JURISPRUDENCE EXAM: CNO PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 2024/2025
A father expresses concerns about his son’s upcoming surgery. The nurse
listens to the father's concerns and validates his feelings. What component of the
nurse-client relationship is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Trust
B. Respect
C. Empathy
D. Professional intimacy
C. Empathy
A nurse gives a double dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to a client who only
requires a single dose. What, if anything, must the nurse do?
A. Ask a colleague to help assess the client
B. Withhold the client’s next dose of Tylenol
C. Report the error as soon as possible
D. Nothing, because this is an over-the-counter medication
C. Report the error as soon as possible.
An RPN orders an RPN colleague to insert a urethral catheter into a newly
admitted client. What should the RPN colleague do?
A. Confirm the order with a physician before proceeding with the intervention
B. Accept the order and proceed with the intervention
C. Consult with an RN before proceeding with the intervention
D. Decline to accept the order
D. Decline to accept the order.
A client writes to the College of Nurses stating that a nurse assaulted him during
care. What action may the College take in this situation?
A. Report the nurse to the employer
B. Investigate the allegation
C. Request that the nurse's employment be terminated
,D. Refer the complaint to local law enforcement
B. Investigate the allegation
Match the following ethical theories to the appropriate statement.
Ethics of Care
Utilitarianism
Deontology
1: We have a moral obligation to all humans.
2: Greatest good for the greatest number.
3: A sense of duty prevails.
Ethics of Care: 1
Utilitarianism: 2
Deontology: 3
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) framework for ethical decision making
uses the nursing process to assist practical nurses in making ethical decisions.
Match the components of the nursing process to the most appropriate answer.
Assessment
Evaluation
Implementation
Planning
1: Examine not only your beliefs, values and knowledge but also those of others
on the health care team.
2: Decide which is the best course of action
3: Provide information and emotional support for the client and the family
4: Determine if the results are satisfactory
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) framework for ethical decision making
uses the nursing process to assist practical nurses in making ethical decisions.
Match the components of the nursing process to the most appropriate answer.
Assessment:1
Evaluation:4
Implementation:3
Planning:2
,Vaccinations may cause temporary discomfort but the benefits of protection from
disease both for the individual and society outweigh the client's discomfort. This
involves which ethical principle?
A) Confidentiality
B) Beneficence
C) Autonomy
D) Fidelity
B) Beneficence
The practical nurse has determined that a situation involving a patient has
become an ethical dilemma. What is the critical first step in resolving an ethical
dilemma?
A) Consult a professional ethicist to ensure that the steps of resolving an ethical
dilemma are followed correctly.
B) Gather all relevant information regarding the ethical dilemma.
C) List the ethical principles that relate to the ethical dilemma.
D) Ensure that the attending physician has written an order to support the ethics
process.
B) Gather all relevant information regarding the ethical dilemma.
Match the term with the appropriate definition.
Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-Maleficence
Justice
Veracity
Fidelity
1: Duty to promote independent choice
2: Duty to be loyal to clients
3: Duty to be truthful
4: Duty to promote fair treatment of individuals and allocation of resources
5: Duty to do no harm
6: Duty to do good
, Match the term with the appropriate definition.
Autonomy:1
Beneficence:6
Non-Maleficence:5
Justice:4
Veracity:3
Fidelity:2
Hazel is a 55-year-old woman who has been living in an inner-city shelter for
several months. She has COPD and gets pneumonia easily. She is currently on
three inhalers several times per day. Hazel is a social smoker. What is your
priority as a nurse leader in Hazel’s care?
A) Teach Hazel of the need to quit smoking.
B) Acknowledge that smoking may contribute to exacerbations of COPD and
ensure Hazel knows how to use all three inhalers effectively.
C) Take charge of providing the inhalers for Hazel and administer them to her at
regular intervals.
D) Ensure that you document Hazel’s behaviour as typically non-compliant.
B) Acknowledge that smoking may contribute to exacerbations of COPD and
ensure Hazel knows how to use all three inhalers effectively.
Sarah, an RPN who works in the community, provides care to a diabetic client.
During her last visit, Sarah found an open wound on his sacral area. The client
has wound care supplies in his home from when she treated a previous wound.
Does Sarah have the authority to initiate a dressing?
A) Only an RN would have the authority to independently initiate wound care.
B) Yes. As a nurse practicing in the community Sarah can initiate wound care.
C) Under the Public Hospitals Act, a nurse can only perform wound care if he/she
has a direct order.
D) No. This is not within the scope of practice of a RPN.
B) Yes. As a nurse practicing in the community Sarah can initiate wound care.
