Standards

For licensed practical nurses

Practice and ethics standards set out requirements related to specific aspects of nurses’ practice. They link with other standards, policies, and bylaws of the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives and all legislation relevant to nursing practice. Nurses practise in a culturally safe manner, respecting Indigenous Peoples and diverse communities, and work to eliminate discrimination and systemic barriers in health care.

Ethics and practice standards

Effective April 1, 2026, all ethics and practice standards, and any amendments to them, are made a bylaw under the authority of the Health Professions and Occupations Act, B.C.

Ethics standards

Standard Title	LEARNING Resources	Bylaw In-force
Licensed Practical Nurses: Professional Standards View \| Download PDF [5 pages \| 621 KB]	Case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Nurses & Midwives: Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-Racism View \| Download PDF [4 pages \| 529 KB]	Readings, videos, courses, reports	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship View \| Download PDF [5 pages \| 166 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources Web module — Boundaries	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Conflict of Interest View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 95 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Consent View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 991 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Duty to Provide Care View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 968 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Duty to Report View \| Download PDF [2 pages \| 639 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026

Practice standards

Standard Title	LEARNING Resources	Bylaw In-force
Licensed Practical Nurses: Acting Under Client-specific Orders View \| Download PDF [17 pages \| 949 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Licensed Practical Nurses: Acting Within Autonomous Scope of Practice View \| Download PDF [14 pages \| 984 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Licensed Practical Nurses: Medical Assistance in Dying View \| Download PDF [6 pages \| 745 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources	April 1, 2026
Employed Student Licensees View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 745 KB]	N/A	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Delegation to Unregulated Care Providers View \| Download PDF [4 pages \| 991 KB]	Case studies, other resources Ask a consultant: Delegation to UCPs	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Documentation View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 955 KB]	FAQs and other resources Web module — Documentation	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Medication View \| Download PDF [12 pages \| 278 KB]	FAQs, case studies, other resources Web module — Understanding the medication practice standard	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Preventing Transmission of Communicable Diseases View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 108 KB]	Immunization resource	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Privacy and Confidentiality View \| Download PDF [5 pages \| 537 KB]	FAQs and case studies Web module — Privacy and confidentiality	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Regulatory Supervision of Students View \| Download PDF [3 pages \| 300 KB]	FAQs, case study, other resources	April 1, 2026
Nurses: Use of Title View \| Download PDF [10 pages \| 205 KB]	FAQs and other resources	April 1, 2026

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Standards

​​Ethics and practice standards​

​​Ethics standards​

​Lice​nsed Practical Nurses: Professional Standards

​Nurses & Midwives: Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultur​al Humility, and Anti-Racism ​​

Nurses: Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship

Nurses: Conflict​​ of Interest

Nurses: Co​​​nsent

Nurses: Duty to Provide​​ Care

Nurses: Duty to Re​port

Practice standards​

Licensed Practical Nurses: Acting Under Client-specific Orders ​ ​

Lice​nsed Practical Nurses: ​Acting Within Autonomous Scope of Practice

Lice​nsed Practical Nurses: Medical Assistance in Dying ​

​Employed Student Licen​sees

​​Nurses: Delegation to Unregulated Care Provider​s​​

​Nurses: Document​​atio​n

​Nurses: Me​​dica​​tion ​​​

Nurses: Preventing Transmission of Communicable Diseases

Nurses: Privacy and Confidentiality​

Nurses: Regulatory Supervision of Stude​​nts

Nurses: Us​​e of Title ​

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Ethics and practice standards

Ethics standards

Licensed Practical Nurses: Professional Standards

Nurses & Midwives: Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-Racism

Nurses: Conflict of Interest

Nurses: Consent

Nurses: Duty to Provide Care

Nurses: Duty to Report

Practice standards

Licensed Practical Nurses: Acting Under Client-specific Orders

Licensed Practical Nurses: Acting Within Autonomous Scope of Practice

Licensed Practical Nurses: Medical Assistance in Dying

Employed Student Licensees

Nurses: Delegation to Unregulated Care Providers

Nurses: Documentation

Nurses: Medication

Nurses: Privacy and Confidentiality

Nurses: Regulatory Supervision of Students

Nurses: Use of Title

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