Bsnc 1020 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Professionalism - ANSWERSBehaviours, skills, and attributes required or expected of members of a profession. - Conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or make up a profession or professional. -Requires specialized knowledge, accountability, autonomy, inquiry, collegiality, collaboration, innovation & ethics and values How do nurses display professionalism? - ANSWERSProvide quality care to patients thru: - Commitment to profession led regulation - Professional ethics - Personal heal...

Which piece of legislation outlines registered nurse's scope of practice in BC? a. The nurses (registered) and nurse practitioners regulation b. The registered nursing is act c. The hospital act d. The health professions act - ANSWERSA. The registered (nurses) and nurse practitioners regulation outlines the following a. Reserved titles, standards of practice, certified practice b. Restricted activities, standards of practice, reserved titles c. Restricted activities, scope of practice...

What is a social safety net? What is an example of a social safety net for all Canadians? - ANSWERSNational, provincial, and territorial programs set in place to protect the most vulnerable members of society. Medicare is an example. What is medicare? - ANSWERSMedicare is a term that refers to Canada's publicly funded health care system. Instead of having a single national plan, we have 13 provincial and territorial health care insurance plans. Under this system, all Canadian residents have ...

Regulator - ANSWERSProtects public by regulating nurses, setting standards, reviewing education programs, and addressing complaints Union - ANSWERSProtects and advances well being of nurses by negotiating wages and working conditions. Association - ANSWERSadvocates for nurses by creating opportunities for advocacy and policy development Why is regulation important? - ANSWERS- need more governmental rules and regulations - rules for nurses to follow - to protect the public - to encour...

The founder of modern nursing is a. Hippocrates b. Florence Nightingale c. Jeanne Mance d. Mary Agnes Snively - ANSWERSb. Florence Nightingale The earliest role of nurses involved a. Caring for the sick at home b. Using herbal remedies to relieve symptoms c. Caring for the sick in hospitals d. Supervising nursing students - ANSWERSb. using herbal remedies to relieve symptoms The religious roots of nursing in Canada can be seen in the development of: a. The ICN b. The VON c. The ...

Marie Rollet Hebert - ANSWERS- #1 - cared for the First Nations people and settlers - first French woman to settle in New France - first lay woman to provide care in Quebec History of nursing in Canada - ANSWERS- Marie Rollet Herbert - 1608 - Jeanne Mance - 1639 - Grey nuns - 1738 - Florence Nightingale - 1854 - Missionary Nursing - 1888 - Events of the 1900s Jeanne Mance - ANSWERS- #2 - opened the first hospital for nursing (Hotel dieu in Quebec) Grey nuns - ANSWER...

What two documents sets govern nurses in practice in BC? - ANSWERS1. Health Professions Act- Umbrella statute by which gov't has established common regulatory system for the province's health professions. Enacted by Legislative Assembly of BC in 1990. 2. Bylaws (BCCNP)- Legal rules made UNDER the HPA by and for EACH of the colleges. Provide detailed, profession-specific framework for each college's governance and operations. Enacted by the college board, subject to oversight by Minister of h...