M-9, r. 1.1 - Regulation respecting certain surgical first assistance activities that may be engaged in by a nurse

Section 3 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3. To be authorized to engage in the activities referred to in section 2, nurses must

(1)  have a minimum of 24 months of experience in an operating suite during the last 5 years;

(2)  hold a certificate of 30 credits of nursing practice as surgical first assistant issued by a Québec university;

(3)  hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing;

(4)  hold a biennial attestation in advanced cardiac life support issued by an instructor trainer recognized by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec, according to the standards of the Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada;

(5)  engage in those activities in the following places:

(a)  a hospital centre operated by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

(b)  a specialized medical centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services;

(c)  a private health facility within the scope of medical services provided as “associated medical clinics” within the meaning of those Acts;

(6)  engage in those activities in the presence of the surgeon responsible for the surgery, except for the opening or closing of the surgical wound where the surgeon must be present in the building and available at all times to intervene rapidly;

(7)  at no time practise simultaneously as a scrub nurse.

O.C. 344-2012, s. 3.