Jurisprudence Examination: Study Resources
The following is a list of resources recommended by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) to help applicants prepare for their Jurisprudence Examination.
The jurisprudence examination consists of a learning module with an examination component. While the examination is considered “open book,” and applicants are free to access resources while writing the examination, they are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the information in the following documents before starting the examination.
Guide - Navigating the online jurisprudence examination
- How to Guide - Jurisprudence Examination is available when you log into the online examination
General Information
- About CNO
- Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Registered Nurses
- Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Ontario Registered Practical Nurses
- Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Nurse Practitioners
- Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Nurse Practitioners - will take
effect September 2024
- Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Nurse Practitioners - will take
Practice Standards
- Code of Conduct
- Scope of Practice
- Confidentiality and Privacy - Personal Health Information
- Documentation, Revised 2008
- Medication
- Nurse Practitioner
- Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship, Revised 2006
Practice Guidelines
- Conflict Prevention and Management
- Consent
- Directives
- Independent Practice
- Refusing Assignments and Discontinuing Nursing Services
- Telepractice
- Working in Different Roles
- Working With Unregulated Care Providers
Guides to CNO Processes
- Registering as a Nurse in Ontario
- Quality Assurance Program
- Addressing Complaints at CNO
- Reporting Guide
Practice Support Resources
- Understanding Restraints
- Disagreeing With the Plan of Care
- Supporting Learners
- Ask Practice FAQs
- An Introduction to the Nursing Act, 1991
Government Legislation
- Health Care Consent Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 2, Sched.
- Nursing Act, 1991 – O. Reg. 275/94 General
- Nursing Act, 1991 – O. Reg. 799/93 Professional Misconduct
- Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18
- Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 – O. Reg. 107/96 Controlled Acts
- Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.
- Patient Restraints Minimization Act, 2001
Nurse Practitioner Resources
- Nurse Practitioner (Practice Standard)
- NP Diagnostic and Prescriptive Authority
- NP Practice Resources
- List of Reportable Diseases in Ontario
Note: Applicants writing the RN/RPN Jurisprudence Examination are encouraged to review NP Diagnostic and Prescriptive Authority and the Nurse Practitioner practice standard to understand an NP’s scope of practice.
