PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MOHAWK
COLLEGE EXAM 2026 ACTUAL SCRIPT
PRESENTING ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉How often must nursing registration be renewed? Answer:
Annually.
◉What are the six different "classes" that nurses can be registered?
Answer: General- nurses working in Ontario with no limitations or
restrictions
Non-practicing- could have been previous General or Extended class
member, but are
not currently practicing nursing in Ontario and want to remain
registered with CNO
Extended- have additional education and certification beyond
requirements
of General Class (NPs)
,Temporary- recent graduates who have met all requirements to
register in the General Class but have not yet completed education
and registration exam requirements. Subject to specific terms,
conditions, and limitations.
Special assignment- time limited registration for nurses who have an
assignment with
an approved Ontario facility. Subject to terms, conditions, and
limitations.
Emergency assignment- qualified nurses permitted registration in
Ontario when the
government issues an emergency need
◉What is an intraprofessional team? Answer: A team of
professionals of the SAME profession (i.e. a team of nurses - RNs,
RPNs, NPs.)
◉What is an interprofessional team? Answer: A team of healthcare
providers from DIFFERENT professions or disciplines (i.e.
physicians, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, etc.)
◉What is the functional nursing model of care? Answer: Nurses
focus on tasks instead of assuming responsibilities for a group of
patients.
,◉What is the team-based nursing model of care? (AKA collaborative
practice model). Answer: Coordinated delivery of care by RN with
various staff nurses (RPN and allied health members).
◉What is the case management model of care? Answer: Not always
managed by nursing. Emphasized the coordination of an array of
health services.
◉What are the collaborative models of care? Answer: Models of
care that emphasize the way in which the system operates to
provide continuity of care to patients across setting.
◉What is the regulated health professions act (RHPA)? Answer: -
Came into effect in 1993
- Purpose: Protect and serve the public by making health professions
accountable
- List 14 controlled acts that are considered potentially harmful if
performed by someone who is not qualified
- Describes the Scope of Practice, controlled acts, and regulatory
colleges for each regulated health profession.
, ◉What is the nursing act? Answer: The nursing act (1991) allows
RNs and RPNs to perform 5 controlled acts when ordered or
permitted.
◉What is a nurses scope of practice? Answer: The practice of
nursing is the profession of health and the assessment of, the
provision of, care for, and the treatment of, health conditions by
supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative
means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.
◉What are the 5 controlled authorized acts of the nursing act?
Answer: 1. Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or a
mucous membrane
2. Administering a substance by injection or inhalation
3. Putting an instrument, hand, or finger
- Beyond the external ear canal, the larynx, or the anal verge
- Beyond the point in the nasal passages where they normally
narrow
- Beyond the opening of the urethra
- Beyond the labia majora
- Into an artificial opening in the body
COLLEGE EXAM 2026 ACTUAL SCRIPT
PRESENTING ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉How often must nursing registration be renewed? Answer:
Annually.
◉What are the six different "classes" that nurses can be registered?
Answer: General- nurses working in Ontario with no limitations or
restrictions
Non-practicing- could have been previous General or Extended class
member, but are
not currently practicing nursing in Ontario and want to remain
registered with CNO
Extended- have additional education and certification beyond
requirements
of General Class (NPs)
,Temporary- recent graduates who have met all requirements to
register in the General Class but have not yet completed education
and registration exam requirements. Subject to specific terms,
conditions, and limitations.
Special assignment- time limited registration for nurses who have an
assignment with
an approved Ontario facility. Subject to terms, conditions, and
limitations.
Emergency assignment- qualified nurses permitted registration in
Ontario when the
government issues an emergency need
◉What is an intraprofessional team? Answer: A team of
professionals of the SAME profession (i.e. a team of nurses - RNs,
RPNs, NPs.)
◉What is an interprofessional team? Answer: A team of healthcare
providers from DIFFERENT professions or disciplines (i.e.
physicians, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, etc.)
◉What is the functional nursing model of care? Answer: Nurses
focus on tasks instead of assuming responsibilities for a group of
patients.
,◉What is the team-based nursing model of care? (AKA collaborative
practice model). Answer: Coordinated delivery of care by RN with
various staff nurses (RPN and allied health members).
◉What is the case management model of care? Answer: Not always
managed by nursing. Emphasized the coordination of an array of
health services.
◉What are the collaborative models of care? Answer: Models of
care that emphasize the way in which the system operates to
provide continuity of care to patients across setting.
◉What is the regulated health professions act (RHPA)? Answer: -
Came into effect in 1993
- Purpose: Protect and serve the public by making health professions
accountable
- List 14 controlled acts that are considered potentially harmful if
performed by someone who is not qualified
- Describes the Scope of Practice, controlled acts, and regulatory
colleges for each regulated health profession.
, ◉What is the nursing act? Answer: The nursing act (1991) allows
RNs and RPNs to perform 5 controlled acts when ordered or
permitted.
◉What is a nurses scope of practice? Answer: The practice of
nursing is the profession of health and the assessment of, the
provision of, care for, and the treatment of, health conditions by
supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative
means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.
◉What are the 5 controlled authorized acts of the nursing act?
Answer: 1. Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or a
mucous membrane
2. Administering a substance by injection or inhalation
3. Putting an instrument, hand, or finger
- Beyond the external ear canal, the larynx, or the anal verge
- Beyond the point in the nasal passages where they normally
narrow
- Beyond the opening of the urethra
- Beyond the labia majora
- Into an artificial opening in the body
