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JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM UPDATED THIS YEAR WITH
COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES JUST RELEASED
The consent and capacity board has found Mr. Silva incapable of making decisions. His
nephew, who is his substitute decision-maker, has given consent to start the application for
placement in long-term care. Mr. Silva wishes to stay in his home. According to the health
care consent Act, 1996, which one of the following statements is true?
a) Mr. Silva’s nephew has the authority to make the placement decision.
b) Mr. Silva’s consent overrides that of his nephew because they are in disagreement.
c) Mr. Silva can refuse to leave his home and arrange his own support system through the
community care assess centre.
d) Mr. Silva’s physician has the ability to override the finding of incapacity.
A. Mr. Silva’s nephew has the authority to make the placement decision.
Rational: In deciding what the incapable person’s best interests are, the person who gives or
refuses consent on his or her behalf if treatment is likely to improve the incapable person’s
condition or well-being.
Which one of the following statements is true?
a) The regulated health profession Act, 1991 is applicable to all health care providers.
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b) The nursing act, 1991 regulates nursing practice; however, the regulated health profession
act, 1991 does not.
c) The regulated health professions act, 1991 does not have provisions that are relevant to
nursing students.
d) The regulated health professions Act, 1991 and the nursing Act, 1991 both regulate the
nursing profession.
D. The regulated health professions Act, 1991 and the nursing Act, 1991 both regulate the
nursing profession.
Rational: The Nursing Act, 1991 in conjunction with the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
(RHPA) came into effect in December 1993. These two pieces of legislation determine how the
nursing profession is regulated in the province of Ontario.
According to CNO practice standard: professional standards, Revised 2002, which one of
thefollowing descriptions best reflects the standard statement related to ‘Accountability’?
a) All nurses are accountable to their clients, their employer and themselves.
b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to
the public.
c) Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for meeting legislative
requirements and the standards of the profession
d) All nurses are accountable for possessing, through continuing learning, knowledge relevant
practice.
C. Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for meeting legislative
requirements and the standards of the profession.
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Rational: Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for ensuring that her/his
practice and conduct meets legislative requirements and the standards of the profession.
A physician calls in a telephone order for pain medication. The physician is not in the facility.
Should the nurse accept the order?
a) No, because telephone orders are limited to emergency situations.
b) Yes, because the physician is not physically present.
c) Yes, if the physician will return to sign the order within 48 hours.
d) No, because telephone orders are not best practice.
B. Yes, because the physician is not physically present.
Rational: Telephone order. An order communicated via telephone by an authorizer who is not
physically present to write the order.
What is CNO’s mandate?
a) to develop practice standards
b) To protect the public interest.
c) to provide a disciplinary body available to the public
d) To create entry-to-practice requirements in Ontario.
B. To protect the public interest.
Rational: CNO’s principal mandate is to protect the public interest by ensuring that Ontario
nurses provide safe, effective and ethical care to clients.
An 80-year-old nursing home resident with advanced Alzheimer’s disease requires minor
surgery. Which one of the following individuals should sign the consent for his operation?
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a) His 66-year-old spouse who has no cognitive deficits.
b) His eldest adult child who is a lawyer.
c) A person appointed by the consent and capacity board.
d) The person named as his power of attorney for personal care.
D. The person named as his power of attorney for personal care.
Rational: The incapable person’s attorney for personal care, if the power of attorney confers
authority to give or refuse consent to the treatment.
7. A nurse disagrees with a client’s decision to terminate a pregnancy for genetic reasons and
wishes to discontinue nursing care. What should the nurse do first?
a) Discuss changing the client’s plan of care with the health care team
b) Attempt to convince the client’s family that there are other options.
c) Consult with a nursing colleague to clarify the nurse’s own values.
d) Report the plan of care to the ethics review committee.
C. Consult with a nursing colleague to clarify the nurse’s own values.
Rational: Collaboration, respectful behavior's and collegial communication among everyone in
the nursing and health team contribute to positive outcomes for clients and prevent problems
from arising in determining how nursing services are to be delivered.
