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What legislation guides nursing practice?
BCCNM (provincial level) - health profession act
CNA (federal level) - Canadian health act
Who are considered special groups in the context of the Canadian Health Care System?
Veterans, indigenous, inuit, people leaving on reserves, serving members of the Canadian
Forces, inmates in prisons/federal penitentiaries, refugee claimants,
What are the 5 criteria of the Canada Health Act?
Public administration
Comprehensiveness
Universality
Portability
Accessibility
What is the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act?
The good samaritan drug overdose act provides some legal protection for individuals who seek
emergency help during an overdose, the act becoming law on May 4th 2017. Protects individuals
from charges of possession, and it applies to anyone seeking emergency support during an
overdose, including the person experience the overdose
What is rights legislation?
,List of rights that patients in Canada have, and is under the Canadian charter of rights. Ex:
Appropriate and timely care
Being treated with dignity and respect
Receive health services without discrimination
Their personal and health information protected from disclosure
Access to their health information
Refuse consent to any proposed treatment
Receive information relating to any proposed treatment and options
The recognition of a representative or substitute decision-maker
Recognition of an advanced directive
A second opinion
Pain and symptoms management
End one's own life
Assisted death
To be fully informed of all treatment options
What is the role of CNA?
The Canadian nurses association serves as a mouthpiece for nurses in Canada to deliver unified
messages and standardized communication with and from nurses. Includes all registered nurses
in Canada. They work to achieve optimal levels of health for patients, communities, families and
may other populations
What is the purpose of BCCNM?
, Regulation of the 5 nursing professions to ensure public protection, public trust and standardized
profession standards
Ultimately to protect the public
Set the standard for safe and ethical practice
Ensures that standards of practice are current, culturally safe and patient centered
Ensure accountability and consequences for not meeting the set standards
What is the purpose of practice standards?
The primary purpose is to provide guidance and regulation of nurses' practice
Sets a particular standard that BCCNM registrants should aim to achieve
Include boundaries in the nurse-client relationship; privacy and confidentiality regulation;
conflict of interest
A complete medication orders includes what factors/components?
Clients first and last name
Date and time prescribed
Drug name, dose, strength, route
Frequency
Authorized prescriber signature
What are the 7+3 Medication Rights?
Right medication
Right patient
Right dose
Right time
Correct Solutions
What legislation guides nursing practice?
BCCNM (provincial level) - health profession act
CNA (federal level) - Canadian health act
Who are considered special groups in the context of the Canadian Health Care System?
Veterans, indigenous, inuit, people leaving on reserves, serving members of the Canadian
Forces, inmates in prisons/federal penitentiaries, refugee claimants,
What are the 5 criteria of the Canada Health Act?
Public administration
Comprehensiveness
Universality
Portability
Accessibility
What is the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act?
The good samaritan drug overdose act provides some legal protection for individuals who seek
emergency help during an overdose, the act becoming law on May 4th 2017. Protects individuals
from charges of possession, and it applies to anyone seeking emergency support during an
overdose, including the person experience the overdose
What is rights legislation?
,List of rights that patients in Canada have, and is under the Canadian charter of rights. Ex:
Appropriate and timely care
Being treated with dignity and respect
Receive health services without discrimination
Their personal and health information protected from disclosure
Access to their health information
Refuse consent to any proposed treatment
Receive information relating to any proposed treatment and options
The recognition of a representative or substitute decision-maker
Recognition of an advanced directive
A second opinion
Pain and symptoms management
End one's own life
Assisted death
To be fully informed of all treatment options
What is the role of CNA?
The Canadian nurses association serves as a mouthpiece for nurses in Canada to deliver unified
messages and standardized communication with and from nurses. Includes all registered nurses
in Canada. They work to achieve optimal levels of health for patients, communities, families and
may other populations
What is the purpose of BCCNM?
, Regulation of the 5 nursing professions to ensure public protection, public trust and standardized
profession standards
Ultimately to protect the public
Set the standard for safe and ethical practice
Ensures that standards of practice are current, culturally safe and patient centered
Ensure accountability and consequences for not meeting the set standards
What is the purpose of practice standards?
The primary purpose is to provide guidance and regulation of nurses' practice
Sets a particular standard that BCCNM registrants should aim to achieve
Include boundaries in the nurse-client relationship; privacy and confidentiality regulation;
conflict of interest
A complete medication orders includes what factors/components?
Clients first and last name
Date and time prescribed
Drug name, dose, strength, route
Frequency
Authorized prescriber signature
What are the 7+3 Medication Rights?
Right medication
Right patient
Right dose
Right time
