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• Medical Assistance in Dying – FAQs

  Frequently asked questions about Medical Assistance in Dying.

• Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee

  The Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) screens matters related to public complaints or information the College receives through reports.

• Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship Learning Module, Maintaining Boundaries

• CNO authorizes first Registered Nurse with prescribing authority: A milestone in healthcare

  CNO is marking a significant milestone in healthcare as we begin to authorize Registered Nurses (RNs) to prescribe medication in Ontario.  Under regulations approved by government in Nov. 2023, RNs in the General Class who meet specific requirements gained the authority to prescribe certain medications and communicate diagnoses for the...

• Q&As: Regulations and by-law changes

  On April 19, 2017, government approved regulations to expand NPs’ scope of practice to include prescribing controlled substances. On March 8, Council approved by-law changes to enable the College to post and remove information about prescribing and managing controlled substances on an NP’s profile on the College’s public Register,...

• Scenario 5 - Rural practice and scarcity

  Scenario 5 - Rural practice and scarcity Max has been a nurse practitioner in his community for over 10 years. He is well-known and has a reputation for being very friendly. Mary is completing a placement on a local farm as part of her veterinary degree requirements near the town. One day she mentions to her supervisor that she has been...

• Health Professional Corporation

  If you are a self-employed nurse in independent practice, you have options for incorporating your own business. These include incorporating with the Ontario or federal government. As a nurse, you also have the option of setting up a Health Professional Corporation with CNO. Regardless of which option you choose, we recommend you discuss your...

• NCLEX-RN

  Next Generation NCLEX Exam Writers Register to write the NGN, or learn more about: preparing for the NGN the purpose of the NGN what it does (and doesn’t) test what to do if you have to re-attempt the exam Go now Nurse Educators and Schools Find resources to help you assist students with preparing for the NGN, and learn more about: the purpose...

• CNO authorizes first Registered Nurse with prescribing authority: A milestone in health care

  It empowers RNs with the knowledge, skill and judgment to better support public safety.

• Unregistered Practitioners

  A list of individuals known to the College who have illegally sought employment as a nurse, or illegally held themselves out as a nurse, in Ontario.