NFDN 2008 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND THEIR REVIEWED ANSWERS
Which province in Canada does not have a set of
common laws?
a. British Columbia.
b. Ontario.
c. Quebec.
d. Newfoundland
ANS: c. Quebec.
Canada's common law system is derived from the English
common law system. The system is structured with courts
that have
different levels of authority. Moreover, the decisions of
higher courts govern those of lower courts, and decisions
of courts at the
same level are governed by consistency in subsequent
rulings on similar matters. Quebec's legal system is
slightly different from
those of the rest of Canada, and most of its provincial laws
are limited to and contained within a single written civil
code based
on the French civil code. Quebec does not have a set of
common laws like the rest of Canada, and court decisions
related to
Quebec provincial laws are often restricted to how courts
interpret the civil code.
,DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: Page 123
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
Which of the following has the highest standard of
proof associated with it?
a. Common law.
b. Criminal law.
c. Negligence law.
d. Malpractice law
ANS: B
The standard of proof of criminal actions is higher than
that of actions involving other liability, and penalty options
in criminal
sanctions generally include jail time. In criminal law,
people are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: Pages 125-126
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
Athena, a registered nurse (RN), has been operating
an abortion clinic in one of the city's impoverished
neighbourhoods. Athena
is at risk for professional sanctions involving which
behaviour?
a. Negligence.
b. Misconduct.
c. Incompetence.
d. Conduct unbecoming a member of the profession
ANS: D
Professional sanctions and disciplinary actions generally
arise from three unacceptable behaviours: (1) misconduct,
(2)
incompetence, and (3) conduct unbecoming a member of
the profession. Misconduct is unacceptable behaviour
, within the scope
of the profession's practice; incompetence is a failure to
meet minimum generally accepted standards; and conduct
unbecoming a
member of the profession is behaviour outside a
profession's practice that may bring the profession into
disrepute. Because
Athena is practising outside the scope of her RN practice,
she is at risk for sanctions involving conduct unbecoming
a member of
the profession.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze REF: Page 126
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessmen
A person in a wheelchair is applying for the position
of receptionist in an outpatient clinic. The nurse
manager understands that
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
requires that employers:
a. Make reasonable accommodations for persons who
are disabled.
b. Allow modified job expectations for persons
recovering from alcoholism.
c. Hire disabled individuals before hiring other
qualified, nondisabled persons.
d. For purposes of employment, treat homosexuals
and bisexuals as disabled
ANS: A
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
outlines many of the provisions that prohibit discrimination
in the
workplace on the basis of national origin or ethnicity, race,
AND THEIR REVIEWED ANSWERS
Which province in Canada does not have a set of
common laws?
a. British Columbia.
b. Ontario.
c. Quebec.
d. Newfoundland
ANS: c. Quebec.
Canada's common law system is derived from the English
common law system. The system is structured with courts
that have
different levels of authority. Moreover, the decisions of
higher courts govern those of lower courts, and decisions
of courts at the
same level are governed by consistency in subsequent
rulings on similar matters. Quebec's legal system is
slightly different from
those of the rest of Canada, and most of its provincial laws
are limited to and contained within a single written civil
code based
on the French civil code. Quebec does not have a set of
common laws like the rest of Canada, and court decisions
related to
Quebec provincial laws are often restricted to how courts
interpret the civil code.
,DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: Page 123
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
Which of the following has the highest standard of
proof associated with it?
a. Common law.
b. Criminal law.
c. Negligence law.
d. Malpractice law
ANS: B
The standard of proof of criminal actions is higher than
that of actions involving other liability, and penalty options
in criminal
sanctions generally include jail time. In criminal law,
people are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: Pages 125-126
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
Athena, a registered nurse (RN), has been operating
an abortion clinic in one of the city's impoverished
neighbourhoods. Athena
is at risk for professional sanctions involving which
behaviour?
a. Negligence.
b. Misconduct.
c. Incompetence.
d. Conduct unbecoming a member of the profession
ANS: D
Professional sanctions and disciplinary actions generally
arise from three unacceptable behaviours: (1) misconduct,
(2)
incompetence, and (3) conduct unbecoming a member of
the profession. Misconduct is unacceptable behaviour
, within the scope
of the profession's practice; incompetence is a failure to
meet minimum generally accepted standards; and conduct
unbecoming a
member of the profession is behaviour outside a
profession's practice that may bring the profession into
disrepute. Because
Athena is practising outside the scope of her RN practice,
she is at risk for sanctions involving conduct unbecoming
a member of
the profession.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze REF: Page 126
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessmen
A person in a wheelchair is applying for the position
of receptionist in an outpatient clinic. The nurse
manager understands that
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
requires that employers:
a. Make reasonable accommodations for persons who
are disabled.
b. Allow modified job expectations for persons
recovering from alcoholism.
c. Hire disabled individuals before hiring other
qualified, nondisabled persons.
d. For purposes of employment, treat homosexuals
and bisexuals as disabled
ANS: A
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
outlines many of the provisions that prohibit discrimination
in the
workplace on the basis of national origin or ethnicity, race,
