SOLUTIONS.
What is a "client-specific" order?
· Instruction or authorization given by regulated health professional for a nurse to provide care for a
specific client even if the scope is restricted for an RN
what is not a client specific order?
· Not an order is a consultation, referral or professional recommendation
What is autonomous scope of practice for RN's?
· Assuming accountability and responsibility for making decisions about client care
· Performing activities they are educated, competent and allowed to perform without a client specific
order
what is not autonomous practice
· Not autonomous practice is any BCCNM standard, limit, or condition, or and organizational/employer
policies, processes, or restrictions.
How do nurses apply the standards for acting within autonomous scope of practice?
· Performing restricted activities that are not listed in section 6 of nurses and NP unless they are
prohibited by BCCNM
what is a listed health professional
o Physicians
o NP
o Certified RN
o Dentists
o Midwives
o Naturopaths
o Podiatrists
o Pharmacists
what is a non listed health professional
o Wound clinicians
o RNs who aren't certified
o Registered psychiatric nurses
o Dietitians
How do nurses apply the standards for acting with client-specific orders?