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Standard 1: Professional Responsibility and Accountability
Maintains standards of nursing practice and professional conduct determined by BCCNM.
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CLINICAL PRACTICE
Is accountable and takes responsibility for own nursing actions and professional conduct.
Functions within own level of competence, within the legally recognized scope of practice and within all
relevant legislation (2).
Assesses own practice and undertakes activities to improve practice and meet identified learning goals on an
ongoing basis (3,4)
.
Takes action (5)
to promote the provision of safe, appropriate and ethical care to clients.
Advocates for and/or helps to develop policies and practices consistent with the standards of the profession.
Maintains own physical, psychological and emotional fitness to practice.
Maintains current registration.
Understands the role of the regulatory body and the relationship of the regulatory body to one’s own practice.
EDUCATION
Is accountable and takes responsibility for own nursing actions and professional conduct.
Functions within own level of competence, within the legally recognized scope of practice and within all
relevant legislation (2)
.
Assesses own practice and undertakes activities to improve practice and meet identified learning goals on an
ongoing basis (3,4)
.
Takes action (5)
to promote the provision of safe, appropriate and ethical care.
Advocates for and/or helps to develop policies, practices and education consistent with the standards of the profession.
Maintains own physical, psychological and emotional fitness to practice.
Maintains current registration.
Understands the role of the regulatory body and the relationship of the regulatory body to one’s own practice.
ADMINISTRATION
Is accountable and takes responsibility for own nursing actions and professional conduct.
Functions within own level of competence, within the legally recognized scope of practice and within all
relevant legislation (2)
.
Assesses own practice and undertakes activities to improve practice and meet identified learning goals on an
ongoing basis (3,4)
.
Takes action (5)
to promote the provision of safe, appropriate and ethical care.
Advocates for and develops policies and practices consistent with the standards of the profession.
Maintains own physical, psychological and emotional fitness to practice.
Maintains current registration.
Understands the role of the regulatory body and the relationship of the regulatory body to one’s own practice.
RESEARCH
Is accountable and takes responsibility for own nursing actions and professional conduct.
Functions within own level of competence, within the legally recognized scope of practice and within all
relevant legislation (2
).
Assesses own practice and undertakes activities to improve practice and meet identified learning goals on an
ongoing basis (3,4)
.
Takes action (5)
to promote the provision of safe, appropriate and ethical care.
Advocates for and/or helps to develop policies and practices that support research and the integration of research findings and other evidence into client care.
Maintains own physical, psychological and emotional fitness to practice.
Maintains current registration.
Understands the role of the regulatory body and the relationship of the regulatory body to one’s own practice.
Related resources
BCCNM's
Quality Assurance Program
PRACTICE STANDARDS
Appropriate Use of Titles
Duty to Provide Care
Employed Student Registrants
Communicable Diseases: Preventing Nurses-to-Client Transmission
OTHER RESOURCES
Legislation Relevant to Nurses' Practice
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