NSRG 2221 Knowledge Test Toolkit with Verified
Solutions for Nursing Fundamentals 2025/2026
Move to regulation - correct answer has been in effect since 1893
Legislation occurred over a ___ year period - correct answer 12(1910-
1922)
Nursing has been a regulated profession under _______________ since
1918 - correct answer british columbia legislation
It is important to note that while the legislation set out minimum standards,
curriculum, registration and discipline, ______________ was not
mandatory during this period - correct answer membership
Why did nurses need mandatory registration? - correct answer - intended
to protect the public
(unregulated workers could call themselves nurses)
- to maintain a common standard for all first province to have mandatory
registration was quebec in 1946
Bc's legislation on mandatory registration was in 1988
What is registration? - correct answer refers to the listing of a member in
good standing of an organization on the roster of members
What is licensure? - correct answer refers to the granting by a government
body of the exclusive right to practice nursing to a member in good
standing
,How do you get licensed? How do you get registered? - correct answer
when you graduate from an approved school of nursing and pass your
nclex exam, you are licensed to practice nursing. However until you
register withbccnm you will not be registered to practice nursing and unable
to be called anrn
What is a specialty? - correct answer specifically defined area of clinical
and functional nursing with a narrowed, in-depth focus, necessary for the
safe delivery of the full range of services required in that area of nursing
How many specialties exist? - correct answer 22
Specialization vs. Certification - correct answer you may take a specialty
course without becoming certified in that specialty area (i.e. No national
exam exists for that area or you choose not to write the national exam)
Certification definition - correct answer a voluntary process "by which an
organized professional body confirms that a registered nursehas
demonstrated competence in a nursing specialty by having met
predetermined standards of that specialty
Recertification - correct answer renewal of certification
______ certification is a nationally recognized nursing specialty credential
for nurses - correct answer cna
The cna certification program offers certification in ____ nursing practice
specialties. As of 2020, 19certification exams were offered - correct
answer 22
,Collective agreement - correct answer a contract of employment
Collective bargaining - correct answer (process)
- refer to the negotiating process that determines the terms and conditions
of employment between an employer or employer's association and a
collective group of employees, or their representatives
Grievance - correct answer a formal complaint raised by employee toward
employer; a violation of the employee's rights on the job
Strike - correct answer withdrawal of services; a legal strike involves
action permitted by existing labor laws; an illegal strike involves action in
defiance of existing labor laws
Work to rule - correct answer job action taken to challenge contract
provisions, such as a refusal to work overtime, restriction of activities to the
practice of nursing, and refusal to do non nursing work
Bccnm standards for practice are set out in 3 types of documents. What are
they? - correct answer 1. Professional standards
2. Practice standards
3. Scope of practice standards
Professional standards:
Standard 1-4 - correct answer • standard 1: professional responsibility and
accountability
• standard 2: knowledge-based practice
• standard 3: client-focused provision of service
, • standard 4: ethical practice
What are the professional standards? - correct answer statements about
levels of performance that nurses are required to achieve in their practice.
What do the professional standards do? - correct answer ◦ reflect the
values of the nursing profession
◦ clarify what the profession expects of nurses
◦ represent the criteria against which nurses' practice in british columbia is
measured by clients, employers, colleagues, themselves and others
Indicators - correct answer indicators provide specific criteria for meeting
each professional standard in each of the 4 main areas of practice:
- clinical
- education
- administration
- research
Indicators are used to? - correct answer measure the actual performance
of an individual nurse
What do the scope do practice documents cover? - correct answer -
reserved title for nurses
- a scope of practice statement
- restricted activities for registered nurses and nurse practitioners
Reserved titles include which titles? - correct answer registered nurse
Solutions for Nursing Fundamentals 2025/2026
Move to regulation - correct answer has been in effect since 1893
Legislation occurred over a ___ year period - correct answer 12(1910-
1922)
Nursing has been a regulated profession under _______________ since
1918 - correct answer british columbia legislation
It is important to note that while the legislation set out minimum standards,
curriculum, registration and discipline, ______________ was not
mandatory during this period - correct answer membership
Why did nurses need mandatory registration? - correct answer - intended
to protect the public
(unregulated workers could call themselves nurses)
- to maintain a common standard for all first province to have mandatory
registration was quebec in 1946
Bc's legislation on mandatory registration was in 1988
What is registration? - correct answer refers to the listing of a member in
good standing of an organization on the roster of members
What is licensure? - correct answer refers to the granting by a government
body of the exclusive right to practice nursing to a member in good
standing
,How do you get licensed? How do you get registered? - correct answer
when you graduate from an approved school of nursing and pass your
nclex exam, you are licensed to practice nursing. However until you
register withbccnm you will not be registered to practice nursing and unable
to be called anrn
What is a specialty? - correct answer specifically defined area of clinical
and functional nursing with a narrowed, in-depth focus, necessary for the
safe delivery of the full range of services required in that area of nursing
How many specialties exist? - correct answer 22
Specialization vs. Certification - correct answer you may take a specialty
course without becoming certified in that specialty area (i.e. No national
exam exists for that area or you choose not to write the national exam)
Certification definition - correct answer a voluntary process "by which an
organized professional body confirms that a registered nursehas
demonstrated competence in a nursing specialty by having met
predetermined standards of that specialty
Recertification - correct answer renewal of certification
______ certification is a nationally recognized nursing specialty credential
for nurses - correct answer cna
The cna certification program offers certification in ____ nursing practice
specialties. As of 2020, 19certification exams were offered - correct
answer 22
,Collective agreement - correct answer a contract of employment
Collective bargaining - correct answer (process)
- refer to the negotiating process that determines the terms and conditions
of employment between an employer or employer's association and a
collective group of employees, or their representatives
Grievance - correct answer a formal complaint raised by employee toward
employer; a violation of the employee's rights on the job
Strike - correct answer withdrawal of services; a legal strike involves
action permitted by existing labor laws; an illegal strike involves action in
defiance of existing labor laws
Work to rule - correct answer job action taken to challenge contract
provisions, such as a refusal to work overtime, restriction of activities to the
practice of nursing, and refusal to do non nursing work
Bccnm standards for practice are set out in 3 types of documents. What are
they? - correct answer 1. Professional standards
2. Practice standards
3. Scope of practice standards
Professional standards:
Standard 1-4 - correct answer • standard 1: professional responsibility and
accountability
• standard 2: knowledge-based practice
• standard 3: client-focused provision of service
, • standard 4: ethical practice
What are the professional standards? - correct answer statements about
levels of performance that nurses are required to achieve in their practice.
What do the professional standards do? - correct answer ◦ reflect the
values of the nursing profession
◦ clarify what the profession expects of nurses
◦ represent the criteria against which nurses' practice in british columbia is
measured by clients, employers, colleagues, themselves and others
Indicators - correct answer indicators provide specific criteria for meeting
each professional standard in each of the 4 main areas of practice:
- clinical
- education
- administration
- research
Indicators are used to? - correct answer measure the actual performance
of an individual nurse
What do the scope do practice documents cover? - correct answer -
reserved title for nurses
- a scope of practice statement
- restricted activities for registered nurses and nurse practitioners
Reserved titles include which titles? - correct answer registered nurse
