To make our website easier to navigate, Ask Practice is now called Practice Support FAQs
Creating, promoting and helping nurses understand the practice standards is one of the ways we support safe patient care. When a nurse has a question about how to understand or apply the practice standards, they can write to CNO. One of our Practice Consultants, who are nurses with in-depth knowledge of the standards, will help.
Sometimes we see themes in the questions nurses ask. When we recieve similar practice questions multiple times, we add them to our website so other nurses can quickly and easily access the answers. To make this part of our website easier to find, we’ve renamed this section Practice Support FAQs. It was previously called “Ask Practice”.
On the Practice Support FAQs page, you’ll find answers to common questions about accountability, like “can nurses sleep on breaks?” or about ethical issues, like accepting gifts from patients. Medication, Independent Practice, and Documentation are other popular topics — you can see them and more at Practice Support FAQs.
How CNO supports nurses in understanding the standards
Sometimes nurses ask CNO for a yes or no answer to a practice question. But nursing practice is complex. What’s right for one patient may not be right for another. A nurse’s scope of practice can also vary depending on legislation, employer policies and the workplace setting. And each nurse’s own knowledge, skill and judgment must always inform whether they proceed with any task or role.
What we can do is support and coach nurses through the practice issue, helping them understand their accountabilities, which standards of practice apply, and which educational resources would help inform their decision-making. To learn more about Practice Support or how CNO supports nurses, visit Practice Support.
Changing our website to serve you better
Making our website easy to use, up to date, and intuitive is a priority for CNO. We are reviewing our content and making changes to ensure information is clear, consistent, accurate and streamlined.
This work is ongoing. We’ve already updated our guide about the Temporary Class, expanded our Accessibility Policy and made it easier to find issues of The Standard.
And more changes are coming! We’re busy redesigning all our registration guides and information about examinations so that the content on our pages is easier to understand and navigate. Stay tuned!