Care Delivery

  • Virtual Nursing Practice

    Introduction The Newfoundland and Labrador College of Nurses is the regulatory body for nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The mandate of the College is to protect the public through regulation of the nursing profession in accordance with the Nurses…

  • Unregulated Care Providers In Community Settings

    This document outlines the responsibilities and accountabilities of the nurse when collaborating with the client, family, health care professionals and employers to meet the needs of a client in the community setting through authorizing unregulated care providers to perform a…

  • Therapeutic Nurse Client Relationship

    The Newfoundland and Labrador College of Nurses is the regulatory body for all nurses in the province. The mandate of the College is to protect the public through regulation of the nursing profession in accordance with the Nurses Act. This…

  • Nurse Practitioners Closing or Leaving Practice

    Nurse Practitioners Closing or Leaving Practice – Temporarily or Permanently Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have a professional obligation to provide safe, competent, and ethical care for clients and to establish therapeutic nurse client relationships (TNCRs) that are culturally safe and equitable.…

  • Ending the Therapeutic Nurse Practitioner Client Relationship

    Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have a professional obligation to provide safe, competent, and ethical care for clients and to establish therapeutic nurse client relationships (TNCRs) that are culturally safe and equitable. TNCRs are foundational to the practice of an NP, however,…

  • Care Directives Pre-Printed Orders

    The purpose of this document is to outline the practice expectations for nurses implementing care (medical) directives or preprinted orders to carry out specific competencies that are within the scope of the nurse, but would otherwise require a client-specific, direct…

  • Considerations for Determining Assignment of Care

    The Newfoundland and Labrador College of Nurses has the legislated authority to set the scope of practice for nurses in the province of NL. Nurses are accountable to practice independently and in collaboration with the health care team while understanding…

  • Virtual Nursing Licensure Requirements

    The Newfoundland and Labrador College of Nurses is the regulatory body for nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The primary mandate of the College is public protection. The College achieves this by ensuring that nurses meet the requirements for registration…

  • Documentation Principles

    In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Nurses is the regulatory body for nurses with a mandate to protect the public through regulation of the profession in accordance with nursing legislation. This document applies to all nurses…