Unshakeable confidence in nursing and midwifery care | BCCNM's commitment to action: One year on | On Sept. 29, 2021, we published BCCNM's Commitment to Action: Constructive disruption to Indigenous-specific racism amongst B.C. Nurses and Midwives. In our action plan, we identified three broad areas of focus—systems, behaviours, and beliefs. One year on, we are pleased to provide a progress update on each action item. Read more | | REVISED Standards, limits, and conditions for prescribing The board approved revisions to the Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses and Scope of Practice for Registered Psychiatric Nurses related to prescribing. These changes take effect Nov. 7, 2022. Read more | | Five joint statements rescinded BCCNM rescinded five joint statements that are no longer relevant due to amendments to Regulations, experience in practice, and/or establishment of standards. They are: Orders and Delegation; Managing Labour; Pharmacists' Authority to Adjust Interchange and Substitute Medication Orders; Registered Dietitians' Authority to Recommend Vitamins and Minerals for Therapeutic Diets; and Dispensing Medications. This change takes effect immediately. Read more | Election time The 2022 BCCNM election will be held this fall. All BCCNM registrants in good standing (LPN, NP, RN, RPN, LGN, and midwives, except employed student registrants) can vote in this online election. There are two board positions to be filled. Learn more | |
Changes to pharmacists' authority to renew prescriptions, prescribe and administer medications Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the College of Pharmacists of BC (CPBC) has approved changes to permit pharmacists in B.C. to administer a wider range of drugs by injection and intranasal route, and to adapt existing prescriptions for a wider range of drugs and conditions. CPBC is also working towards extending the expiry date for all prescriptions from one year to two years. These changes are expected to take effect Oct. 14, 2022. Read more
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| BCCNM publishes a variety of professional conduct notices on its website. These notices include consent agreements, Discipline Committee and Inquiry Committee notices, and Inquiry and Discipline hearing notices. While all of these notices are public information, only exceptional outcomes (i.e., Inquiry Committee order, Discipline order, hearing outcome) and circumstances (i.e., discipline hearing) are highlighted in registrant newsletters. | Office closed BCCNM's office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10. We will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11. | | You are receiving this email because you are either a registrant of BCCNM or you signed up to receive emails from us. BCCNM is legally required to deliver notices about nursing practice, midwifery practice and professional regulation to its registrants. If you are a retired nurse or retired midwife or if you are not a registrant and no longer wish to receive emails from us, please unsubscribe below. | | | | |