College of Nurses of Ontario

Ontario, Canada

The College of Nurses of Ontario is the governing body for registered nurses, registered practical nurses and nurse practitioners, regulating nursing in the public interest.

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Leadership

Silvie Crawford, RN, BHScN, LLM - Health Law, Executive Director and CEO

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College of Nurses of Ontario

Latest News From BCCNM

Offsite Link:Nursing Registration Exams Report 2023

Posted by College of Nurses of Ontario on 16 July, 2024
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has shared the most recent Nursing Registration Exam Report, which summarizes the registration exam pass rates for Ontario-educated applicants to CNO from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, Ontario-educated CNO applicants saw an increase in first-attempt and year-end pass rates compared to 2022 across Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse and Nurse Practitioner categories.
Offsite Link:RN Prescribing: Collaborating for success

Posted by College of Nurses of Ontario on 10 June, 2024
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is proactively engaging with employers to help support the implementation of Registered Nurse (RN) prescribing in practice settings across the province. RN prescribing, which came into effect on November 6, 2023, enables qualified RNs to prescribe certain medications and communicate a diagnosis for the purpose of prescribing.
Offsite Link:New practice standard for discontinuing or declining care

Posted by College of Nurses of Ontario on 06 June, 2024
CNO has a new practice standard: Discontinuing or Declining to Provide Care. The standard was developed to help nurses understand their accountabilities when it comes to refusal of care or discontinuing nursing service. It was approved by Council on June 6.