Professional Practice Resources
- Independent Assessment Committee Reports
- General Resources
- Practice Guidelines
- Presentation Slides
- Professional Responsibility Decision Trees
- Selected Readings: RN Theories and Arguments
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Independent Assessment Committee Reports
Visit this new page for a complete list of the Independent Assessment Committee reports.
General Resources
The following are provided as further reading and more information about professional practice:
Document Download: National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada position statement regarding the role of RPNs in the surgical pre-admission clinics (posted April 26, 2013)
Document Download (.xls): Professional Responsibility Complaint Tracking Tool (March 2013)
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College of Nurses of Ontario Letter Template regarding Professional Responsibility (posted November, 2012) |
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How to Prepare for a Job Interview, May 2012 |
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Professional Responsibility Action Plan Template (Updated March, 2012) |
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RN, RPN Scope of Practice Research Synopsis, June 2011 |
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Experts & Evidence: Opportunities in Nursing - CFNU - Sept. 2010 |
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Professional Responsibility KISS (Keep It Simply Succinct) - ONA - Oct. 2010 |
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MOHLTC Surge Capacity Management |
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Surge Capacity Management Toolkit 2.0 |
CNO Quality Assurance Guidelines
Guidelines for Public Health Nurses Working with Lay Home Visitors
Optometrists and the Use of Theraputic Pharmaceutical Agents
Public Health Nurse Position Description
Replacement of Registered Nurses by Less Prepared Providers
Posted April 19, 2011: "Nurses have proved they are a powerful profession." This opinion article, published by Nursing Times, provides thoughtful commentary that the image of nursing is changing to one that is full of passionate and dedicated professionals.
Posted April 4, 2011: Abstract to special article: New England Journal of Medicine. 2011; 364:1037-1045. Nurse Staffing and Inpatient Hospital Mortality
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Presentation Slides
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Presentation - RN/RPN Scope of Practice: Managing Issues at the Bargaining Unit Level |
Professional Responsibility Decision Trees
Selected Readings: RN Theories and Arguments
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Economics of Nursing, by Linda H. Aiken, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice - May 2008 |
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Evaluation Framework for Nurse Staffing Scheduling Models |
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Nursing Scope of Practice |
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Nursing Workforce Utilization |
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Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice |
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Quality of Care for the Treatment of Acute Medical Conditions in US Hospitals |
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RN-RPN Utilization Toolkit, 2009 |
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The Association of Registered Nurse Staffing Levels and Patient Outcomes |
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