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Week 3 Flashcards

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3 types of organizations associated w/ nursing

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1) Associations/ Advocacy: acts on behalf of nursing profession. There to support nurses
2) Regulatorory college: behalf of the public
3) Unions: acts on behalf of workers

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what is the professional association in nursing?

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The professional association, NNPBC in BC, acts on behalf of nursing to advance the profession and influence health and social policy

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What is Unions?

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Union(s) acts on behalf of workers primarily to secure salary, benefits and working conditions

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What is the regulatory college in nursing?

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The regulatory college, the BCCNM in BC, acts on behalf of the public to ensure safe care and public safety

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BCCNM

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British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (regulator)
* Regulatory body
B - reviews public complaints
O - pledge commitment to making healthcare system culturally safe for indigenous peoples
N - regulates scope of practice
D - Oversees licensing

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NNPBC

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Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (association: nursing profession)
: Offers leadership and education on collaboration, policy and info relevant to the profession

E - gives members access to info webinars, course, and worshops
Q - provides members access to job postings
U - organizes award and recognition of nurses
A - promote professional development
L - provide members w/ updates and info ab new policies

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BCNU

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British Columbia Nurses Union (unions)
- voice concerns ab nurses work environment
- protects and promotes the health, safety, social, and economic well being of members
- Represents RNs, LPNs, RPNs, and NPs of BC
- Advocate for increases wages and better benefits of nurses

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7 core values in BCNU

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Collectivity, equality, excellence, democracy, integrity, solidarity , social justice (CEEDISS)

R - repesent and protect nurses in BC
I - advocate for indigenous nurses through an indigenous leadership circle
G- advocate for better working environment
H - promotes health, safety, social, and economic well-being of members
T - advocates for better wages and benefits
S - 7 core values

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NNPBC Core values

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1) integrity (양심)
2) autonomy (ability to critical thinking to make own decisions - nursing independence competence)
3) human dignity
4) social justice

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ICN 7 principles

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International Council of Nurses (association)
- can work w/ WHO. The global voice of nurses
7 CASH2ES
1) Social Justice
2) equity
3) advocacy
4) holistic care (wellness)
5) health as human right
6) sustainability
7) collaboration

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CNA (6 values)

CEEDIT

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Canadian Nurses Association (association)
- overall advocacy for Canadian nursing and advancement of the profession
Values: CEEDIT
1) courage*
2) equity
3) diversity*
4) excellence
5) innovation* (혁신)
6) trust*

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CASN

(6)

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Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (association)
- speaks for Canadian nursing education & scholarship
- establishes and promotes national standards of excellence for nursing education
- promotes the advancement of nursing knowledge
- facilitates (가능하게 하다) the integration of theory, research and practice
- contributes to public policy
- provides a national forum for isseus in nursing education and research

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CINA

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Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA)
- established in 1975
- gives a voice to indigenous peoples to improve nursing care and health

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CNSA

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The Canadian Nursing Students’ Association (association)
- the national voice of Canadian nursing students
- to increase the legal, ethical, professional, and educational aspects which are an integral part of nursing
- to work on the positive promotion of nurses and the nursing profession as a whole

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what is BC’s four legal nursing designations?

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RNs: registered nurse
LPNs: Licensed practical nurse
NPs: Nurse practitioners
RPNs: registered psychiatric nurse

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BC’s four nursing designations have been collaborating closely since 2013 on the BC Coalition of Nursing Associations (BCCNA). What is the importance demonstrated from this collaboration?

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This collaboration has been ground-breaking in demonstrating the importance of collaboration and nursing unity to strengthen the profession.

  • BC is leading this chance & inspried our Canadian nurses association colleagues to change their bylaws to allow for all nursing designations.
17
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Professional standards

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  • an overall framework for the practice of nursing in BC
  • lays out minimum levels of performance that nurses are required to achieve in their practice
18
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What are the professional standards of RN’s? (5)

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1) Responsibility
2) accountability
3) Knowledge-based practice
4) Client-focused
5) Ethical

19
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what are professional standards of nursing in BC?

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  1. professional responsibility and accountability - maintains standards of nursing practice and professional conduct determined by BCCNM
  2. Knowledge-based practice - consistently applies knowledge, skills and judgment in nursing practice
  3. client-focused provision of service - provides nursing servoces and works with others to provide health care services in the best interest of clients.
  4. Ethical practice - understands, upholds and promotes the ethical standrads of the nursing profession
20
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What happens if a complaint is made against a nurse’s practice?

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  • BCCNM investigates and resolves complaint
  • BCNU sends representative to speak on behalf of nurse
  • NNPBC advocates for changes to the system to reduce risk/ harm and better patient outcomes
21
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4 components of student nurse practice

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1) individual competence
2) organizational policy/ school policy
3) BCCNM standards, Limitations and conditions
4) Legislation in BC and Health Professions Act

22
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practice standards

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Guides and directs practice related to specific aspects of nurses’ practice
- these standards go w/ the professional standards & provide additional info on specific topics

23
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the Practice standards of nursing in BC (13)

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  1. boundaries in the nurse-client relationship
  2. preventing nurse-to-client transmission of communicable disease
  3. preventing conflict of interest
  4. acquiting consent
  5. avoiding delegating to unregulated care providers
  6. maintaining documentations
  7. understanding duty to provide care
  8. understanding duty to report
  9. supervision of employed student registrants (등록자)
  10. making cultural safety, cultural humility and anti-racism a big part of practice
  11. appropriately and legally provide medication
  12. maintaing privacy and confidentially of workplace and clients
  13. supervision of students
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What is scope of practice in nursing?

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Activities that a licensed nurse can perform
e.g. health promotion, health prevention and protection, health maintainence (are not specific in practice)
*autonomous scope of practice: a nurse’s ability to make decisions ab client care activities (independently)

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The scope of practice standard for nurses in BC

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  1. acting w/ autonomous scope of practice
  2. acting w/ clients-specific orders
  3. giving client-specific orders
26
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What is professional identity?

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A sense of oneself and in relation to others, influenced by characteristics, norms and values of the nursing discipline. This results in an individual feeling, acting and thinking like a nurse.

27
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Why do we need professional organizations and associations?

(5)

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Community, trust, regulation, accountability and license protection

28
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What is the registered nurse’s role in MAiD

(5)

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1) providing info/ education ab MAid including answering quesitons about MAid-specific care
2) acting as an independent witness
3) acting as a proxy
4) Acting as a witness in a virtual/ telehealth assessment
5) Aiding a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner in the provision of MAID

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