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What is the primary focus of PPN101 Week 11?
What is the role of nursing organizations like College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and Ontario Nurses Association (ONA)?
What do the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) primarily focus on?
What is the significance of informed consent in patient care settings?
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What principles is professional accountability in nursing grounded in?
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According to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) guidelines, what are nurses expected to practice with in all of their professional interactions?
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What does enacting professional accountability in nursing involve?
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In nursing, who plays significant roles in the profession?
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Since when has the nursing profession in Ontario been self-regulating?
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What role does the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) fulfill?
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What does the Code of Conduct by the College of Nurses of Ontario describe?
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What informs the Code of Conduct by the College of Nurses of Ontario?
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What are nurses expected to use along with the Code of Conduct?
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What is the minimum educational requirement for entry-level RNs?
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What is the primary purpose of licensing and registration for nurses?
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What is the main focus of registration exams like the NCLEX-RN?
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Which legislation governs the sharing of personal health information among healthcare team members?
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What is the duty of the healthcare provider regarding patient confidentiality?
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What is the main role of entry-level RNs?
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What is the purpose of licensure for nurses?
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What is the foundation of education for entry-level RNs?
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What is the responsibility of nurses regarding patient information?
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What is the purpose of registration for nurses?
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What is the focus of confidentiality and privacy in healthcare?
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What is the main focus of the NCLEX-RN exam?
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What is considered professional misconduct by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)?
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What is defined as sexual abuse of a patient by a nurse?
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What are nurses legally responsible for regarding client health information?
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What is the primary purpose of regulatory law in nursing?
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What does the Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 aim to achieve?
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What are the two main categories of Canadian law?
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What is a tort in legal terms?
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Who is required to report instances where a nurse poses a serious risk of harm to patients?
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What is the focus of the Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009?
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What is the duty of nurses regarding informed consent and breach of confidentiality?
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What is the purpose of Canadian public law?
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What is the role of private law in Canada?
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What is the primary mission of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)?
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What is the focus of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)?
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Study Notes
Entry-Level Registered Nurse (RN) Competencies and Professional Responsibilities
- Entry-level RNs work within the registered nursing scope of practice and seek guidance when encountering situations outside their ability.
- They must have the skills and abilities to attain entry-level competencies and are prepared as generalists to practice safely, competently, and ethically in diverse settings.
- Entry-level RNs are educated at the baccalaureate level, with a strong foundation in nursing theory, health sciences, humanities, research, and ethics.
- They practice autonomously within legislation, practice standards, ethics, and scope of practice in their jurisdiction.
- Entry-level RNs apply critical thinking throughout all aspects of practice, organized under 9 roles including clinician, professional, communicator, collaborator, coordinator, leader, advocate, educator, and scholar.
- Licensing and registration of nurses are necessary to improve standards of practice and education, with the authority to remove those found to be incompetent or unethical from practice.
- Licensure is the exclusive legal right to practice a profession, while registration ensures a minimum level of safe practice and requires evidence of expanding knowledge and competence.
- Registration exams like the NCLEX-RN contribute to patient safety by testing entry-level knowledge necessary for safe care at the beginning of a nurse's career.
- The exams focus on areas such as pain management, medication administration, basic care, infection control, and confidentiality of patient information.
- Nurses have ethical and legal responsibility to maintain confidentiality and privacy of client health information, governed by provincial legislation such as PHIPA and PIPEDA.
- PHIPA permits sharing personal health information among healthcare team members, while PIPEDA requires organizations to obtain consent for collecting, using, or disclosing personal information and protect it with appropriate safeguards.
- Privacy and confidentiality belong to the patient, and confidentiality is the duty of the healthcare provider, with guidelines on maintaining them.
Nursing Organizations in Ontario and Canada
- The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) outlines principles for ethical nursing practice, including respect, integrity, and public confidence.
- The Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) is a trade union established in 1973, advocating for safe environments, patient care, and equality.
- The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) is a professional association that fosters knowledge-based nursing practice, quality work environments, and healthy public policy.
- The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is the national professional voice of registered nurses, promoting nursing excellence and advocating for healthy public policy.
- The CNA is a professional federation of nursing associations across Canada, contributing to the health of Canadians and the advancement of nursing.
- The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) establishes national standards for nursing education and represents universities and colleges offering nursing programs.
- CASN promotes the advancement of nursing knowledge, facilitates integration of theory, research, and practice, and provides a national forum for nursing education and research.
- The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of over 130 national nursing organizations, including the Canadian Nurses' Association, with a mission to represent nursing worldwide and promote the wellbeing of nurses.
- Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) is an honor society of nursing with over 100,000 members and 600 chapters globally, dedicated to advancing knowledge, teaching, learning, and service in nursing.
- Entry-to-Practice (ETP) Competencies are defined by the CNO as the knowledge, skill, and judgment necessary for safe and ethical practice for all registered nurses in Ontario.
- ETP competencies ensure consistency and a standard level of competence for new graduate nurses across the country, as well as serving as the foundation for nursing practice and education programs.
- The ETP competencies are established for the protection of the public, practice reference, approval of nursing education programs, registration and membership requirements, legal reference, and continuing competence.
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Test your knowledge of entry-level registered nurse (RN) competencies, professional responsibilities, and nursing organizations in Ontario and Canada with this quiz. Assess your understanding of nursing scope of practice, ethical principles, licensure, registration exams, and the roles of nursing organizations in promoting nursing excellence and advocating for healthy public policy.
