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The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), known in French as the Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada (AIIC), is the national professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered practical nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and retired nurses across all 13 provinces and territories in Canada.
The CMA Code of Ethics and Professionalism (Code) is a document produced by the Canadian Medical Association. The Code articulates the ethical and professional commitments and responsibilities of the medical profession in Canada. [1]
Although much of nursing ethics can appear similar to medical ethics, there are some factors that differentiate it. Breier-Mackie [5] suggests that nurses' focus on care and nurture, rather than cure of illness, results in a distinctive ethics. Furthermore, nursing ethics emphasizes the ethics of everyday practice rather than moral dilemmas. [2]
The College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) is the professional and regulatory body for more than 36,000 [1] registered nurses and nurse practitioners licensed to practice in the province of Alberta, Canada. The CRNA regulates registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified graduate nurses, graduate nurses and graduate nurse practitioners.
[2] [3] He established and was the first director of the Canadian Medical Association Department of Ethics and Legal Affairs. [4] [5] Dr. Kluge is the author of the International Medical Informatics Association's code of ethics and their ethics handbook. [6] Additionally, he is a fellow in the Royal Society of Canada. [2]
ONA has more than 14,000 nursing student affiliates; all members of the Canadian Nursing Students' Association who study in the province. ONA is a member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses' Union (CFNU), and thereby affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). ONA is also a member of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
A code of practice is adopted by a profession (or by a governmental or non-governmental organization) to regulate that profession. A code of practice may be styled as a code of professional responsibility, which will discuss difficult issues and difficult decisions that will often need to be made, and then provide a clear account of what behavior is considered "ethical" or "correct" or "right ...
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students in the province of Ontario, Canada. RNAO provides a strong and credible voice for the nursing profession to influence and promote healthy public policy .