NURS 1100U Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Involuntary Commitment, Practice Statement, Outline Of Health Sciences
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This is not a comprehensive list, however, will begin to expose you to how policy and legislation influence nursing practice and the environments in which you will one day work. Regulated health professions act (1991, last amendment 2009) The scope of practice model is set out in the regulated health professions act, 1991, (rhpa) and consists of two elements: a scope of practice statement and a series of authorized or controlled acts. Each regulated health profession has a scope of practice statement that describes in a general way what the profession does and the methods that it uses. Controlled acts are activities that are considered to be potentially harmful if performed by unqualified persons. There are 13 controlled acts established in the rhpa. (college of nurses of ontario (2008). Includes resident bill of rights, standards of care, abuse prevention, restraint minimization, along with process for admission, operation, compliance with standards, funding and licensing (retrieved from http://www. e- laws. gov. on. ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_07l08_e. htm)
