BNPR 501 TEST 3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
What is the purpose of the Privacy Act?
Ø Promote and protect an individual's information privacy
Ø To give individuals more control over their personal information.
When was the privacy act introduced?
1993
Why was the privacy act introduced?
- To cover management of information privacy missing from Code of Consumer Rights
- To set the boundaries for the collection, management, and disclosure of personal information
What is the governing body enforcing act for nursing? (privacy act )
Nursing Council New Zealand. Refer to principle 5 Code of Conduct (2012).
3 ways do nurses uphold act in their practice? (privacy act )
- Must be registered with NCNZ
- Must demonstrate they are competent and fit to practice, and hold a current Annual Practicing
Certificate
- Must work within their scope of practice
,What 5 publications are related to the Act for nurses?
- The Health Information Privacy Code, 1994
- Health and Disability Services Code of Consumers' Rights, 1994
- Nursing Council NZ Code of Conduct, 2010
- NZNO Code of Ethics, 2010
- Guidelines. Social Media and Electronic Communication, 2012
What is the purpose of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act?
- To protect the health and safety of members of the public
- Provides processes to ensure health practitioners are competent and fit to practice
When was the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance introduced?
2003
Why was the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance introduced?
- This act replaced several other legislations which governed 13 health professions.
- Introduced ongoing competence, separation of the registration process from the disciplinary
process, and the declaration of protected quality assurance activities
- To ensure only health practitioners who are registered under the Act can use the titles protected
by the Act or claim to be practising a profession that is regulated by the Act
How do nurses uphold act in their practice? (Health Practitioners Competence Assurance)
,- Nurses in NZ must be registered with NCNZ
- They must demonstrate they are competent and fit to practice, and hold a current Annual
Practicing Certificate
- Must work within their scope of practice
What publications are related to the Act for nurses? (Health Practitioners Competence
Assurance)
Ø Nursing Council NZ Code of Conduct, 2010
Ø Guidelines: Professional Boundaries, 2012
Ø Health and Disability Services Code of Consumers' Rights, 1994
Ø NZNO Code of Ethics, 2010
What is the governing body enforcing the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act
for nurses?
Nursing Council New Zealand
What is the purpose of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act?
- To promote and protect the rights of health and disability services consumers, and facilitating
the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints
When was the Health and Disability Commissioner act introduced?
1994
Why was the Health and Disability Commissioner act introduced?
, To implement the recommendations of Judge Cartwright in her 1988 Cervical Cancer Inquiry
Report
What is the governing body enforcing the Health and Disability Commissioner act for
nurses?
Nursing Council New Zealand. Refer to principle 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 Code of Conduct (2012)
How do nurses uphold act in their practice? ( Health and Disability Commissioner act)
- Nurses in NZ must be registered with NCNZ
- Must hold a current Annual Practicing Certificate
- Must work within their scope of practice
- They must demonstrate they are competent and fit to practice.
What publications are related to the Act for nurses? ( Health and Disability Commissioner
act)
- Health and Disability Services Code of Consumers' Rights, 1994
- Nursing Council NZ Code of Conduct, 2010
- NZNO Code of Ethics, 2010
- Guidelines: Professional Boundaries, 2012
What was the Cartwright inquiry (1987/88) into "The unfortunate experiment" (1966-
1976)?
CORRECT ANSWERS.
What is the purpose of the Privacy Act?
Ø Promote and protect an individual's information privacy
Ø To give individuals more control over their personal information.
When was the privacy act introduced?
1993
Why was the privacy act introduced?
- To cover management of information privacy missing from Code of Consumer Rights
- To set the boundaries for the collection, management, and disclosure of personal information
What is the governing body enforcing act for nursing? (privacy act )
Nursing Council New Zealand. Refer to principle 5 Code of Conduct (2012).
3 ways do nurses uphold act in their practice? (privacy act )
- Must be registered with NCNZ
- Must demonstrate they are competent and fit to practice, and hold a current Annual Practicing
Certificate
- Must work within their scope of practice
,What 5 publications are related to the Act for nurses?
- The Health Information Privacy Code, 1994
- Health and Disability Services Code of Consumers' Rights, 1994
- Nursing Council NZ Code of Conduct, 2010
- NZNO Code of Ethics, 2010
- Guidelines. Social Media and Electronic Communication, 2012
What is the purpose of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act?
- To protect the health and safety of members of the public
- Provides processes to ensure health practitioners are competent and fit to practice
When was the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance introduced?
2003
Why was the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance introduced?
- This act replaced several other legislations which governed 13 health professions.
- Introduced ongoing competence, separation of the registration process from the disciplinary
process, and the declaration of protected quality assurance activities
- To ensure only health practitioners who are registered under the Act can use the titles protected
by the Act or claim to be practising a profession that is regulated by the Act
How do nurses uphold act in their practice? (Health Practitioners Competence Assurance)
,- Nurses in NZ must be registered with NCNZ
- They must demonstrate they are competent and fit to practice, and hold a current Annual
Practicing Certificate
- Must work within their scope of practice
What publications are related to the Act for nurses? (Health Practitioners Competence
Assurance)
Ø Nursing Council NZ Code of Conduct, 2010
Ø Guidelines: Professional Boundaries, 2012
Ø Health and Disability Services Code of Consumers' Rights, 1994
Ø NZNO Code of Ethics, 2010
What is the governing body enforcing the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act
for nurses?
Nursing Council New Zealand
What is the purpose of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act?
- To promote and protect the rights of health and disability services consumers, and facilitating
the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints
When was the Health and Disability Commissioner act introduced?
1994
Why was the Health and Disability Commissioner act introduced?
, To implement the recommendations of Judge Cartwright in her 1988 Cervical Cancer Inquiry
Report
What is the governing body enforcing the Health and Disability Commissioner act for
nurses?
Nursing Council New Zealand. Refer to principle 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 Code of Conduct (2012)
How do nurses uphold act in their practice? ( Health and Disability Commissioner act)
- Nurses in NZ must be registered with NCNZ
- Must hold a current Annual Practicing Certificate
- Must work within their scope of practice
- They must demonstrate they are competent and fit to practice.
What publications are related to the Act for nurses? ( Health and Disability Commissioner
act)
- Health and Disability Services Code of Consumers' Rights, 1994
- Nursing Council NZ Code of Conduct, 2010
- NZNO Code of Ethics, 2010
- Guidelines: Professional Boundaries, 2012
What was the Cartwright inquiry (1987/88) into "The unfortunate experiment" (1966-
1976)?
