Jurisprudence Exams Questions and
Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
CNO MISSION - CORRECT ANSWER regulating nursing in the public interest
2 documents that provide the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario: -
CORRECT ANSWER 1. Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
2. Nursing Act, 1991
4 regulatory functions: - CORRECT ANSWER 1. practice standards.
2. entry to practice.
3. quality Assurance Program.
4. enforcing standards
5 statutory committeess - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Discipline
2. Fitness to Practice
3. Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports
4. Quality Assurance
5. Registration
The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in _____________
___________ by offering consultation and resources to help members practise according
to the practice standards. - CORRECT ANSWER nursing regulation
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs possess the ________________ required to demonstrate the wide
range of competencies in this document. - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of autonomy and proficiency will
grow through ______________ and ______________ from the interprofessional health
care team. - CORRECT ANSWER collaboration
support
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are _____________ to practise safely, competently and ethically in
situations of health and illness with individuals across the lifespan. - CORRECT
ANSWER prepared
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs' practice decisions are _________-___________ and must take into
account the environment, the client's circumstances and whether the client's needs can
be met by the entry-level RPN. - CORRECT ANSWER client-specific
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are _______________
across diverse practice settings. - CORRECT ANSWER transferable
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs have a _______________ ___________ in nursing, health and social
sciences, ethics, leadership and research. - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge base
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality assurance practices, including
____________ _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Reflective Practice
COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs use ____________ _______________ skills to support clinical decision-
making and reflect upon practice experiences. - CORRECT ANSWER critical thinking
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All client __________ she or he provides. - CORRECT ANSWER care
,The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All decisions about _____________ _________ to other care
providers - CORRECT ANSWER assigning care
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
Knowing and recognizing her or his _______________ __________ (knowledge, skill and
judgment) when making decisions and providing care to clients. - CORRECT ANSWER
competence level
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
Actively identifying and asking ________________ of self, colleagues (including members
of the Interprofessional health care team) and clients. - CORRECT ANSWER questions
The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
The application of _____________ to ______________ via the use of critical thinking and
problem-solving skills consistent with the RPN's educational preparation. - CORRECT
ANSWER theory to practice
WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT?
Demonstrates professional conduct; practises in accordance with legislation and the
standards as determined by the regulatory body and the practice setting; and
demonstrates that the primary duty is to the client to ensure consistently safe, competent
and ethical care - CORRECT ANSWER Professional Responsibility and Accountability
WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT?
Demonstrates competence in professional judgments and practice decisions by applying
principles implied in the ethical framework, and by using knowledge from many sources.
Engages in critical thinking to inform clinical decision- making, which includes both
systematic and analytical processes, along with reflective and critical processes.
Establishes therapeutic caring and culturally safe relationships with clients and health
care team members based on appropriate relational boundaries and respect -
CORRECT ANSWER Ethical Practice
WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT?
Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of public protection and the duty to
practise nursing in collaboration with clients and other members of the health care team to
provide and improve health care services in the best interests of the public. - CORRECT
ANSWER Service to the Public
WHICH COMPETENCY STATEMENT?
Demonstrates an understanding of professional self-regulation by developing and
enhancing one's competence, ensuring consistently safe practice, and ensuring and
maintaining one's fitness to practise. - CORRECT ANSWER Self-Regulation
DEFINITION
The obligation to answer for the professional, ethical and legal responsibilities of one's
activities and duties. - CORRECT ANSWER ACCOUNTABILITY
DEFINITION
Actively supporting a right and good cause; supporting others for speaking for themselves
or speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves. - CORRECT
ANSWER ADVOCATE
DEFINITION
defining lines that separate the therapeutic behaviour of an RPN from any behaviour that,
well-intentioned or not, could reduce the benefit of nursing care to clients, families or
communities. - CORRECT ANSWER BOUNDARY
DEFINITION
Individuals, families, groups or entire communities across the lifespan who require nursing
expertise. - CORRECT ANSWER CLIENT
DEFINITION
, To work together with one or more members of the health care team who each make a
unique contribution to achieving a common goal. Each individual contributes from within
the limits of her or his scope of practice. - CORRECT ANSWER COLLABORATE
DEFINITION
An organized group of people bound together by ties of social, ethnic, cultural or
occupational origin; or by geographic location. - CORRECT ANSWER COMMUNITY
DEFINITION
The ability of a nurse to integrate the professional attributes required to perform in a given
role, situation or practice setting. Professional attributes include, but are not limited to,
knowledge, skill, judgment, values and beliefs. - CORRECT ANSWER COMPETENCE
DEFINITION
Descriptions of the expected performance behaviour that reflects the professional
attributes required in a given nursing role, situation or practice setting. - CORRECT
ANSWER COMPETENCY STATEMENTS
DEFINITION
Activities that are considered potentially harmful if performed by unqualified people. -
CORRECT ANSWER CONTROLLED ACTS
DEFINITION
Reasoning in which one analyzes the use of language, formulates problems, clarifies and
explains assumptions, weighs evidences, evaluate conclusions, discriminates between
pros and cons, and seeks to justify those facts and values that result in credible beliefs
and actions. - CORRECT ANSWER CRITICAL THINKING
DEFINITION
Includes, but is not restricted to age or generation, gender, sexual orientation, occupation
and socioeconomic status, ethnic origin or migrant experience, religious or spiritual belief
and disability. - CORRECT ANSWER CULTURE
DEFINITION
The formal process that transfers authority to perform a controlled act. - CORRECT
ANSWER DELEGATE
DEFINITION
At every stage of life, health is determined by complex interactions among social and
economic factors, the physical environment and individual behaviour. They do not exist in
isolation from each other. These determinants, in combination, influence health status. -
CORRECT ANSWER DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
DEFINITION
Practice that is based on successful strategies that improve client outcomes and are
derived from a combination of various sources of evidence, including client perspective,
research, national guidelines, policies, consensus statements, expert opinion and quality
improvement data. - CORRECT ANSWER EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE
DEFINITION
All people sharing a common health issue, problem or characteristic. These people may
or may not come together as a group. - CORRECT ANSWER POPULATIONS
DEFINITION
A relationship that is professional and ensures the client's needs are first and foremost.
The relationship is based on trust, respect and intimacy and requires the appropriate use
of the power inherent in the health care provider's role. The professional relationship
between RPNs and their clients is based on a recognition that clients (or their alternative
decision-makers) are in the best position to make decisions about their lives when they
are active and informed participants in the decision-making process. - CORRECT
ANSWER THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP
DEFINITION
