Legislation

Question 1

What does professional legislation include:

Answer 1

• Nurse’s Act (36)

- Professional code

Question 2

The legal framework is composed of different acts/charts. Which once ?

Answer 2

1. Canadian charter of rights and freedom
2. Civil code of Quebec
   Act respecting health services and social services
   Youth protection act Quebec

Question 3

Excerpts of Canadian Charter Rights and Freedom

Answer 3

1. Every human being who’s life is in peril as right to assistance
2. Every person has de right to non-disclosure of confidentiel information

Question 4

Civil code of Quebec excerpts:

Answer 4

1. No person may be made to undergo care of any nature (consent)
2. Consent to state of health of a minor is given by caregiver of parent.
3. No person may me confined in a social Health institution or psychiatric center after assessment concluding that confinement is necessary without their consent or without authorization by the law or court.

Question 5

The Act respecting Health Services excepts:

Answer 5

1. No person may be made do undergo care of any nature except with consent.
2. Force, isolation, mechanical means or chemicals mais not be used to place a person under control in a installation maintain end by institution on except from preventing him from harm to himself. The use must be minimal and resorted to only exceptional use.
   - detail in person’s report
   - adopt procedure for application

Question 6

Youth protection act Quebec

Answer 6

Professionals that have a reasonable ground to believe that the security of a child is in danger must bring the situation to the attention of director

Question 7

Ottawa charter for health promotion (WHO) in 1986. What were some of their strategies?

Answer 7

1. Build healthy public policy
2. Create supportive environment
3. Strengthen community action
4. Developing personal skills
5. Reorienting health services

Question 8

Date? A New Perspective of the Health of Canadians

Answer 8

Health shifts from medical approach to behavioral approach
Led the way to develop health promotion
Acknowledgment internationally

Question 9

1978

Answer 9

Alma Alta Declaration (WHO)
health is a state complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, an not the absence of disease.
Health is fundamental human right. Identified PRIMARY HEALTH CARE as the key to the attainment of the goal of Health for All by 2000

Question 10

1984

Answer 10

Canada Health Act
- Individual lifestyle + health promotion + action against the social, environmental and occupational factors of health diseases.

Question 11

1986

Answer 11

1. Achieving health for all: a framework for health promotion
2. Ottawa charter d’or health promotion

Question 12

Achieving health for all: 1986

Answer 12

Proposed health promotion as an approcha to halo Canadians meet emerging health problems.

Question 13

Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (WHO): 1986

Answer 13

Responsibility of health on SOCIETY.

Question 14

1968-1972

Answer 14

Medicare implemented in Canada

Question 15

Mid-1970’s

Answer 15

Curative health care cost rising, health status not improved tho. PROBLEM. How to decrease health cost? How to improve health of Canada ?

Question 16

1985

Answer 16

Mcgill nursing model presented

Question 17

Quebec nurses Act:

Answer 17

• establishes code of conduct
  2. Regulates profession
  3. Ensures protection of the public
  4. Clear guideline for nurses
  5. Sets standards for professional ideal
  6. Ensure that disciplinary and legal measures can be taken