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Communities of Practice

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Communities of Practice Articles

CNPS beneficiaries share different communities of practice, through their professional designations, their unique specializations or the issues they share as members of the broader community of nursing.

This is a space where nurses can find articles and resources particular to their communities of practice and interests. For articles and resources by topic, please visit the Education & Resources page.

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  • Collaborative Care
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  • Cosmetic / Medical Aesthetic Nursing
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  • Long-Term Care
  • Obstetrics
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Ask a Lawyer: Documentation During Staffing Shortages

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Legal Considerations in Times of Nursing Shortages

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Ask a Lawyer: Working Under a Different Nursing Class, Designation, or Role

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Ask a Lawyer: Dual Licensure: What considerations are there if I work as a nurse, and in a different profession?

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Ask a Lawyer: Engaging with non-compliant patients and discontinuing nursing services

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Ask a Lawyer: Eligibility for CNPS Assistance: Working Outside of Canada

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Ask a Lawyer: Eligibility for CNPS Assistance: Providing Care to Non-Residents of Canada

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COVID-19

COVID-19: Considerations for Occupational Health Nurses: Disclosure of Vaccination Status (all provinces and territories)

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Article, COVID-19

Intimidation of Health-Care Professionals: Changes to the Criminal Code in Effect as of January 16, 2022

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InfoLAW: Nurses in Independent Practice: An Overview

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COVID-19

COVID-19: Footcare nursing during the pandemic

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Ask a Lawyer: Employer-Provided Professional Liability Protection

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Article, Reports and Statements

CMPA/CNPS Joint Statement on Liability Protection for NPs and Physicians in Collaborative Practice

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Ask a Lawyer: Electronic Medical Records and Independent Practice

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InfoLAW: Obstetrical Nursing

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Article

Intermittent Auscultation of the fetal heart rate

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InfoLAW: Occupational Health Nursing

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InfoLAW: Operating Room Nursing

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Ask a lawyer: Notifying police of stab wounds

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InfoLAW: Consent for CPR

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InfoLAW: Consent for the Incapable Adult

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InfoLAW: Patient Restraints

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Article

Are you a custodian or trustee of health records?

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Ask a Lawyer: Providing Cosmetic Services

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InfoLAW: Emergency Room Closures

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InfoLAW: Confidentiality of Health Information

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Ask a lawyer: Volunteer work

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Article

The Legal Status of the Fetus

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Article

Lessons from the Courtroom: Collaborative Care

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Article

Collaborative Practice: Are nurses employees or self-employed?

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InfoLAW: Community and Public Health Nursing and the Law

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Article

Are you considering a career in cosmetic nursing?

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Ask a Lawyer: Independent Practice Considerations

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InfoLAW: Emergency Room Nursing

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InfoLAW: Long-Term Care

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