PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MOHAWK
COLLEGE EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW
SET PROVIDING DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉What is Fitness to Practice?. Answer: • Having the necessary
physical and mental health to provide safe, competent, ethical, and
compassionate nursing care
• Nurses are accountable to monitor and maintain their fitness to
practice
◉What does registration mean?. Answer: "Registration" means
listing an individual's name on an official roster
◉Registration must be renewed _____________________. Answer:
annually
◉What are practice standards?. Answer: • Outline expectations for
the knowledge, skill, judgement and attitudes necessary for nurses
to practice safely.
• Authoritative statements that describe what each nurse is
accountable for and responsible for in practice.
,• Applicable to all nurses, regardless of their role, job description, or
area of practice
◉What are practice guidelines?. Answer: • address specific practice-
related issues
• help nurses understand their responsibilities and how to make
safe and ethical decisions in their practice.
◉What are the 7 broad statements listed in the practice standards?.
Answer: - Accountability
- Continuing competence
- Ethics
- Knowledge
- Knowledge application
- Leadership
- Relationships (Professional and Therapeutic)
◉Continuing Competence - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer:
• Participate in the quality assurance program (will talk more next
week)
• Assume responsibility for own professional development (be self-
directed in learning)
• Invest time, effort, and other resources to enhance knowledge,
skills, judgement, and nursing practice
,• Provide colleagues with feedback that encourages professional
growth
◉Ethics - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: • Uphold and
promote the values and beliefs in the CNO Ethics Practice Standard
document
• Identify ethical issues and communicate them to the health care
team
• Work to resolve ethical issues
• Identify personal values and beliefs and ensure they do not conflict
with professional practice
• Uphold the values of client well-being, client choice, privacy and
confidentiality, maintaining commitments, respecting truthfulness,
and ensuring fairness
• Act with integrity, honesty, and professionalism always
◉Knowledge - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: • Provide
evidence-based rationale for all decisions
• Be informed about nursing and its relationship to the healthcare
system
• Understand the legislation and standards relevant to nursing
• Understand the knowledge needed to meet the needs of clients
• Know where and how to access learning resources when necessary
, • Seek and review research in nursing, health sciences, and related
disciplines
• All nurses need to add to their basic education and foundational
knowledge by pursuing ongoing learning throughout their careers
◉Knowledge application - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: •
Apply knowledge to practice using a theory, framework, or evidence-
based tool
• Recognizing limits of practice and consulting when appropriate
• Plan approaches to provide care/service with the client
• Address client concerns and needs
• Manage multiple nursing interventions simultaneously
• Evaluate the outcomes of interventions and modify the
plan/approach accordingly
• Identify and address practice-related issues
◉Leadership - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: • Role model
professional values, beliefs, and attributes
• Collaborate with others
• Advocate for the client and the profession• Mentor less
experienced nurses and students
• Participate in nursing associations, committees, and interest
groups
• Take action to resolve conflict
COLLEGE EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW
SET PROVIDING DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉What is Fitness to Practice?. Answer: • Having the necessary
physical and mental health to provide safe, competent, ethical, and
compassionate nursing care
• Nurses are accountable to monitor and maintain their fitness to
practice
◉What does registration mean?. Answer: "Registration" means
listing an individual's name on an official roster
◉Registration must be renewed _____________________. Answer:
annually
◉What are practice standards?. Answer: • Outline expectations for
the knowledge, skill, judgement and attitudes necessary for nurses
to practice safely.
• Authoritative statements that describe what each nurse is
accountable for and responsible for in practice.
,• Applicable to all nurses, regardless of their role, job description, or
area of practice
◉What are practice guidelines?. Answer: • address specific practice-
related issues
• help nurses understand their responsibilities and how to make
safe and ethical decisions in their practice.
◉What are the 7 broad statements listed in the practice standards?.
Answer: - Accountability
- Continuing competence
- Ethics
- Knowledge
- Knowledge application
- Leadership
- Relationships (Professional and Therapeutic)
◉Continuing Competence - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer:
• Participate in the quality assurance program (will talk more next
week)
• Assume responsibility for own professional development (be self-
directed in learning)
• Invest time, effort, and other resources to enhance knowledge,
skills, judgement, and nursing practice
,• Provide colleagues with feedback that encourages professional
growth
◉Ethics - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: • Uphold and
promote the values and beliefs in the CNO Ethics Practice Standard
document
• Identify ethical issues and communicate them to the health care
team
• Work to resolve ethical issues
• Identify personal values and beliefs and ensure they do not conflict
with professional practice
• Uphold the values of client well-being, client choice, privacy and
confidentiality, maintaining commitments, respecting truthfulness,
and ensuring fairness
• Act with integrity, honesty, and professionalism always
◉Knowledge - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: • Provide
evidence-based rationale for all decisions
• Be informed about nursing and its relationship to the healthcare
system
• Understand the legislation and standards relevant to nursing
• Understand the knowledge needed to meet the needs of clients
• Know where and how to access learning resources when necessary
, • Seek and review research in nursing, health sciences, and related
disciplines
• All nurses need to add to their basic education and foundational
knowledge by pursuing ongoing learning throughout their careers
◉Knowledge application - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: •
Apply knowledge to practice using a theory, framework, or evidence-
based tool
• Recognizing limits of practice and consulting when appropriate
• Plan approaches to provide care/service with the client
• Address client concerns and needs
• Manage multiple nursing interventions simultaneously
• Evaluate the outcomes of interventions and modify the
plan/approach accordingly
• Identify and address practice-related issues
◉Leadership - how do nurses demonstrate it?. Answer: • Role model
professional values, beliefs, and attributes
• Collaborate with others
• Advocate for the client and the profession• Mentor less
experienced nurses and students
• Participate in nursing associations, committees, and interest
groups
• Take action to resolve conflict
