Rules around Nursing
These two pieces of Legislation determine how the nursing profession is regulated in the province of Ontario.
What is the RHPA and The Nursing Act
When nurse apply their knowledge in a compassionate manner and build a trusting relationship with their patient/client
What is the Art of Nursing?
This individual defined nursing as "The act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him/her in their recovery"
Who is Florence Nightingale?
In the Province of Ontario, this organization regulates both RNs and RPNs
What is the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)?
This group were the first trained nurses to arrive in Canada in 1639 and establish Hotel-Dieu
"The Practice of Nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care, and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative, and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function."
What is the Nursing Scope of Practice Statement?
The application of the knowledge of nursing and the technical aspects of the practice
What is the science of Nursing?
Person, environment, health, and nursing
What are the 4 concepts of the nursing metaparadigm?
A nurse attains this by completing a basic course of nursing studies in an approved program (by the CNO) and have passed a national exam.
What is Nursing Registration?
They embarked on a perilous journey from Montreal to St Boniface Manitoba, where their mission was to care for the sick.
Who are the Grey Nuns?
Regulations are made under this Act about the class of registration, title protection, controlled acts, practice requirements, quality assurance, and professional misconduct.
What is the Nursing Act?
Hospitals, long term care facilities, client's homes, clinics, and classrooms
What are different settings that nurses work in?
The goal is to restore, maintain, and advance the health of individual groups or entire communities
How does the CNO define nursing?
When the government allows the CNO to regulate it's own members in order to protect the public from harm
What is self-regulation?
This person revolutionalized nursing as an acceptable profession for women in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This Act lists 14 controlled acts that are considered potentially harmful if performed by unqualified persons.
What is the RHPA?
Clinical practitioner, administrator, teacher, researcher, advocate, consultant, and manager
What are the different roles of a nurse?
Specialized education, code of ethics, autonomy, body of language, service to society, belonging to a Professional organization.
What are the critical attributes of a Profession?
Their mandate is to protect the public's right to quality nursing care, and ensure that all nurses provide safe, competent, and ethical care.
Who is the CNO?
In 1932, this report found that hospital-nursing schools turned out a disciplined workforce, but did not provide the quality of education necessary for highly competent nurses
What is the Weird report?
"Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis, administering a substance by inhalation or injection, putting an instrument hand or finger in an orifice, dispensing a medication, performing psychotherapy"
What are the controlled acts that can be performed by a Nurse?
When a nurse's practice includes supporting someone to ensure their voice is heard
What is advocacy?
The ability to carry out nursing responsibilities in an independent manner
What is autonomous practice?
This Professional organization represents all the RPN's in the Province of Ontario
What is the RPNAO/WeRPN?
The year that Registered Practical Nurse became an official title
When is 1993?