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• Minister CNO Reply Letter - Sept 2 2022.pdf

• Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs

  To register as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Ontario, nurses must graduate from a CNO-approved university NP program that grants a Certificate in one of the following Specialties: Adult, Pediatric, and Primary Health Care. For a complete list of approved NP programs, click the link above.

• Record keeping - retention

  As a nurse in independent practice, what should I do about patient care records when I stop practicing? As the custodian of your patients’ personal health information, you should develop policies on retaining and disposing care records in keeping with legislation, such as the Personal Health Information Protection Act. This should include a plan...

• Signing prescriptions with “as per…”-

  I am an RN working in a family physician’s office. The other day, Dr. Smith asked me to write a new prescription for a client on her behalf because she was busy with another client. She instructed me to write the prescription and sign my name followed by, “as per Dr. Smith.” Can I do this?     No, you should not sign the...

• Study Resources

  Jurisprudence Exam alert The following is a list of resources recommended by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) to help applicants prepare for their Jurisprudence Examination. The jurisprudence examination consists of a learning module with an examination component. While the examination is considered “open book,” and applicants are free...

• Employer's Toolkit: Sexual Abuse Prevention

  Public protection is our priority at the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). Patients have a right to safe, competent and ethical nursing care - and that includes the right to be safe from any sexual abuse or inappropriate behaviour.

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