G-1.021 - Act respecting the governance of the health and social services system

Section 302 Disposition versions

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302. In accordance with the by-laws of the institution, the council of nurses is responsible to the director of nursing care for

(1)  generally assessing the quality of the nursing acts performed within the institution and of the activities referred to in section 36.1 of the Nurses Act (chapter I-8) carried on in the institution;

(2)  making recommendations on the following matters:

(a)  the nursing rules applicable to its members within the institution;

(b)  the rules relating to medical care and the use of medications which apply to its members; and

(c)  the appropriate distribution of the care provided by its members within the institution;

(3)  giving its opinion on the means to be taken to assess and maintain the competence of nurses; and

(4)  assuming any other function assigned to it by the director of nursing care.

In exercising its responsibilities, the council of nurses takes into account the necessity of providing adequate and efficient services to users, the institution’s organizational structure and the resources available to the institution.

2023, c. 34, s. 302.