JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
CNO MISSION ✔✔regulating nursing in the public interest
2 documents that provide the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario: ✔✔1.
Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
2. Nursing Act, 1991
4 regulatory functions: ✔✔1. practice standards.
2. entry to practice.
3. quality Assurance Program.
4. enforcing standards
5 statutory committeess ✔✔1. Discipline
2. Fitness to Practice
3. Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports
4. Quality Assurance
5. Registration
,The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in _____________ ___________ by
offering consultation and resources to help members practise according to the practice standards.
✔✔nursing regulation
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs possess the ________________ required to demonstrate the wide range of
competencies in this document. ✔✔knowledge
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of autonomy and proficiency will grow
through ______________ and ______________ from the interprofessional health care team.
✔✔collaboration
support
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are _____________ to practise safely, competently and ethically in situations
of health and illness with individuals across the lifespan. ✔✔prepared
,COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs' practice decisions are _________-___________ and must take into account
the environment, the client's circumstances and whether the client's needs can be met by the
entry-level RPN. ✔✔client-specific
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are _______________ across
diverse practice settings. ✔✔transferable
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs have a _______________ ___________ in nursing, health and social sciences,
ethics, leadership and research. ✔✔knowledge base
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality assurance practices, including
____________ _____________. ✔✔Reflective Practice
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
, Entry-level RPNs use ____________ _______________ skills to support clinical decision-
making and reflect upon practice experiences. ✔✔critical thinking
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All client __________ she or he provides. ✔✔care
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All decisions about _____________ _________ to other care
providers ✔✔assigning care
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
Knowing and recognizing her or his _______________ __________ (knowledge, skill and
judgment) when making decisions and providing care to clients. ✔✔competence level
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
Actively identifying and asking ________________ of self, colleagues (including members of
the Interprofessional health care team) and clients. ✔✔questions
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
CNO MISSION ✔✔regulating nursing in the public interest
2 documents that provide the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario: ✔✔1.
Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
2. Nursing Act, 1991
4 regulatory functions: ✔✔1. practice standards.
2. entry to practice.
3. quality Assurance Program.
4. enforcing standards
5 statutory committeess ✔✔1. Discipline
2. Fitness to Practice
3. Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports
4. Quality Assurance
5. Registration
,The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in _____________ ___________ by
offering consultation and resources to help members practise according to the practice standards.
✔✔nursing regulation
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs possess the ________________ required to demonstrate the wide range of
competencies in this document. ✔✔knowledge
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of autonomy and proficiency will grow
through ______________ and ______________ from the interprofessional health care team.
✔✔collaboration
support
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are _____________ to practise safely, competently and ethically in situations
of health and illness with individuals across the lifespan. ✔✔prepared
,COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs' practice decisions are _________-___________ and must take into account
the environment, the client's circumstances and whether the client's needs can be met by the
entry-level RPN. ✔✔client-specific
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are _______________ across
diverse practice settings. ✔✔transferable
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs have a _______________ ___________ in nursing, health and social sciences,
ethics, leadership and research. ✔✔knowledge base
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality assurance practices, including
____________ _____________. ✔✔Reflective Practice
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
, Entry-level RPNs use ____________ _______________ skills to support clinical decision-
making and reflect upon practice experiences. ✔✔critical thinking
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All client __________ she or he provides. ✔✔care
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All decisions about _____________ _________ to other care
providers ✔✔assigning care
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
Knowing and recognizing her or his _______________ __________ (knowledge, skill and
judgment) when making decisions and providing care to clients. ✔✔competence level
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
Actively identifying and asking ________________ of self, colleagues (including members of
the Interprofessional health care team) and clients. ✔✔questions
