M5R 3P1 Dear Sylvie and Patricia, Re: RNAO response to proposed "Registered Nurse Prescribing” practice standard The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) on the proposed “Registered Nurse (RN) Prescribing” practice standard. [...] Reference to communicating the diagnosis and medication prescribed to the interprofessional team Within the standard under Authority, there is reference to the obligation of the prescribing RN to communicate the diagnosis and medication prescribed to the patient and or caregiver. [...] Responsibilities of the workplace There is limited reference in the draft standard to the accountabilities related to the context of care. [...] RNAO recommends that the draft standard adhere more closely to the “Context” section of the CNO’s Scope of Practice standard. [...] RNAO is committed to collaborating with the CNO to further amend the regulations under the Nursing Act to allow RNs to prescribe a broader range of medications for approved conditions and to order diagnostic tests.
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