Licensed Practical Nurses: Professional Standards
Preventing the transmission of communicable diseases is a core nursing responsibility. This page brings together BCCNM resources that support nurses to meet the practice standard Nurses: Preventing Transmission of Communicable Diseases. Use this page alongside current legislation, organizational policies, and your professional judgment.
Being "appropriately immunized" means that nurses are expected to protect clients from infection and follow all applicable employer and Ministry of Health policies. Employers may require vaccination as part of their infection prevention and control measures.
Immunization
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings | Public Health Agency of Canada
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