Professional Practice Questions And Answers

what are the government laws governing nursing practice? - Health Professions Act healthcare (consent) and care facility (admission) act Freedom of information and Protection of Privacy Act Infants Act what do unions do? - protect the worker what is the primary purpose of legislation governing Practical nursing practice? - to protect the public what are the controls on nursing practice? - Regulation/education BCCNM standards, limits, conditions organizational policies individual nurse competence which law regulates nurses? - Health professions act what is the heathcare (consent) and care (admission) act for? - covers all elements related to consent, confirming the right of a capable adult to give or refuse consent to healthcare. which patients does the healthcare (consent) and care (admission) act NOT cover? - patients under the Mental Health Act patients under the Infants Act does a patient have a right to give or refuse consent to healthcare if it means death? - yes they do