PN 1001- PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:
APPENDIX A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025.
Acuity Correct Answer: A patient's level of sickness.
competence Correct Answer: The quality or state of being
competent; having requisite or adequate ability.
Controlled act Correct Answer: Activities that only members of
certain professions are authorized to perform. These activities
refer to restricted actions that would be considered to be
potentially harmful if performed by anyone other than a qualified
professional. They are called controlled acts in Ontario, and
reserved acts in British Columbia.
Credentialling Correct Answer: Additional professional
accreditation in specialty areas after graduation.
Creeping credentialism Correct Answer: The tendency to require
increasing levels of education.
Delegation Correct Answer: The transferring of responsibility for
the performance of an activity or task while retaining
accountability for the outcome. Delegated tasks are those that are
outside of the role description of the unregulated care provider
(UCP).
educational laddering Correct Answer: Provides a means by
which individuals can progress in their careers without being
forbidden reasonable access to other levels or categories.
Entry to Practice Competencies Correct Answer: Professional
Responsibility and Accountability, Knowledge-Based Practice,
Ethical Practice, Service to the Public, Self-Regulation
epidemiology Correct Answer: Study of the occurrence,
distribution, and causes of disease.
hybridization Correct Answer: the mixing of several atomic orbitals
to form the same total number of equivalent hybrid orbitals
jurisprudence Correct Answer: the theory or philosophy of law
APPENDIX A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025.
Acuity Correct Answer: A patient's level of sickness.
competence Correct Answer: The quality or state of being
competent; having requisite or adequate ability.
Controlled act Correct Answer: Activities that only members of
certain professions are authorized to perform. These activities
refer to restricted actions that would be considered to be
potentially harmful if performed by anyone other than a qualified
professional. They are called controlled acts in Ontario, and
reserved acts in British Columbia.
Credentialling Correct Answer: Additional professional
accreditation in specialty areas after graduation.
Creeping credentialism Correct Answer: The tendency to require
increasing levels of education.
Delegation Correct Answer: The transferring of responsibility for
the performance of an activity or task while retaining
accountability for the outcome. Delegated tasks are those that are
outside of the role description of the unregulated care provider
(UCP).
educational laddering Correct Answer: Provides a means by
which individuals can progress in their careers without being
forbidden reasonable access to other levels or categories.
Entry to Practice Competencies Correct Answer: Professional
Responsibility and Accountability, Knowledge-Based Practice,
Ethical Practice, Service to the Public, Self-Regulation
epidemiology Correct Answer: Study of the occurrence,
distribution, and causes of disease.
hybridization Correct Answer: the mixing of several atomic orbitals
to form the same total number of equivalent hybrid orbitals
jurisprudence Correct Answer: the theory or philosophy of law
