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Health human resources (HHR) – also known as human resources for health (HRH) or health workforce – is defined as “all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance health.”
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Registered nurses’ question, intervene, report, and address unsafe, non-compassionate, unethical or incompetent practice or conditions that interfere with their ability to provide safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care. RNs must be attentive to indications that a colleague is unable to provide such care regardless of the reason. In this situation,…
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The interpretation, and clarification of a prescriber’s order and the assembly and preparation of the order for delivery to the client. Dispensing is not within the scope of nurses practice. Repackaging or providing medications after they have been dispensed by a pharmacy is considered “supplying” not dispensing and is therefore…
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A written order from an authorized prescriber for a procedure, treatment or drug for a number of clients when specific conditions are met. The specifics of the Directive will depend on the client population; the nature of the orders involved and the expertise of the health care professionals implementing the…
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The voluntary agreement to some act or purpose made by a capable individual. Clients and their substitute decision makers have the legal right to agree to, refuse or revoke permission of proposed care, service, treatment or research provided by a health care professional, at any time.
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To prepare components into a drug product, including the preparing of drugs or devices in anticipation of receiving prescriptions based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. Compounding is considered pharmacy practice and it includes mixing a drug when a required dosage is not available commercially or removing a non-essential ingredient…
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Working together with one or more members of the health care team, each of whom makes a unique contribution toward achieving a common goal. Collaboration is an ongoing process that requires effective communication among members of the health care team and a clear understanding of the roles of the individuals…
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A system for organizing and delivering nursing care to clients and their families. It represents both the structural and contextual elements of nursing practice.
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A practitioner lawfully entitled to prescribe treatments or medications. According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a practitioner means a person who is registered and entitled under the laws of a province to practise in that province the profession of medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine, and includes any other…
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Having the authority to make decisions and the freedom to act in accordance with one’s professional knowledge base.
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Allocation of duties (e.g., responsibility for client care, interventions, or specific tasks as part of client care) to individuals whose scope of practice or scope of employment authorizes the performance of these duties.
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An assignment is the allocation of clients or client care responsibilities or interventions that are within the provider’s scope of practice and/or scope of employment. Assignment describes the distribution of work that each staff member is to accomplish.
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