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Nursing Standards > Learning Centre > Online Learning Modules
Page modified November 09, 2007
Nursing Standards
Outreach Program
Learning Module controls IMPORTANT NOTICE
This module is designed to help nurses understand College practice standards and related documents. It is not an educational course.
Viewing the module and responding to the questions does not replace reading the entire practice standard or document.
Current College publications are available to download for free. Participation in learning modules is self-directed and anonymous. We do not keep records of your participation in the modules.
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Utilization of RNs and RPNs
Nurses and employers often question which category of nurse is prepared to meet various client needs since RNs and RPNs share a legislated scope of practice.
The College's Utilization of RNs and RPNs practice guideline interprets the level of autonomy and consultation required for each category of nurse, and guides the decision process through the examination of the characteristics of the nurse, client population and environment.
Objectives
- Identify the similarities and differences between RNs and RPNs.
- Outline the three factor framework.
- Describe how each component of the three factor framework affects the choice of the appropriate category of nurse.
- Apply the three factor framework to nursing practice examples.
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You Asked Us
- Does the College approve of the anaesthesia assistant role for Registered Nurses?
- Can RPNs work as triage nurses?
- Can RPNs perform specific procedures in a doctor's office?
- Can RPNs initiate controlled act procedures?
- Should RPNs only work in settings such as long-term care where client conditions are mostly predictable and less complex?
- Can RPNs in the community initiate wound care for community-based clients?
- Should nurse-client assignments be based on room numbers?
- Can RPNs maintain an IV infusion pump and administer fluids, medications and blood products intravenously to clients?
- Can RPNs accept telephone orders given by a physician or RN(EC), or communicated by a pharmacist?
- Can RPNs conduct an admission assessment on a client upon arrival to a hospital unit?
- Can an RPN work in the role of circulating nurse in the operating room?
Additional Resources
- An Introduction to the Nursing Act, 1991 - reference document (#41064)
- Ethics - practice standard (#41034)
- Medication - practice standard (#41007)
- Professional Standards (Revised 2002) - practice standard (#41006)
- RHPA – Scope of Practice, Controlled Acts Model - reference document (#41052)
- Telepractice - practice guideline(#41041)
- Utilization of RNs and RPNs - practice guideline (#41062)
- RNs and RPNs - Working Together - online article
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