week 5 Flashcards
What is professional regulation?
establishes and enforces the rules to govern behaviour for a professional
What is the regulated health profession’s act? Who does it apply to and where?
provides scope of practice and controlled acts. It regulates professions in the public interest to ensure we are accountable for our practice.
APPLIES TO ALL HEALTH PROFESSIONS IN ONTARIO
What is the Nursing Act?
delegated power and control of regulation to CNO for nursing, defines the scope of practise for the nursing profession, registration (classes of registration, entry to practise requirements, title protection), quality assurance and professional misconduct
What is self regulation?
the right to regulate their own members rather than the gov’t
When is self regulation granted?
When a profession shows they can put the interest of the public ahead of their own interest
Who does the CNO protect?CNA?
1) The Public
2) The CNA acts as a professional voice of Canadian nursing
What is the self regulatory body for nurses?
CNO
What does self regulation recognize?
A profession is in the best position to determine standards for education
What do regulatory body ensure?
- controls activites of all its professionals
- ensures that members:
a) properly educated, maintain competence, have required skill to practice
b) are credentialed as professional and registered with body
What is the first priority for regulatory bodies?
First priority is ALWAYS with the public interest BEFORE individual or professional interest
The CNO is a governing body for who?
1) RN’s
2) RPN’s
3) NP’s
How does the CNO fulfill it’s role?
1) establishing requirements for entry to practice
2) articulating and promoting practice standards
3) administering its quality assurance program
4) enforcing standards of practice and conduct
How does the CNO support the regulation of nursing in the public interest?
1) participating in the legislative process
2) sharing statistical information about Ontario’s nurses
What does the RNAO do?
professional association, assists in political action, creates best practice guidelines, learning/career advancement, legal assistance program and much more)
What are the requirements for individual self-regulation?
self-regulation includes understanding your own
- capacities, weaknesses and learning needs
When can you call yourself a Nurse?
When you are registered with the college and hold a valid certification
AKA only member of the CNO
When can you refuse care?
- unreasonable burden
- personal danger
- individual competence (don’t know how to do skill)
- conscientious objective (moral or religious belief ex: abortion)
- duty to report
How does the regulatory body protect the public?
KNOW THIS
1) practice standard and guidelines
2) competencies
What is the purpose of the CNO and who does the CNO address itself to?
Purpose of CNO is to protect the public by promoting safe nursing practice
CNO applies to all nurses(RPN’s, RN’s and NP’s)
What are the 7 CNO requisite skills and abilities?
1) cognitive
2) communication
3) interpersonal
4) behavioural
5) psycho-motor
6) sensory
7) environmental
Who represents Nursing Students?
RNAO
Who develops the best guideline practices?
RNAO
Which act provides title protection?
Nursing act
what are the registration categories?
1) registered nurses
2) registered practical nurses
what are the 3 classes for nurses in terms of license?
1) general class
2) extended class (NP)
3) temporary class
What are the requirements for entry to practice in Ontario?
1) meet education requirement
2) provide evidence of nursing practice
3) complete jurisprudence exam
4) prove proficiency in English or French
5) provide proof of citizenship, PR card or authorized under the immigration and refugee protection act
What does the controlled acts outline? How many of them are nurses authorized to complete?
What acts nurses can perform
nurses authorized to complete 5 out of the 14 acts
Name the 4 acts nurses can perform?
1) perform a prescribed procedure below the dermis or mucous membrane
Ex: Inserting IV, wound care
2) administer a substance by injection or inhalation
3) putting an instrument, hand or finger
a) beyond the external ear canal
b) beyond the point in the nasal passages where they normally narrow
c) beyond the larynx
d) beyond the opening of the urethra
e) beyond the labia majora
f) beyond the anal verge or
g) into an artificial opening
4) dispensing a drug
List the CNO professional standards
1) accountability
2) continuing competence
3) ethics
4) knowledge
5) knowledge application
6) leadership
7) relationships
