Describe the regulated and unregulated nursing categories found in Canadian health care organizations
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answers should include some of the following points for each category.
o Regulated nurses:
o As a member of a regulatory group, they are accountable for the standards of practice set by their registering/licensing body.
o Members are educated to work within their scope and to recognize the limits of their scope of practice within health care.
o Include the following categories of nurses: registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered psychiatric nurses (in Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon), registered practical nurses (in Ontario), infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires/nursing auxiliaries in Quebec, and licensed practical nurses in the rest of Canada.
o Unregulated care providers:
o May have some duties related to the direct care of patients/clients
o Job titles might reflect their role in direct care: e.g., personal support worker, health care assistant, health care aide
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