CNO JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ What will the exam cover? Answer: Nursing Regulation
Nursing Scope of Practice
Professional Accountabilities and Responsibilities
CNO Practice Standards
Quality Assurance and Continued Competence
◉ What is professional nursing regulation? Answer: It means the
government acknowledges the nursing profession as being able to
regulate itself and can hold nurses accountable for:
- Their behavior and conduct
- Meeting the QA program requirements
- Being involved in the rules of governing their own profession by
providing feedback or acting as council members.
,◉ The CNO is trusted by the government to. Answer: have the authority
to provide oversight of the profession in the interest of the public.
◉ What is CNO? Answer: CNO is the governing body for Registered
Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners in Ontario.
CNO's purpose is to protect the public by promoting safe nursing
practice.
◉ How does the CNO fulfill its role? Answer: Entry Requirements
Practice Standards
QA
Conducting Investigations
◉ What act requires CNO to make by-laws related to its governance and
administration? Answer: The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
◉ How long does a nurse have to update information with the CNO?
Answer: within 30 days of change to employment or business address,
contact information, acquisition of other registration or licenses, name
changes, etc. Failure results in a fine.
,◉ What does the CNO's registration regulation require of nurses in the
General or Extended class to annually declare? Answer: Their practice
within the past three years when renewing membership OR when the
CNO requests it. IF requested, evidence must be provided to support.
Hours to retain competence is determined by nurse, not CNO.
◉ How does the CNO support nurses? Answer: Through promoting safe
nursing practice.
Sets standards of profession
QA program - participation is a legislative requirement for all Ontario
Nurses.
Provides Services and Resources - online educational tools
◉ What two pieces of legislation govern nursing practice in Ontario?
Answer: The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Nursing
Act, 1991.
◉ What is the Regulated Health Professions Act? Answer: Provides a
framework for all regulated health professions in Ontario by setting a
framework for self-regulation and defining roles, authority and processes
applicable to all regulated health professions.
, Also sets accountabilities for controlled act procedures or activities
which may pose a risk to the public in not performed by qualified
persons.
◉ What is the Nursing Act? Answer: A law for Nurses.
It defines the scope of practice for nurses and the controlled acts they are
authorized to practice.
Also sets regulations for:
Classes of registration
Entry-to-practice requirements
Who can use the title 'Nurse'
Quality assurance requirements, and
Acts of professional misconduct
◉ Who can create regulations under the Nursing Act? Answer: CNO's
Council, the Minister of Health and nurses by providing feedback on
draft regulations.
◉ What is the nursing scope of practice statement? Answer: The practice
of nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the
provision of care for and the treatment of health conditions by
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What will the exam cover? Answer: Nursing Regulation
Nursing Scope of Practice
Professional Accountabilities and Responsibilities
CNO Practice Standards
Quality Assurance and Continued Competence
◉ What is professional nursing regulation? Answer: It means the
government acknowledges the nursing profession as being able to
regulate itself and can hold nurses accountable for:
- Their behavior and conduct
- Meeting the QA program requirements
- Being involved in the rules of governing their own profession by
providing feedback or acting as council members.
,◉ The CNO is trusted by the government to. Answer: have the authority
to provide oversight of the profession in the interest of the public.
◉ What is CNO? Answer: CNO is the governing body for Registered
Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners in Ontario.
CNO's purpose is to protect the public by promoting safe nursing
practice.
◉ How does the CNO fulfill its role? Answer: Entry Requirements
Practice Standards
QA
Conducting Investigations
◉ What act requires CNO to make by-laws related to its governance and
administration? Answer: The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
◉ How long does a nurse have to update information with the CNO?
Answer: within 30 days of change to employment or business address,
contact information, acquisition of other registration or licenses, name
changes, etc. Failure results in a fine.
,◉ What does the CNO's registration regulation require of nurses in the
General or Extended class to annually declare? Answer: Their practice
within the past three years when renewing membership OR when the
CNO requests it. IF requested, evidence must be provided to support.
Hours to retain competence is determined by nurse, not CNO.
◉ How does the CNO support nurses? Answer: Through promoting safe
nursing practice.
Sets standards of profession
QA program - participation is a legislative requirement for all Ontario
Nurses.
Provides Services and Resources - online educational tools
◉ What two pieces of legislation govern nursing practice in Ontario?
Answer: The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Nursing
Act, 1991.
◉ What is the Regulated Health Professions Act? Answer: Provides a
framework for all regulated health professions in Ontario by setting a
framework for self-regulation and defining roles, authority and processes
applicable to all regulated health professions.
, Also sets accountabilities for controlled act procedures or activities
which may pose a risk to the public in not performed by qualified
persons.
◉ What is the Nursing Act? Answer: A law for Nurses.
It defines the scope of practice for nurses and the controlled acts they are
authorized to practice.
Also sets regulations for:
Classes of registration
Entry-to-practice requirements
Who can use the title 'Nurse'
Quality assurance requirements, and
Acts of professional misconduct
◉ Who can create regulations under the Nursing Act? Answer: CNO's
Council, the Minister of Health and nurses by providing feedback on
draft regulations.
◉ What is the nursing scope of practice statement? Answer: The practice
of nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the
provision of care for and the treatment of health conditions by
