I-8, r. 3 - Regulation respecting certain professional activities which may be engaged in by nursing assistants

Section 2 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

2. Nursing assistants may perform the following professional activities:

(1)  provide maintenance care of a tracheostomy connected to a ventilator, when the parameters of the ventilator are regulated;

(2)  open a device incorporated into the ventilation circuit in order to administer a metered-dose inhaler;

(3)  ventilate using a manual, self-inflating resuscitator, whether connected to an oxygen source or not;

(4)  reinstall the tracheal cannula in case of decannulation, in emergency situations, and in the absence of an authorized professional available to perform an immediate intervention.

O.C. 418-2008, s. 2.