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The following is a list of practice standards, practice guidelines, forms and other publications available from the College of Nurses of Ontario. All documents listed below are available free of charge.
- Standards & Guidelines - CNO
CNO provides practice standards and guidelines to support...
- Practice Standard - Documentation, Revised 2008 - CNO
This practice standard explains the regulatory and...
- Standards & Guidelines - CNO
CNO provides practice standards and guidelines to support nurses in providing safe and ethical nursing care to the people of Ontario. Practice standards outline the expectations for nurses that contribute to public protection.
This practice standard explains the regulatory and legislative requirements for nursing documentation. To help nurses2 understand and apply the standards to their individual practice, the content is divided into three standard statements that describe broad practice principles.
practice. Examples of CNO’s practice standards include Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship, Revised 2006 and Medication, Revised 2008. All standards of practice provide a guide to the knowledge, skills, judgment and attitudes that are needed to practise safely. They describe what each nurse is accountable and responsible for in practice.
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As a nurse, you are legally obligated to complete documentation. You should refer to the legislative and regulatory requirements for documentation in the province or territory that you work. In Ontario, you should first closely review the Documentation practice standard found at: https://www.cno.org/globalassets/docs/prac/41001_documentation ...
Practice standards are documents that help nurses understand their responsibilities and legal obligations to enable them to make safe, effective and ethical decisions when practising. This practice standard aims to help nurses understand the regulatory and legislative requirements for documentation.
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This document focuses on three factors — the client, the nurse and the environment — to support nurses in making decisions that are specific to their intraprofessional responsibilities when providing client care.
