N205 LEGAL II QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Define Negligence
A mistake is made that results in harm to the patient (lack of intent)
Who are nurses registered under?
BCCNM
What are the four types of registration under BCCNM?
RN
Provisional
Temporary
Student
You are a RN working in Alberta but want to come to BC to help out with the Covid 19
pandemic. What type of registration will you need?
Temporary
You have just graduated from the UFV BSN Program (YAY!), but still have to write the
NCLEX (Yikes!), what type of registration will allow you to practice in the meantime?
Provisional
You are a currently practicing RN in BC and its time to renew, what type of registration
do you need?
RN
You have finally survived to the end of the UFV BSN Program's second year (Whoot
Whoot!), and want to work as an ESN, what type of registration do you need?
Student
Upon receiving a complaint about a nurses practice, what does BCCNM need to do?
inquiry - investigation - disciplinary process
What is duty of care?
" Professionals such as nurses owe a duty of care to those who retain their services or
are placed in their care to act in a competent and diligent manner according to the
standard of the reasonable competent nurse." (Keatings & Adams, 2020, p. 164 )
What are standards of care?
Define Negligence
A mistake is made that results in harm to the patient (lack of intent)
Who are nurses registered under?
BCCNM
What are the four types of registration under BCCNM?
RN
Provisional
Temporary
Student
You are a RN working in Alberta but want to come to BC to help out with the Covid 19
pandemic. What type of registration will you need?
Temporary
You have just graduated from the UFV BSN Program (YAY!), but still have to write the
NCLEX (Yikes!), what type of registration will allow you to practice in the meantime?
Provisional
You are a currently practicing RN in BC and its time to renew, what type of registration
do you need?
RN
You have finally survived to the end of the UFV BSN Program's second year (Whoot
Whoot!), and want to work as an ESN, what type of registration do you need?
Student
Upon receiving a complaint about a nurses practice, what does BCCNM need to do?
inquiry - investigation - disciplinary process
What is duty of care?
" Professionals such as nurses owe a duty of care to those who retain their services or
are placed in their care to act in a competent and diligent manner according to the
standard of the reasonable competent nurse." (Keatings & Adams, 2020, p. 164 )
What are standards of care?
