Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association

One of the ways SRNA supports nursing practice is through our ASK A PRACTICE ADVISOR columns (from the SRNA Newsbulletin). These columns provide current information and guidelines about nursing practice issues. For easy access, we have provided separate links for each column. Let us know if you have an idea for one of our columns.

• Abbreviations Can Cause Medication Errors - June/July 2004
• Administration Of CPR - October 2006
• Adult Guardianship and Co-decisionmaking Act and Regulations - Decemeber 2007/January 2008
• Assignment And Delegation - June/July 2005
• Camp Nursing - June 2002
• Charting By Exception - February/March 2003
• Clinical Practice Standards - August/September 2003
• Computers and Technology Use - April/May 2007
• Confidentiality - October/November 2003
• Contingency PLANS - October 2001
• Continuing Competence Program - December/January 2005
• Critical Incident Regulations - February/March 2005
• Direct Care Provider - How Does Leadership Contribute To Quality Care - June/July 2006
• Documentation - December 2002
• Drug Sample Distribution by RN(NP)s - February/March 2007
• Emergency Services: RN Responsibility and Accountability When Physicians Are Not Available - February/March 2008
• Grad Nursing -August/September 2004
• Health Information Protection Regulations - June/July 2007
• Influenza And Other Immunization Considerations – October/November 2005
• Monitoring And Interpreting Data - December/January 2006
• Nursing Resources on the Internet - October/November 2008
• Occupational Health Nursing And The Need To Maintain Confidentiality - December/January 2004
• Overtime And Fatigue - April/May 2003
• Policy In Nursing Care – April/May 2005
• Preventing Influenza is one way to maintain Patient Safety and Public Health - December 2008/January 2009
• Professional Designation - February/March 2004
• Professional Obligations as an RN - Summer 2008
• Reporting Real Or Potential Adverse Events – August/Sept 2005
• Role Of SCAs In Administering Medications In Long Term Care Facilities - April/May 2004
• Scope Of Practice - June/July 2003
• Staffing in Emergency Departments - February /March 2009
• Standards And Foundations Competencies - December/January 2007
• Student Employees Providing Nursing Care - April/May 2006
• Substance Misuse And Chemical Dependency By Nurses - February/March 2006
• Supervision of Grad Nurses - June/July 2009
• Supervision of Nursing Students - April/May 2008
• Voluntary Assistance In An Emergency Event - October/November 2004
• What is Collaborative Practice - October/November 2007
• What is the difference between a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and the Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) RN(NP)? - March/April 2009
• Who is Responsible for the Care I Deliver? - January 2010