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About CNO > Council and Committees > Meetings > Connecting with Council
Last modified Jan. 13, 2005
About CNO
Council and Committees
Connecting with Council
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Connecting with Council provides updates on key decisions made at the most recent Council meeting. The meeting agenda and motions passed at the Council meeting are on www.cno.org.
Highlights of key decisions made at the December 8 and 9, 2004 Council meeting
Council sets the College's direction for the next five years
Council approved a new Strategic Plan that sets the direction for the College through 2010. The foundation for the plan is the College's mission -- to protect the public's right to quality nursing services by providing leadership to the nursing profession in self regulation and vision — excellence in nursing practice everywhere in Ontario.
Two objectives identify the desired outcomes of the plan:
Building confidence in nursing self-regulation
nurse engagement - employer commitment - public confidence
Advancing the use of CNO knowledge
user relevance - stakeholder trust - decision support
This plan expands the directions first identified in the 2002 - 2005 Strategic Plan and builds on the outcomes of the previous plan.
In the new plan, the College is committed to ensuring that resources, such as practice standards, the Regional Education Network and practice consultation, will be relevant to nurses' practice realities. The College is also committed to working with nurses and employers to create a shared vision to support the provision of quality care in quality practice settings.
More information on the plan will be provided in the March edition of The Standard.
Practical Nurse program approval
It is in the public interest that nurses graduate from a program that equips them to meet the needs of today's complex health care system. For that reason, the College's registration regulation requires that, as of January 1, 2005, applicants for registration as a Practical Nurse must graduate from a diploma program from a College of Applied Arts and Technology that is approved by Council.
After a rigorous review by the Practical Nurse Program Approval Committee, Council approved the Centennial College, Durham College, Humber College and St Lawrence College Practical Nurse programs for five years, to December 31, 2009. Other Practical Nurse programs have received initial approval by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, which Council has identified as meeting the requirements pending a full program assessment.
BScN programs must be approved by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN). The BScN as entry to practice comes into effect on January 1, 2005, and CASN informed Council that all programs will be reviewed and approved by December 31, 2004.
Practice Guideline:Refusing Assignments and Discontinuing Nursing Services
Members have requested guidance in making decisions about issues related to provision of nursing services such as refusing an assignment, declining overtime and job action or strikes. The new practice guideline outlines key decision points and a decision-making process to guide nurses in weighing their professional and personal obligations with regard to these difficult ethical dilemmas. It includes real-life scenarios to demonstrate application of the decision process and identifies strategies for maintaining a quality practice setting. The practice guideline will be sent to all members with the March edition of The Standard.
Nursing Footcare Standards document discontinued
Council decided to discontinue the Nursing Footcare Standard document. A recent review found that it contained outdated information and that more relevant information is provided in other CNO documents. A list of these documents will be provided in the March 2005 issue of The Standard.
2005 Budget
Council approved the 2005 budget. Revenues for 2005 are estimated to be approximately $22.4 million, while expenses are estimated to be $22 million, resulting in an estimated surplus of $300,000 for the year. A breakdown of how your membership dollar is spent will appear in the June 2005 issue of The Standard.
When the current membership fee was approved in 2000, Council's goal was to hold the line on fees until 2005. Due to careful management and increased revenues, a fee increase is not anticipated, unless something unforeseen occurs, until 2010.
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