Lecture 7 - Legal Limits and Self-regulation Flashcards
Which three things govern legal limits of nursing?
- Sources of law
- Professional regulation
- Standards of Care
What are sources of law that govern nurses?
Civil law governs Quebec
Common Law governs the rest of Canada
What is civil law?
A clear statement of broad rules and principles that are applied if a situation arises
What is common law?*
Based upon British Common Law
–> A system of rules based on precedent
–> Decisions made based on previous similar cases
–> Usually based in payment
–> Adapts to change
What is statute law?
Statutes are created by elected official body
e.g., Federal statute that murder is illegal (criminal code), charter of rights and freedoms
What grants authority to a nursing regulatory body?
A statute law decided by the provincial government.
In Ontario, The Nursing Act of 1991, and the Regulated Health Professions Act of 1991 establishes the mandate of the CNO and defines the scope of practice for the nursing profession
What code of conduct does the CNO use?
The six part of they developed.
Who grants certificates of registration, offer practice support, ensures continuing competence of members, investigates complaints, disciplines members and sets the standards of practice and approves nursing education programs?
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
What are the controlled acts listed by the RHPA that nurses are authorized to perform by the Nursing Act?
- Psychotherapy delivered through a therapeutic nurse-client relationship
- Dispensing a drug, administering a substance by injection or inhalation
- Placing anything beyond a natural or artificial orifice, or beyond the dermis or a mucous membrane
What might count as initiation to perform a controlled act?
A physician order or medical emergency
What are the six classes of nurse registration?
- General
- Extended Class
- Non-Practicing
- Temporary
- Special Assignment
- Emergency Assignment
Who does the general class of nurse registration apply to?
RNs, RPNs, and educators
Who does the extended class of nurse registration apply to?
NPs
Who does the temporary class of nurse registration apply to?
Applicants who met all requirements for general, with exception of education & registration - new grads
Who does the special assignment class of nurse registration apply to?
Those who are in the process of immigrating - will be given an assignment with specific scope in specific facility