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 2024/2025
A father expresses concerns about his son’s upcoming surgery. The nurse
listens to the father's concerns and validates his feelings. What component of the
nurse-client relationship is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Trust
B. Respect
C. Empathy
D. Professional intimacy
C. Empathy
A nurse gives a double dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) to a client who only
requires a single dose. What, if anything, must the nurse do?
A. Ask a colleague to help assess the client
B. Withhold the client’s next dose of Tylenol
C. Report the error as soon as possible
D. Nothing, because this is an over-the-counter medication
C. Report the error as soon as possible.
An RPN orders an RPN colleague to insert a urethral catheter into a newly
admitted client. What should the RPN colleague do?
A. Confirm the order with a physician before proceeding with the intervention
B. Accept the order and proceed with the intervention
C. Consult with an RN before proceeding with the intervention
D. Decline to accept the order
D. Decline to accept the order.
A client writes to the College of Nurses stating that a nurse assaulted him during
care. What action may the College take in this situation?
A. Report the nurse to the employer
B. Investigate the allegation
C. Request that the nurse's employment be terminated
,D. Refer the complaint to local law enforcement
B. Investigate the allegation
Match the following ethical theories to the appropriate statement.
Ethics of Care
Utilitarianism
Deontology
1: We have a moral obligation to all humans.
2: Greatest good for the greatest number.
3: A sense of duty prevails.
Ethics of Care: 1
Utilitarianism: 2
Deontology: 3
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) framework for ethical decision making
uses the nursing process to assist practical nurses in making ethical decisions.
Match the components of the nursing process to the most appropriate answer.
Assessment
Evaluation
Implementation
Planning
1: Examine not only your beliefs, values and knowledge but also those of others
on the health care team.
2: Decide which is the best course of action
3: Provide information and emotional support for the client and the family
4: Determine if the results are satisfactory
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) framework for ethical decision making
uses the nursing process to assist practical nurses in making ethical decisions.
Match the components of the nursing process to the most appropriate answer.
Assessment:1
Evaluation:4
Implementation:3
Planning:2
,Vaccinations may cause temporary discomfort but the benefits of protection from
disease both for the individual and society outweigh the client's discomfort. This
involves which ethical principle?
A) Confidentiality
B) Beneficence
C) Autonomy
D) Fidelity
B) Beneficence
The practical nurse has determined that a situation involving a patient has
become an ethical dilemma. What is the critical first step in resolving an ethical
dilemma?
A) Consult a professional ethicist to ensure that the steps of resolving an ethical
dilemma are followed correctly.
B) Gather all relevant information regarding the ethical dilemma.
C) List the ethical principles that relate to the ethical dilemma.
D) Ensure that the attending physician has written an order to support the ethics
process.
B) Gather all relevant information regarding the ethical dilemma.
Match the term with the appropriate definition.
Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-Maleficence
Justice
Veracity
Fidelity
1: Duty to promote independent choice
2: Duty to be loyal to clients
3: Duty to be truthful
4: Duty to promote fair treatment of individuals and allocation of resources
5: Duty to do no harm
6: Duty to do good
, Match the term with the appropriate definition.
Autonomy:1
Beneficence:6
Non-Maleficence:5
Justice:4
Veracity:3
Fidelity:2
Hazel is a 55-year-old woman who has been living in an inner-city shelter for
several months. She has COPD and gets pneumonia easily. She is currently on
three inhalers several times per day. Hazel is a social smoker. What is your
priority as a nurse leader in Hazel’s care?
A) Teach Hazel of the need to quit smoking.
B) Acknowledge that smoking may contribute to exacerbations of COPD and
ensure Hazel knows how to use all three inhalers effectively.
C) Take charge of providing the inhalers for Hazel and administer them to her at
regular intervals.
D) Ensure that you document Hazel’s behaviour as typically non-compliant.
B) Acknowledge that smoking may contribute to exacerbations of COPD and
ensure Hazel knows how to use all three inhalers effectively.
Sarah, an RPN who works in the community, provides care to a diabetic client.
During her last visit, Sarah found an open wound on his sacral area. The client
has wound care supplies in his home from when she treated a previous wound.
Does Sarah have the authority to initiate a dressing?
A) Only an RN would have the authority to independently initiate wound care.
B) Yes. As a nurse practicing in the community Sarah can initiate wound care.
C) Under the Public Hospitals Act, a nurse can only perform wound care if he/she
has a direct order.
D) No. This is not within the scope of practice of a RPN.
B) Yes. As a nurse practicing in the community Sarah can initiate wound care.
