Unit 2 Resources - Federal and Provincial Health Systems

Unit 2 : Week 3 and 4 consisted of each of our roles within the Canadian Health Care System. We discussed the Canada Health Act and whether or not it should be modernized to fit health care as it has evolved over the years. This is also when we started drafting our ePortfolio.

College of Nurse of Ontario. (2020, February). Legislation and Regulation An Introduction to the Nursing Act, 1991. https://www.cno.org/globalassets/docs/prac/41064_fsnursingact.pdf

Information from the College of Nurses of Ontario regarding the Nursing Act and health legislation for nurses in Ontario to follow.

Flood, C.M, & Thomas, B. (2016). Modernizing the Canada health act. Dalhousie Law Journal, 39(2), 398-411.

Article discussing the need for the updating of the Canada Health Act. The article discusses what is missing as health care continues to advance.

Government of Canada. (n.d.). Canada Health Act. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/canada-health-act.html

An outline and description of the Canada Health Act with links to specific legislation.

Government of Canada. (n.d.). Canada's Health Care System. Retrieved January 21 2022, from

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/reports-publications/health-care-system/canada.html#a3

The Government of Canada website that describes the uniqueness of Canadians in regards to the willingness for Canadians to share resources. The website breaks down the evolution of the HealthCare system. It gives details of the federal Government within Canada and the 5 principles of the Canada Health Act.

Health Canada. (2005, May 16). Canada Health Act - Links to Provincial and Territorial Health Care Web Resources. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care- system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/provincial-territorial-health-care-resources.html

This webpage is used to separate all of the provinces and territories and identifies each of the health care web resources you would require for information.

https://www.cno.org/en/what-is-cno/

Website for the College of Nurses of Ontario. This website has a description of what the CNO is and what it does and also the standards of nursing within Ontario.

https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=mastectomy-prostheses-reconstruction

Used this website just to gain information in regards to what is "covered" by OHIP versus other provincial health care coverage.

College of Nurses. (2019, January). Practice Standards: Code of Conduct. https://www.cno.org/globalassets/docs/prac/49040_code-of-conduct.pdf

A PDF for the nurses code of conduct that the puble can expect to receive their care in this way. Six principles within the code of conduct : Nurses respect the dignity of patients and treat them as individuals, Nurses work together to promote patient well-being, Nurses maintain patients' trust by providing safe and competent care, Nurses work respectfully with colleagues to best meet patients' needs, Nurses act with integrity to maintain patients' trust, and Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.