidence in the nursing profession
The CNO does this by assessing the knowledge, skill, and judgement of memebers
Principle 3 of CNO Code of Conduct - Answer 3.6: nurses maintain and continually improve
their competence, they reflect on their practice and set learning goals annually by participating
in the CNO's Quality Assurance Program
CNO and life long learning - Answer Life long learning is essential to continuing competence,
important because:
- client safety
- contributes to quality nursing practice - identifies areas for improvement
- encourages the use of current, high-quality evidence/information in practice
- It is part of being an accountable professional
- Maintains the public's confidence in the nursing profession
Why self-directed learning? - Answer Evidence that people who take the initiative in learning
(proactive learners) learn more things, and learn better, than people who sit passively waiting to
be taught. Therefore the main purpose of education must be to develop the skills of inquiry
DANGER: not knowing what you don't know - have the ability to figure out what you don't know
Why lifelong learning? - Answer When a person leaves formal schooling thye must not only
have a foundation of knowledge acquired but more importantly, have the ability to go on
acquiring new knowledge easily and skillfully the rest of their life
, 4. Evidence of learning
5. Criteria to evaluate evidence
What is the purpose of a learning plan? - Answer Encourages development of skills in:
- self-directed learning, reflection on learning
- collaboration learning with tutor, peer, and staff
Allows for students differences in:
- motivation, interest, experience
- knowledge/skill level
- learning style
Enables individuals progress, allows choices in: learning mode, strategies, resources,
evidence/success indicators, foster opportunity to give and receive feedback from a variety of
sources
What are the benefits of learning plans? - Answer - Learners involved in and "in charge" of
their own learning
- Develop "blueprint" for own learning
- Use wider variety of resources for learning
- Feedback re: progress to goals
- Improve self-directed learning skills
- Replace conventional teacher-imposed discipline with self-discipline in the learning process
Identifying learning needs (DRP) - Answer *Desired* level of competency
- personal goal
- where do I want to be?
*Required* level of competency
- course expectations
- where do I need to be?
Questions With 100% Solved
Solutions 2026 Updated.
Role of the CNO - Answer The governing body for RNs, RPNs, and NPs, in Ontario, Canada
Mission: regulates nursing in the public interest, in other words to protect the public
Self-regulation recognizes that nurses have the knowledge and expertise to regulate themselves
as individual practitioners and to regulate their profession through the college
CNO fulfills its role by:
1. Establishing requirements for entry to practice
2. Articulating and promoting practice standards
*3. Administering its quality assurance program*
4. Enforcing standards of practice and conduct
5. Participating in legislation/policy development
6. Collecting statistical information about Ontario nurses
7. Communicating with Ontario nurses (the standard)
CNO Quality Assurance Program (CNO learning plan process) - Answer All nurses in Ontario
are expected to complete a yearly self assessment that consists of 2 parts: Practice reflection
and developing a learning plan
*CNO learning plan process*
Part A:
1. Reflect on your practice
Part B:
2. Identify gaps in your practice for continued learning
3. Develop learning goals
4. Link goals to CNO's Code of Conduct
,The Regulated Health Professions Act - Answer The RHPA requires the CNO to have a quality
assurance program to:
1. Promote continuing education and professional development
2. Consists of self, peer, and practice assessment
3. Has a mechanism to monitor participation and compliance
Purpose of the quality assurance program - Answer To assure the public that nurses
demonstrate their commitment to continuing competence and continuing quality improvement;
increases the public's confidence in the nursing profession
The CNO does this by assessing the knowledge, skill, and judgement of memebers
Principle 3 of CNO Code of Conduct - Answer 3.6: nurses maintain and continually improve
their competence, they reflect on their practice and set learning goals annually by participating
in the CNO's Quality Assurance Program
CNO and life long learning - Answer Life long learning is essential to continuing competence,
important because:
- client safety
- contributes to quality nursing practice - identifies areas for improvement
- encourages the use of current, high-quality evidence/information in practice
- It is part of being an accountable professional
- Maintains the public's confidence in the nursing profession
Why self-directed learning? - Answer Evidence that people who take the initiative in learning
(proactive learners) learn more things, and learn better, than people who sit passively waiting to
be taught. Therefore the main purpose of education must be to develop the skills of inquiry
DANGER: not knowing what you don't know - have the ability to figure out what you don't know
Why lifelong learning? - Answer When a person leaves formal schooling thye must not only
have a foundation of knowledge acquired but more importantly, have the ability to go on
acquiring new knowledge easily and skillfully the rest of their life
, 4. Evidence of learning
5. Criteria to evaluate evidence
What is the purpose of a learning plan? - Answer Encourages development of skills in:
- self-directed learning, reflection on learning
- collaboration learning with tutor, peer, and staff
Allows for students differences in:
- motivation, interest, experience
- knowledge/skill level
- learning style
Enables individuals progress, allows choices in: learning mode, strategies, resources,
evidence/success indicators, foster opportunity to give and receive feedback from a variety of
sources
What are the benefits of learning plans? - Answer - Learners involved in and "in charge" of
their own learning
- Develop "blueprint" for own learning
- Use wider variety of resources for learning
- Feedback re: progress to goals
- Improve self-directed learning skills
- Replace conventional teacher-imposed discipline with self-discipline in the learning process
Identifying learning needs (DRP) - Answer *Desired* level of competency
- personal goal
- where do I want to be?
*Required* level of competency
- course expectations
- where do I need to be?
