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Summary of the top consultation topics for the 2nd quarter of 2025.

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Practice Consultation Trends

Nurse consultants provide practice support through consultations to nurses, employers, and the public to support safe, competent and ethical nursing practice. Here is a summary of the top consultation topics for the 2nd quarter of 2025.

Practice Support

The consultations provide support in navigating nursing legislation and regulations, understanding the scope of nursing practice, and meeting the standards of practice and practicing in accordance with NANB regulatory resources.

The Summary of Practice Consultations highlights the most common consultation topics and related queries and various resources that support nursing practice in relation to the trending queries.

Summary of Practice Consultations

  • Scope of Practice

    Nurses & employers asked if specific activities are within scope.

    Did you know? Various elements must be considered to be able to determine what is within the nurse`s scope of practice. The Role of the Nurse and Scope of Practice Toolkit* includes a decision-making tool to assist in determining if a specific activity should be performed

  • NP Standards of Practice

    NP inquired about the expectations when leaving a practice.

    Did you know? The Guideline for NP Practice* provides guidance on specific aspects of NP practice such as initiating a practice, accepting clients in their practice, terminating the NP-client relationship, and terminating their practice.

  • Recognition of Nursing Practice

    Nurses inquired if providing specific services in the context of self-employment was considered nursing practice.    

    Did you know? All nurses involved in a non-clinical role,an emerging field of nursing practice or self-employed practice must submit an assessment of practice to determine if the proposed practice is considered nursing. For more information: Recognition of Nursing Practice and Self-Employed Practice Toolkit*.

  • Documentation

    Nurses asked about appropriatness of specific documentation content, late charting and signatures.

    Did you know? The Standards for Documentation* explain the regulatory and legislative requirements for nursing documentation. Nurses are accountable for ensuring that their documentation is accurate and demonstrates the application of the nursing process and the care provided. In addition employer policies support documentation practices by providing appropriate documentation tools, and further specifying expectations in relation to documentation methodology, late entries and signatures, amongst others.

    *The NANB resources are available in the Document Library.

If you have a question about these topics, resources or nursing practice, please contact a nurse consultant at Practiceconsultation@nanb.nb.ca

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