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• PN Exam Transition Work Group - Meeting Minutes - Nov022018.pdf.pdf

• 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...

• Informed Consent

  Depending on the nurse’s area of practice, clinical touching of patients may become routine for the nurse. However, it is never routine for the patient. Nurses must ensure that before patient care is provided, that they explain what they are doing and why, and receive informed consent from the patient. Nurses must remain aware of the power they...