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• 49040_code-of-conduct-sch.pdf

• One year rule

  The law states a person is still considered a “patient” for one year after the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship is over. This means a nurse should not be involved in any form of sexual relations with that individual during the one year timeframe post-care. There may be some instances where it may never acceptable to engage in sexual...

• Discipline Committee Rules

• 49040_code-of-conduct-tch.pdf

• Co-signing a documentation entry

  My employer has asked me to co-sign for the care that a nursing student has provided. I understand that CNO states in the Documentation Standard that, “documentation is completed by the individual who performed the action or observed the event.” Should I be co-signing for the care that a nursing student has provided? No. Co-signing blurs...

• ERG - LTC Mintues 2019-05-21 - Final.pdf

• Fitness to Practise Committee Rules and Practice Direction

• Lana Pottruff, 0113902, October 24, 2006.pdf

• Myths about patient sexual abuse

  Myth:  The one-year rule doesn’t apply if a nurse covers a colleague during break and provides patient care for 15 minutes. False. Even when a nurse covers a colleague during break and provides patient care for this short time period, this is considered a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. This relationship is not defined by a...

• 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,...