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​BCCNM is introducing a jurisprudence requirement for licensees. It is being rolled out in phases. Nurses and midwives will be contacted when it's their time to complete the modules. You are welcome to complete them now.

Requ​​irement

Complete all modules by your assigned deadline. Save your certificates of completion, as you may be asked to submit them as proof you've met your requirement.

What will I learn?

The modules are broken into two groups.

First, there are six Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-racism modules to complete. BCCNM has committed to addressing Indigenous-specific racism in the health-care system, and these modules are a key introduction to this work. These are to be completed by all licensees.

The second group designation-specific. 

Nurses

Four modules on foundational principles, including scope of practice, BCCNM's role, legislation, and competence.

Midwives

Two modules on foundational principles, including scope, controls on practice and midwifery practice.

Questions?

Email qualityassurance@bccnm.ca.

​Indigenous cultural safety, cult​​ural humility and anti-racism​​​

​​ Module 1 —​​​ Key terms

An introduction to terms such as anti-racism, cultural safety, and cultural humility—what they mean and how they apply to your practice.​​​​

Module 1​​

Module 2 — Self reflective ​​practice (It starts with me)

Why ongoing critical self-reflection is important for culturally safe practice; how biases impact care; and your legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities as a nurse for self-reflection. 

Module 2

Module 3 — Anti-racist practice (Ta​king action)

Your responsibility as a nurse to address Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination in practice, and ways you can act to address Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination in practice.

Module 3 

Module 4 — ​​​Crea​ting safe health​​​-care experience  ​   ​​​​​

Foundational elements of a culturally safe health-care experience, and how valuing and respecting Indigenous knowledge helps create safe health-care experiences for Indigenous Peoples.

Module 4 

Module 5 — P​​erson-led care ​(Relational c​are)   ​  ​  ​

Learn about what person-led care is and why it is important; why effective communication is foundational to a person-led practice; and guiding principles to achieve a positive health-care experience.

Module 5

Module​​​​  6 — Strengths-based ​& trauma-informed practice
(Looking be​​low
 the surface) ​   

Covers why a strengths-based and trauma-informed practice is important for culturally safe spaces and care experiences, and applying a trauma-informed approach to your practice.

Module 6 ​​​

​​​​Foundational principles​


BCCNM and Midwifery Practice

​Understanding how midwifery is regulated in British Columbia (B.C.) and what role the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) plays in that process is essential to safe and accountable practice. This module is focused on BCCNM’s role in regulating midwifery and what that means for you as a midwife in B.C. It’s not just about rules and regulations. It’s about protecting the public and supporting you to deliver safe, competent, ethical and culturally safe care.


Navigating Midwifery Scope: Controls on Practice Framework

Think back to a time when you were asked to perform something new in your practice—maybe a procedure or activity you hadn't done before. How did you decide if it was something you were authorized to do? How did you know if it was within your scope of practice? This module explains what scope of practice is and recognize how it fits within a broader regulatory framework known as the controls on practice. You will learn to identify the four controls on practice that you must consider before performing any activity. ​​​​

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We acknowledge the rights and title of the First Nations on whose collective unceded territories encompass the land base colonially known as British Columbia. We give specific thanks to the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh Sníchim speaking Peoples the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), on whose unceded territories BCCNM’s office is located. We also give thanks for the medicines of these territories and recognize that laws, governance, and health systems tied to these lands and waters have existed here for over 9000 years.

We also acknowledge the unique and distinct rights, including rights to health and wellness, of First Nations, Inuit​ and Métis peoples from elsewhere in Canada who now live in British Columbia. As leaders in the settler health system, we acknowledge our responsibilities to these rights under international, national, and provincial law.​