What is included in the mandatory requirements for nurses who are randomly selected to
participate in CNO’s quality assurance program?
a) Peer assessment
b) Client assessment
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JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM UPDATED THIS YEAR WITH
COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES JUST RELEASED
The consent and capacity board has found Mr. Silva incapable of making decisions. His
nephew, who is his substitute decision-maker, has given consent to start the application for
placement in long-term care. Mr. Silva wishes to stay in his home. According to the health
care consent Act, 1996, which one of the following statements is true?
a) Mr. Silva’s nephew has the authority to make the placement decision.
b) Mr. Silva’s consent overrides that of his nephew because they are in disagreement.
c) Mr. Silva can refuse to leave his home and arrange his own support system through the
community care assess centre.
d) Mr. Silva’s physician has the ability to override the finding of incapacity.
A. Mr. Silva’s nephew has the authority to make the placement decision.
Rational: In deciding what the incapable person’s best interests are, the person who gives or
refuses consent on his or her behalf if treatment is likely to improve the incapable person’s
condition or well-being.
Which one of the following statements is true?
a) The regulated health profession Act, 1991 is applicable to all health care providers.
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b) The nursing act, 1991 regulates nursing practice; however, the regulated health profession
act, 1991 does not.
c) The regulated health professions act, 1991 does not have provisions that are relevant to
nursing students.
d) The regulated health professions Act, 1991 and the nursing Act, 1991 both regulate the
nursing profession.
D. The regulated health professions Act, 1991 and the nursing Act, 1991 both regulate the
nursing profession.
Rational: The Nursing Act, 1991 in conjunction with the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
(RHPA) came into effect in December 1993. These two pieces of legislation determine how the
nursing profession is regulated in the province of Ontario.
According to CNO practice standard: professional standards, Revised 2002, which one of
thefollowing descriptions best reflects the standard statement related to ‘Accountability’?
a) All nurses are accountable to their clients, their employer and themselves.
b) Each nurse is accountable for providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to
the public.
c) Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for meeting legislative
requirements and the standards of the profession
d) All nurses are accountable for possessing, through continuing learning, knowledge relevant
practice.
C. Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for meeting legislative
requirements and the standards of the profession.
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Rational: Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for ensuring that her/his
practice and conduct meets legislative requirements and the standards of the profession.
A physician calls in a telephone order for pain medication. The physician is not in the facility.
Should the nurse accept the order?
a) No, because telephone orders are limited to emergency situations.
b) Yes, because the physician is not physically present.
c) Yes, if the physician will return to sign the order within 48 hours.
d) No, because telephone orders are not best practice.
B. Yes, because the physician is not physically present.
Rational: Telephone order. An order communicated via telephone by an authorizer who is not
physically present to write the order.
What is CNO’s mandate?
a) to develop practice standards
b) To protect the public interest.
c) to provide a disciplinary body available to the public
d) To create entry-to-practice requirements in Ontario.
B. To protect the public interest.
Rational: CNO’s principal mandate is to protect the public interest by ensuring that Ontario
nurses provide safe, effective and ethical care to clients.
An 80-year-old nursing home resident with advanced Alzheimer’s disease requires minor
surgery. Which one of the following individuals should sign the consent for his operation?
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a) His 66-year-old spouse who has no cognitive deficits.
b) His eldest adult child who is a lawyer.
c) A person appointed by the consent and capacity board.
d) The person named as his power of attorney for personal care.
D. The person named as his power of attorney for personal care.
Rational: The incapable person’s attorney for personal care, if the power of attorney confers
authority to give or refuse consent to the treatment.
7. A nurse disagrees with a client’s decision to terminate a pregnancy for genetic reasons and
wishes to discontinue nursing care. What should the nurse do first?
a) Discuss changing the client’s plan of care with the health care team
b) Attempt to convince the client’s family that there are other options.
c) Consult with a nursing colleague to clarify the nurse’s own values.
d) Report the plan of care to the ethics review committee.
C. Consult with a nursing colleague to clarify the nurse’s own values.
Rational: Collaboration, respectful behavior's and collegial communication among everyone in
the nursing and health team contribute to positive outcomes for clients and prevent problems
from arising in determining how nursing services are to be delivered.
What is included in the mandatory requirements for nurses who are randomly selected to
participate in CNO’s quality assurance program?
a) Peer assessment
b) Client assessment
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