PNR FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What are the 6 classes that the College of Nurses Assigns Nurses to? - Answers - 1)
General class
2) Extended class
3) Non-practicing class
4) Temporary class
5) Special Assignment Class
6) Emergency class
What is CASN - Answers - Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing (CASN)
National Education Framework - delineates expectations for baccalaureate, masters
and doctoral programs in nursing education.
Current changes to the scope of nursing practice and nursing roles are being discussed
within the nursing community.
RPN Schooling - Answers - Diploma
RN Schooling - Answers - Post Baccalaureate at University, some portion of master's
degree (1 year) or Certificate Program - in Ontario Primary Health Care
RN (EC) School - Answers - Nurse Practitioner Program
MN Schooling - Answers - Masters of Nursing
Prepares for administration, education and advanced practice streams (advanced
practice being Clinical
MSc Schooling - Answers - Nurse Specialist or portion is NP focused
PhD (nursing) - Answers - Prepared for research
What does a nurse need to do to become a RPN? (8) - Answers - - Nursing education
- Registration Examination
- Jurisprudence Examination
- Authorization to Work
- Evidence of Practice
- Past Offences
- Proficiency in English or French
- Health
, Scope of Practice (definition) - Answers - legal scope or limits of a professional role.
each regulated professional has their own scope of practice
Nursing Scope Includes - Answers - "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 supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to
attain or maintain optimal function"
Legal Documents That Determine Nursing Scope of Practice (2) - Answers - 1) RHPA -
scope of practice, controlled acts model
2) The Nursing Act (1991)
What is the RHPA? - Answers - Provide the legislative framework for nursing practice.
Components of this are scope of practice and a list of controlled acts authorized to
nursing.
Controlled acts are considered potentially harmful if performed by unqualified persons.
Difference between RN and RPN is the education that they have in their respective
programs and the authority to initiate controlled acts.
Controlled Acts (6) - Answers - 1) Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis
or mucous membrane.
2) Administering a substance by injection or inhalation.
3) Putting an instrument, hand or finger: beyond the external ear canal, beyond the
point in the nasal passages where they normally narrow, beyond the larynx, beyond the
opening of the urethra, beyond the labia majora, beyond the anal verge or into an
artificial opening in the body.
5) Dispensing a drug.
6) Treating by means of psychotherapy technique, delivered through a therapeutic
relationship and individuals serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional
regulation, perception or memory that may seriously impair the individuals judgment,
insight, behavior, communication or social functioning.
What does initiation of a controlled act mean? - Answers - This means that RNs or
RPNs can decide independently that a specific procedure is required, and they may
initiate that procedure in the absence of a specific order or directive from an authorizing
professional.
What must you do before initiating a controlled act? (5) - Answers - 1)consider all of the
available options to address the problem;
2) weigh the risks and benefits of each option considering the client's condition;
3) decide on a course of action;
ANSWERS
What are the 6 classes that the College of Nurses Assigns Nurses to? - Answers - 1)
General class
2) Extended class
3) Non-practicing class
4) Temporary class
5) Special Assignment Class
6) Emergency class
What is CASN - Answers - Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing (CASN)
National Education Framework - delineates expectations for baccalaureate, masters
and doctoral programs in nursing education.
Current changes to the scope of nursing practice and nursing roles are being discussed
within the nursing community.
RPN Schooling - Answers - Diploma
RN Schooling - Answers - Post Baccalaureate at University, some portion of master's
degree (1 year) or Certificate Program - in Ontario Primary Health Care
RN (EC) School - Answers - Nurse Practitioner Program
MN Schooling - Answers - Masters of Nursing
Prepares for administration, education and advanced practice streams (advanced
practice being Clinical
MSc Schooling - Answers - Nurse Specialist or portion is NP focused
PhD (nursing) - Answers - Prepared for research
What does a nurse need to do to become a RPN? (8) - Answers - - Nursing education
- Registration Examination
- Jurisprudence Examination
- Authorization to Work
- Evidence of Practice
- Past Offences
- Proficiency in English or French
- Health
, Scope of Practice (definition) - Answers - legal scope or limits of a professional role.
each regulated professional has their own scope of practice
Nursing Scope Includes - Answers - "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 supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to
attain or maintain optimal function"
Legal Documents That Determine Nursing Scope of Practice (2) - Answers - 1) RHPA -
scope of practice, controlled acts model
2) The Nursing Act (1991)
What is the RHPA? - Answers - Provide the legislative framework for nursing practice.
Components of this are scope of practice and a list of controlled acts authorized to
nursing.
Controlled acts are considered potentially harmful if performed by unqualified persons.
Difference between RN and RPN is the education that they have in their respective
programs and the authority to initiate controlled acts.
Controlled Acts (6) - Answers - 1) Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis
or mucous membrane.
2) Administering a substance by injection or inhalation.
3) Putting an instrument, hand or finger: beyond the external ear canal, beyond the
point in the nasal passages where they normally narrow, beyond the larynx, beyond the
opening of the urethra, beyond the labia majora, beyond the anal verge or into an
artificial opening in the body.
5) Dispensing a drug.
6) Treating by means of psychotherapy technique, delivered through a therapeutic
relationship and individuals serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional
regulation, perception or memory that may seriously impair the individuals judgment,
insight, behavior, communication or social functioning.
What does initiation of a controlled act mean? - Answers - This means that RNs or
RPNs can decide independently that a specific procedure is required, and they may
initiate that procedure in the absence of a specific order or directive from an authorizing
professional.
What must you do before initiating a controlled act? (5) - Answers - 1)consider all of the
available options to address the problem;
2) weigh the risks and benefits of each option considering the client's condition;
3) decide on a course of action;
