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For nurse practitioners

​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 an​d all legislation relevant to nursing pr​​actice. ​​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​ ResourcesBylaw In-force

​Regis​​tered Nurses & Nurse Practitioners: Professional Standards

View​ | Dow​nload PDF​​​​ [12 pages | 771 KB]​​​​​


​April 1, 2026

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

View | Dow​nload PDF​​​ [4 pages | 529 KB]​​​

​​April 1, 2026

Nurses: Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship

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April 1, 2026

Nurses: Conflict​​ of Interest

View | Download PDF [3 pages | 95 KB]

April 1, 2026

Nurses: Co​​​nsent

View | Download PDF [3 pages | 991 KB]​

April 1, 2026​

Nurses: Duty to Provide​​ Care

View | Download PDF [3 pages | 968 KB]

April 1, 2026

Nurses: Duty to Re​port

View | Download ​PDF [2 pages | 639 KB]

April 1, 2026




Practice standards​

Standard Title
LEARNING​ Resources
Bylaw In-force

​Nurse Practitioners: A​​dvanced Procedures and Activities

View​ | ​Download PDF [3 pages | 167 KB]​​​​​

  • ​N/A
​April 1, 2026​

​Nur​​se Practitioners: Consultation and Referral

View​ | ​Download PDF [2 pages | 562 KB]​​​​​

  • ​N/A
​April 1, 2026​

Nurses Practitioners: Medical Assistance in Dying ​ 

View | ​Download PDF [6 pages | 1,393 KB]​​​

​April 1, 2026​

​N​urse Practitioners: Mental Health & Capacity Assessments

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  • ​N/A
​April 1, 2026​

​Nurse Practitioners: Pres​cribing Drugs

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  • ​N/A
​April 1, 2026​

​Nurse Practitioners: Pre​scribing for Opioid Use Disorder and/or Prescribed Alternatives

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  • ​​N/A
​April 1, 2026​

​Nurse Practitioners: Screening ​​and Diagnostic Tests & Imaging

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  • ​N/A​​
​April 1, 2026​

​Employed Student Licen​sees

View​ | ​Download PDF​ [3 pages | 745 KB]​​​​​

  • ​N/A
​​April 1, 2026​

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

View | Download PDF [4 pages | 991 KB]​

​​April 1, 2026

​Nurses: Document​​atio​n

​​Vie​w | Download PDF [3 pages | 955 KB]​​

​​April 1, 2026

​Nurses: Me​​dica​​tion ​​​

​​View​ | ​Download PDF [12 pages | 278 KB]​

​​​April 1, 2026

Nurses: Preventing Transmission of Communicable Diseases

View | Do​wnload PDF [3 pages | 108 KB]

​April 1, 2026

Nurses: Privacy and Confidentiality​

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​April 1, 2026

Nurses: Regulatory Supervision of Stude​​nts

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​April 1, 2026

Nurses: Us​​e of Title ​

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​April 1, 2026





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