Glossary

The pursuit of the reduction and mitigation of unsafe acts within the health care system, as well as the use of best practices shown to lead to optimal patient outcomes.

Samples of prescription medications are often provided by pharmaceutical companies to specific authorized healthcare providers free of charge. According to the Food and Drug Act, drug samples can be distributed to physicians, nurse practitioners^[1], pharmacists, dentists and veterinarians under certain conditions. These authorized prescribers can then provide drug samples to clients when needed. Graduate nurses and registered nurses can distribute drug samples only under an authorized prescriber’s order or care directive. Employer policies pertaining to the distribution of drug samples should address their procurement, storage, access, distribution/supplying and proper disposal.

Food and Drug Regulations includes nurse practitioners as a “practitioner” to whom drug samples may be distributed (Government of Canada, 2020). Please refer to following link: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-04-29/html/sor-dors74-eng.html.

A college or university that educates nurses (RN or NP) in NB. For the purposes of CNNB’s program approval process, approval of an entry-level nursing education program will be conferred at the school or degree-granting institution level.

The scope of employment for a nurse is set by individual organizations and can be described in a job description or policy and procedure manual.

Activities that nurses are educated and authorized to perform, as set out in legislation and described by standards, limits, and conditions set by regulators.

An educational program with established admission criteria granting second-level entry to individuals who satisfy pre-determined university prerequisites. Students adhere to a structured but condensed program designed to support them in meeting the educational requirements that satisfy CNNB’s ETP competencies for RNs. The curriculum is set by the educational provider. The duration of study is shorter compared with the DEF, with a duration of 2 years. Upon completion of the SLEC, the successful student is granted a Bachelor of Nursing degree (BN).

Refers to nurses operating their own economic enterprise to provide nursing services.

Relates to tasks and skills that an individual must undertake to live well and include gaining confidence to deal with medical management as well as role and emotional management by the individual.

The ability to evaluate one’s own thoughts, plans and actions in relation to ethical responsibilities and ethical guidelines.

In general, there are two ways a profession can be regulated: one is by the profession itself which is self‐regulation and the other is directly by government. Self‐ regulation recognizes that the nursing profession is best qualified to determine the standards for nursing education and practice which are required to ensure the public receives safe, competent, compassionate and ethical care. CNNB receives its regulatory authority from the New Brunswick government through the Nurses Act.

Form of professional misconduct and means: sexual intercourse or other forms of physical sexual relations between the nurse and the client; or touching, of a sexual nature, of the client by the nurse; or behaviour or remarks of a sexual nature by the nurse towards the client.

The physical location where the entry-level nursing education program is delivered.

 Refers to the number, educational preparation of nurses or level of nurses, and their experience working in a clinical setting.

An acronym for a goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-limited.

Encompasses a specific group of social and economic factors within the broader determinants of health. These relate to an individual's place in society, such as income, education or employment. Experiences of discrimination, racism and historical trauma are important social determinants of health for certain groups such as Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQ and Black Canadians.

The fair distribution of society’s benefits and responsibilities and their consequences. It focuses on the relative position of one social grouping in relation to others in society as well as in root causes of disparities and what can be done to eliminate them. Social justice is concerned with achieving health equity, where “nurses are urged, through individual and collective actions, to contribute to reducing health inequities through action on primary health care, health promotion, social determinants of health, socio-economic and political factors, global health, environmental health, and universal health care”

Community-based online communication tools (websites and applications) used for interaction, content sharing, and collaboration. Types of social media include blogs (personal, professional, or anonymous), discussion forums, message boards, social networking sites, and content sharing websites.

There are three program approval standards based on a logic model: structure, curriculum and outcomes. The standards are the bases for measuring and approving the performance of an entry-level nursing education program.

Establish the regulatory and professional foundation for nursing practice. These standards establish for all nurses, the public, government and other external collaborators the expected level of performance of a nurse. Relates to the written standards of practice approved by the CNNB Board, and other standards of practice inherent in the nursing profession.

Negative, unfounded attitudes or beliefs (i.e., prejudice) towards an individual based on their actual or perceived membership.

A philosophy and method of care that prioritizes the existing strengths, skills, knowledge, values, and cultural resources of individuals, families, and communities. Rather than focusing on problems, deficits, or diagnoses, this approach recognizes people as resourceful and capable of growth, healing, and self-determination.

Political, social and economic structures and institutions where a dominant group is established, and its power is reinforced through inequitable laws, policies, rules and regulations, and access to resources.

 The systemic and deeply embedded social, economic, and political disadvantages that are produced and maintained through laws, policies, institutional practices, and cultural norms. These inequities result in unequal access to resources, opportunities, and outcomes for certain populations, often based on race, ethnicity, Indigeneity, gender, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and other intersecting identities.

Vast and deep injustices that some groups suffer due to embedded and unquestioned norms and processes in everyday life. These norms and processes are seen within societal level conditions, cultural norms, and institutional policies that constrain access to opportunities, resources, and the well-being of certain groups.

A capable person with the legal authority to make health-care treatment or withdrawal of treatment decisions on behalf of an incapable person.

Involves initial direction, periodic inspection and corrective action when needed.

A methodological process used to collect data

One part of client care which has clearly defined limits.

Providing instruction for a task where the goal is to determine that the person receiving instruction is competent to perform the task.

The therapeutic nurse-client relationship is a planned, time-limited and goal-directed connection between a registered nurse and a client and his significant others, for the purpose of meeting the client’s health care needs. Regardless of the context or length of the interaction, the therapeutic nurse-client relationship protects the patient’s dignity, autonomy and privacy and allows for the development of trust and respect.