C-26, r. 153 - Code of ethics of nursing assistants

Section 4.01.01 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

4.01.01. In addition to the acts referred to in section 59 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), an act referred to in section 59.1 of that Code and any act determined pursuant to paragraph 1 of the second paragraph of section 152 of that Code, the following acts are derogatory to the dignity of the profession:

(a)  unduly soliciting of clientele, whether directly or indirectly;

(b)  directly or indirectly allowing the title of nursing assistant to be used illegally;

(c)  entering false items in a patient’s record or to insert notes under another person’s signature;

(d)  altering in the patient’s record notes already entered or to replace any part thereof with intent to falsify them;

(e)  personally making excessive use of narcotics, controlled drugs, psychotropic substances including alcohol or any other product which could affect his faculties during the performance of his duties;

(f)  unwarranted dispensing to a patient of narcotics, controlled drugs, psychotropic substances including alcohol, or any product which could affect the patient’s health;

(g)  appropriating narcotics, controlled drugs, psychotropic substances including alcohol, supplies of any kind or any other property belonging to his employer or a patient;

(h)  favouring a patient to the detriment of other patients for his own personal gain;

(i)  refusing to give professional information to a member of the multidisciplinary team or, as the case may be, to any competent person who so requests in the performance of his duties and when the needs of his patient so require;

(j)  communicating, without the prior written authorization of the syndic or assistant syndic, with a person who requested an inquiry or any person assisting him within the meaning of section 122.2 of the Code or with a witness summoned by the complainant pursuant to section 146 of the Code, where the nursing assistant is informed that he is the subject of an inquiry by the syndic of the Order, or an assistant syndic, pursuant to section 122 of the Professional Code or where notice of a complaint has been served on him in accordance with section 132 of the Code;

(k)  voluntarily leaving without sufficient reason a patient requiring supervision or refusing without sufficient reason to provide care and not making sure that competent relief personnel will take over where the nursing assistant can reasonably ensure such relief;

(l)  performing an act or behaving in a way that is contrary to what is generally admitted in the practice of the profession.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. C-26, r. 111, s. 4.01.01; O.C. 550-84, s. 2; O.C. 594-98, s. 5.