NURS4516
Will nurses be able to prescribe at entry level nursing ? - ANSWERSno, more education is required
prescribing - ANSWERSthe act of writing an order for a procedure, treatment, drug, etc
directive - ANSWERSa type of written order that enables nurses to perform an activity or intervention
how can you tell if you are performing the controlled act of psychotherapy ? - ANSWERSYou are treating a
patient
You are applying a psychotherapy technique
You have a therapeutic relationship with the patient
The patient has a serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation, perception or memory
This disorder may seriously impair the patient's judgment, insight, behaviour, communication or social
functioning
• Nurses may perform elements of psychotherapy, but not the controlled act of psychotherapy. For example,
if only four of the above components apply, you are not performing the controlled act.
how can nurses increase the autonomy of practice ? - ANSWERSbill 60- privatization
Civil Law - ANSWERSA law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
- rights of citizens
Statutory Law - ANSWERSStatutory Law is a written law set down by a legislature (Parliament or
Provincial/Territorial Legislature.
is the nursing act civil or statutory law? - ANSWERSstatutory
Common Law - ANSWERS- The defining characteristic of common law is that it arises as precedent.
- Common law courts look to the past decisions of courts to synthesize the legal principles of past cases
, in statutory law can laws begin as a bill? - ANSWERSyes
When does a bill become a law? - ANSWERSwhen it has passed through federal parliament or
provincial/territorial legislature (received Royal Assent), it is proclaimed and published as a LAW!
who regulates healthcare, provinces or federal gov - ANSWERSprovinces n territories
CNO - ANSWERSregulatory body
what are the 2 ways laws are made in Canada ? - ANSWERS1. judicial system= common law
2. legislative or administrative systems create the statutory law
who creates common laws - ANSWERSjudicial system
who creates statutory laws - ANSWERSlegislative and administrative systems
who follows the common law - ANSWERSeveryone in Canada except for Quebec
public law - ANSWERSSets the rules for the relationship between the individual and society.
Types of Public Law - ANSWERSconstitutional, administrative, criminal
Constitutional Law - ANSWERS• Limits the exercise of governmental power over individuals through the
protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• A Constitution is a formal set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights
of the people.
Felonies - ANSWERSA serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year
Will nurses be able to prescribe at entry level nursing ? - ANSWERSno, more education is required
prescribing - ANSWERSthe act of writing an order for a procedure, treatment, drug, etc
directive - ANSWERSa type of written order that enables nurses to perform an activity or intervention
how can you tell if you are performing the controlled act of psychotherapy ? - ANSWERSYou are treating a
patient
You are applying a psychotherapy technique
You have a therapeutic relationship with the patient
The patient has a serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation, perception or memory
This disorder may seriously impair the patient's judgment, insight, behaviour, communication or social
functioning
• Nurses may perform elements of psychotherapy, but not the controlled act of psychotherapy. For example,
if only four of the above components apply, you are not performing the controlled act.
how can nurses increase the autonomy of practice ? - ANSWERSbill 60- privatization
Civil Law - ANSWERSA law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
- rights of citizens
Statutory Law - ANSWERSStatutory Law is a written law set down by a legislature (Parliament or
Provincial/Territorial Legislature.
is the nursing act civil or statutory law? - ANSWERSstatutory
Common Law - ANSWERS- The defining characteristic of common law is that it arises as precedent.
- Common law courts look to the past decisions of courts to synthesize the legal principles of past cases
, in statutory law can laws begin as a bill? - ANSWERSyes
When does a bill become a law? - ANSWERSwhen it has passed through federal parliament or
provincial/territorial legislature (received Royal Assent), it is proclaimed and published as a LAW!
who regulates healthcare, provinces or federal gov - ANSWERSprovinces n territories
CNO - ANSWERSregulatory body
what are the 2 ways laws are made in Canada ? - ANSWERS1. judicial system= common law
2. legislative or administrative systems create the statutory law
who creates common laws - ANSWERSjudicial system
who creates statutory laws - ANSWERSlegislative and administrative systems
who follows the common law - ANSWERSeveryone in Canada except for Quebec
public law - ANSWERSSets the rules for the relationship between the individual and society.
Types of Public Law - ANSWERSconstitutional, administrative, criminal
Constitutional Law - ANSWERS• Limits the exercise of governmental power over individuals through the
protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• A Constitution is a formal set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights
of the people.
Felonies - ANSWERSA serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year
