BSNC 1020 – MIDTERM EXAM
PACK (LATEST 2024-2025
UPDATE)
Which of the following are attributes of professional standard 2: knowledge-based
practice? (Select all that apply.)
A. Uses critical thinking when collecting and interpreting data, planning, implementing
and evaluating nursing care.
B. Shares nursing knowledge with clients, colleagues, students and others.
C. Collects information on client status from a variety of sources (6) using assessment
skills, including observation, communication, physical assessment and a review of
pertinent clinical data.
D. Instructs and guides other members of the health care team to meet client care
needs. - Answer-A, B and C
· D. Standard 3: Client-focused provision of service
The Regulation sets out a number of activities that registered nurses may do
autonomously if those activities are to (Select all that apply.):
A. Diagnose a disease
B. Assess a client
C. Prevent a condition
D. Treat a condition - Answer-B, C and D
What are the exceptions for a registered nurse when it comes to providing care within
their scope of practice?
A. Unexpected situations involving imminent risk of death or serious harm that require
urgent care
B. Where a formal delegation process is in place
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - Answer-C. Both A and B
A nurse stops to help in an emergency at the scene of an accident. If the injured party
files suit and the nurse's employing institution's insurance does not cover the nurse, the
nurse would probably be covered by the:
A. Nurse's automobile insurance
B. Nurse's homeowner's insurance
C. National Care Act, which may grant immunity from suit if the injured party consents
D. Good Samaritan laws, which grant immunity from suit if no gross negligence is
involved - Answer-D. Good Samaritan laws, which grant immunity from suit if no gross
negligence is involved
, A registered nurse can assume the following roles in MAiD except for:
A. Acting as a witness in a virtual assessment.
B. Acting as a proxy, for a mentally capable client who is physically unable to sign a
request for MAiD.
C. Acting as an independent witness, as described in the Criminal Code.
D. Administering substance to a person at their request that causes their death. -
Answer-D. Administering substance to a person at their request that causes their death.
Under the Criminal Code, a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner can administer a
substance to a person at their request that causes their death
The Health Professions Act and Regulation support and clarify key principles that
BCCNM believes uphold safe nursing practice. Which of the following falls under the
principles?
A. The scope of practice reflects the reality of registered nurse practice.
B. Clear responsibility and accountability among health professionals is fundamental to
the provision of safe and ethical care by competent nurses.
C. A and B
D. None of the above. - Answer-C. A and B
According to BCCNM, the four levels of controls on registered nurses' practice are:
A. Regulation & Legislation, BCCNM Standards, Limits & Conditions, Organizational
Policies and Individual Nurse Competence
B. BCCNM, Practice Standards, Organizational Policies and Individual Nurse
Competence
C. Federal government, BCCNM Standards, Limits & Conditions, Organizational
Policies and Individual Nurse Competence
D. Provincial Government, CNA Code of Ethics, Organizational Policies and Individual
Nurse Competence - Answer-Regulation & Legislation, BCCNM Standards, Limits &
Conditions, Organizational Policies and Individual Nurse Competence
BCCNM registrants can use the following reserved titles except:
A. Registered nurse
B. Licensed graduate nurse
C. Nurse
D. Student nurse - Answer-D. Student nurse
Diagnosis & treating certain STIs with antibiotics is an example of:
A. An RN performing a section 6 activity if they are following a pre-printed order set
B. An RN performing a section 8 activity if they have a certified practice designation
C. An RN working within their autonomous scope of practice in a sexual health clinic
D. An RN performing a section 6 activity in a sexual health clinic - Answer-B. An RN
performing a section 8 activity if they have a certified practice designation
PACK (LATEST 2024-2025
UPDATE)
Which of the following are attributes of professional standard 2: knowledge-based
practice? (Select all that apply.)
A. Uses critical thinking when collecting and interpreting data, planning, implementing
and evaluating nursing care.
B. Shares nursing knowledge with clients, colleagues, students and others.
C. Collects information on client status from a variety of sources (6) using assessment
skills, including observation, communication, physical assessment and a review of
pertinent clinical data.
D. Instructs and guides other members of the health care team to meet client care
needs. - Answer-A, B and C
· D. Standard 3: Client-focused provision of service
The Regulation sets out a number of activities that registered nurses may do
autonomously if those activities are to (Select all that apply.):
A. Diagnose a disease
B. Assess a client
C. Prevent a condition
D. Treat a condition - Answer-B, C and D
What are the exceptions for a registered nurse when it comes to providing care within
their scope of practice?
A. Unexpected situations involving imminent risk of death or serious harm that require
urgent care
B. Where a formal delegation process is in place
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - Answer-C. Both A and B
A nurse stops to help in an emergency at the scene of an accident. If the injured party
files suit and the nurse's employing institution's insurance does not cover the nurse, the
nurse would probably be covered by the:
A. Nurse's automobile insurance
B. Nurse's homeowner's insurance
C. National Care Act, which may grant immunity from suit if the injured party consents
D. Good Samaritan laws, which grant immunity from suit if no gross negligence is
involved - Answer-D. Good Samaritan laws, which grant immunity from suit if no gross
negligence is involved
, A registered nurse can assume the following roles in MAiD except for:
A. Acting as a witness in a virtual assessment.
B. Acting as a proxy, for a mentally capable client who is physically unable to sign a
request for MAiD.
C. Acting as an independent witness, as described in the Criminal Code.
D. Administering substance to a person at their request that causes their death. -
Answer-D. Administering substance to a person at their request that causes their death.
Under the Criminal Code, a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner can administer a
substance to a person at their request that causes their death
The Health Professions Act and Regulation support and clarify key principles that
BCCNM believes uphold safe nursing practice. Which of the following falls under the
principles?
A. The scope of practice reflects the reality of registered nurse practice.
B. Clear responsibility and accountability among health professionals is fundamental to
the provision of safe and ethical care by competent nurses.
C. A and B
D. None of the above. - Answer-C. A and B
According to BCCNM, the four levels of controls on registered nurses' practice are:
A. Regulation & Legislation, BCCNM Standards, Limits & Conditions, Organizational
Policies and Individual Nurse Competence
B. BCCNM, Practice Standards, Organizational Policies and Individual Nurse
Competence
C. Federal government, BCCNM Standards, Limits & Conditions, Organizational
Policies and Individual Nurse Competence
D. Provincial Government, CNA Code of Ethics, Organizational Policies and Individual
Nurse Competence - Answer-Regulation & Legislation, BCCNM Standards, Limits &
Conditions, Organizational Policies and Individual Nurse Competence
BCCNM registrants can use the following reserved titles except:
A. Registered nurse
B. Licensed graduate nurse
C. Nurse
D. Student nurse - Answer-D. Student nurse
Diagnosis & treating certain STIs with antibiotics is an example of:
A. An RN performing a section 6 activity if they are following a pre-printed order set
B. An RN performing a section 8 activity if they have a certified practice designation
C. An RN working within their autonomous scope of practice in a sexual health clinic
D. An RN performing a section 6 activity in a sexual health clinic - Answer-B. An RN
performing a section 8 activity if they have a certified practice designation
