Week 3: CRNA, Roles

Question 1

Jurisprudence

Answer 1

• Nursing pratice governed by fedral and prov. lesgilation
• Ensure nurses uphold public safety
• Every person accountable

Question 2

CRNA

Answer 2

CRNA is the professional and regulatory body
for Alberta’s more than 39000 (active
practicing) registered nurses, including nurses
in direct care, education, research and
administration as well as nurse practitioners.
Its mandate is to protect the public by ensuring
that Albertans receive effective, safe and
ethical care by registered nurses.”

Question 3

Regulatory Body

Answer 3

• Duty to protect public interest
• Oversight of roles, scoop pratice, standards of pratice

Question 4

Governace

Answer 4

CARNA provincial coucil is mandated by HPA
Each nursing catergory has own regulaory body
CRNA Roles:
1. Entry to pratice
2. Pratice Standards
3. Scoop of pratice

Question 5

Entry level Competencies

Answer 5

• Established via Canadian council of RNa regulators
• Each competency is observable ability of a registered nurse at entry-level that
  integrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment required
  to practice nursing safely and ethically.

Question 6

Competencies

Answer 6

1. Clinical
2. Professional
3. Communicator
4. Collaborator
5. Coodinator
6. Leader
7. Adocate
8. Edcuator
9. Scholar

Question 7

Achieve Competency

Answer 7

1. Attain entry level
2. Additonal competencies to be developed

Question 8

Ongoing Comptency

Answer 8

• Regulatory bodies ensures
• Nurses review and update pratice based on needs
• CRNA pratice standrads to determine needs
• Fitness to pratice

Question 9

CRNA Nursing Standards

Answer 9

• Statements about what RN in alberta can be required
• Minimum expectatiosn that must be met
• Responsbility of all RN to understand the nursing pratice standards
• 4 Main standards.

Question 10

1. Responsbility and Accountability

Answer 10

The registrant is personally responsible and accountable
for their nursing practice, professional conduct, and
fulfilling their professional obligations
1.1: is accountable at all times for their actions;
1.2 follows all current and relevant legislation and regulations;
1.3 meets expectations in the CRNA standards, and follows
directions in guidelines, and
other regulatory guidance;
1.4 follows policies and employer requirements relevant to their
practice setting;
1.5 questions policies and procedures inconsistent with

Question 11

2. Knowlege-based pratice

Answer 11

The registrant continually acquires and applies knowledge and skills to
provide
competent, evidence-informed nursing care and service

Question 12

3. Ethical pratice

Answer 12

The registrant complies with the Code of Ethics adopted by the
Council in accordance with Section 133 of the HPA (2000) and
College bylaws

Question 13

4. Provision of Service

Answer 13

Serve the public’s best interest

Question 14

Fitness to pratice

Answer 14

ll the qualities of an individual relevant to his/her capacity to
practice as a registered nurse, including but not limited to, freedom
from any cognitive, physical, psychological or emotional condition
and dependence on alcohol or drugs that impairs his or her ability to
practice nursing”

Question 15

Scoop of Pratice

Answer 15

The legislation describing what
nurses are legally authorized to do
(can do and can’t do)
 A nurse working in a psychiatric unit
in a hospital may not have the
knowledge and competence to work
in a critical care unit, and vice versa.
 HPA provides the scope of practice
statement for the profession of
registered nurses
 Includes all the interventions that
registered nurses are authorized,
educated and competent to perform
Four Major
Domains:
1. clinical practice,
2. administration,
3. education and
4. research

Question 16

Resgistration

Answer 16

• Meet the CRNA requirements
• Documentation of Standards, pratice Standards, Supervision
• Health Professions Act provides scoop pratice