CANADIAN PN EXAM 2025|ORIGINAL 500+QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|A+GRADE|BRAND NEW CANADIAN PN EXAM

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CANADIAN PN EXAM 2025|ORIGINAL
500+QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|A+GRADE|BRAND NEW
CANADIAN PN EXAM

A nurse educator has revised the hospital's orientation program in a
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nticipation of the hospital orientating many new graduate practical n
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urses within the next 3 months. The nurse educator decides to use sa
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mple client health records to highlight areas of professional practice.
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He conducts his first education session with the new graduates.
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Questions 1-5 refer to this case.
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During the documentation session, one of the new practical nurses as
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ks what abbreviations can be used within the client's health record.
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What abbreviations should the practical nurse use?
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1. Abbreviations learned in nursing school
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2. Abbreviations that have been approved by the Canadian Nurses As
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sociation
3. Abbreviations that have been approved by the hospital
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4. Abbreviations that are in common use on specific units within the
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..........ANSWER.......3. Abbreviations that have been approved by the h
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ospital


Which of the following statements is the most accurate information
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with regard to client consent?
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1. Practical nurses are responsible for ensuring that clients sign all co
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nsent forms on the health record.
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2. The healthcare provider proposing the procedure requiring writte
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n consent is the person who must ensure that written client consent i
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s obtained.
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3. Verbal consent for an operative procedure is acceptable, and signe
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d consents are not always necessary.
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4. When a client is admitted to the hospital, the client signs a written
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consent that covers all treatments. -
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..........ANSWER.......2. The healthcare provider proposing the procedur
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e requiring written consent is the person who must ensure that writt
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en client consent is obtained.
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In the sample client's health record, the new graduate practical nurse
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s discover that a nurse has written "Verbal Order, acetaminophen (T
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ylenol), 325 mg, PO, prn, for pain." There is no evidence that this was
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an emergency situation. Which of the following describes best practic
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e in relation to verbal medication orders?
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1. Verbal orders are to be avoided, except in an emergency situation.
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2. Practical nurses should follow the same practice for verbal orders
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as for telephone orders.
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3. Verbal orders should never be accepted, including in emergency sit
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uations.
4. Only registered nurses may receive verbal orders for medications f
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rom a physician. -
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..........ANSWER.......1. Verbal orders are to be avoided, except in an em
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The new graduate practical nurses review a variety of orders on the s
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ample health records. Which of the following is a correct medication
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order?


1. Acetaminophen 325 mg PO for pain
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2. Acetaminophen 325-650 mg PO for pain q4-6h prn
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3. Acetaminophen 325-650 mg PO for pain as needed
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4. Acetaminophen 325 or 650 mg q4-6h prn -
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..........ANSWER.......2. Acetaminophen 325-650 mg PO for pain q4-
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(The dose is accurate, the route is identified, the frequency is identifi
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ed, and the qualifier is identified).
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During the orientation, the nurse educator explains that the hospital
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uses evidence- V

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informed practice to guide clinical decision making. Which of the foll
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owing statements best describes evidence-informed practice?
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1. An opportunity to obtain funding from the government
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2. An opportunity to transfer research findings into practice
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3. A chance for professionals to trial untested research findings
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4. A way to promote enhanced assessment skills -
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..........ANSWER.......2. An opportunity to transfer research findings into
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practice
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A manager of home care nurses has noticed over the past 3 months a
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lack of clarity about the roles of the team members, poor team moral
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e, increasing negative communication, and team conflict. The manage
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r decides to support her staff by providing an education session.
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One of the new team members is a nurse practitioner (NP). How shou
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ld the manager describe the level of education for the NP?
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1. A nurse who has specialty certification from the Canadian Nurses A
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ssociation
2. A nurse who has taken a special interest course in a unique field
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