CNO Jurisprudence

CNO 4 regulatory functions: - ANSWER 1. practice standards. 2. entry to practice. 3. quality Assurance Program. 4. enforcing standards

Who would you go to regarding standards, rules, exams, and regulations? - ANSWER The CNO. What is critical thinking? - ANSWER -Active, not passive -solve problems well -criteria based judgement, not critism -intellectual and psychological habits (problem solve, discovery truth, clearly communicate) What topics are in the critical thinking model? - ANSWER 1. Point of view (perspective) 2. Purpose (goal/objective) 3. Information (data/facts) 4. Questions (problem/issue) 5. Interpretat...

The CNO fulfils its role by - ANSWER - establishing requirements for entry to practice - articulating and promoting practice standards - administering its Quality Assurance Program - enforcing standards of practice and conduct CNO vision - ANSWER Leading in regulatory excellence CNO mission statement - ANSWER Regulating nursing in the public interest What are the 7 standards of professional practice? - ANSWER Accountability Continuing Competence Ethics Knowledge Knowledge applic...

Who is the College of Nurses and what is their significance? - ANSWER regulatory body of nursing in Ontario through provincial government college is accountable for public protection by ensuring that nurses in Ontario are safe, competent and ethical practitioners What does it mean to be a regulated profession? - ANSWER have a license to work under regulatory body where practice standards are followed Which act provides the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario? - ANSWE...

Colleges 4 functions - ANSWER 1. articulating and promoting practice standards 2. establishing requirements for entry to practice 3. administering a quality assurance program 4. enforcing standards of practice and conduct The colleges 5 statutory committees - ANSWER 1. discipline: hearing's 2. Fitness to practice: physical or mental condition 3. Inquiries, complaints and reports: complaints 4. Quality assurance: Compliance w/ QA 5. Registration: whether you're qualified to work Co...

CNO - ANSWER The College of Nurses of Ontario is the governing body for Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Ontario, Canada CNO cont'd - ANSWER The nursing profession has been self-regulating in Ontario since 1963. Vision of the CNO - ANSWER -A vision defines the long-term view of an organization, describing a future goal that it is working to achieve

A nursing expert witness may be called to do which of the following at a trial? - ANSWER To interpret the health care record The most effective method of risk reduction for liability is: - ANSWER following professional standards of care The nurse is working in a busy ER, and an unconscious patient needs timely intervention to avoid rapid deterioration. Should treatment be withheld until consent can be obtained from a substitute decision maker? - ANSWER No, because in emergency situations t...

working with unregulated health care providers. - ANSWER a nurse has the right to delegate certain procedures to UCP's only if they are competent to perform the skill. teaching, delegation, assigning, and supervision must all be completed by the nurse if a UCP is to provide care to a patient. Conflict prevention and management - ANSWER can be a conflict between colleges, conflict between the nurse and patient, conflict between the workplace. Every profession can have conflict.