Although the Health Professions Acts and professional nursing standards and competencies vary across Canada,the underlying expectation is that members of any health care profession recognized in Canada have on overarching mandate to:

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Protecting the public is a core responsibility of all healthcare professionals, including nurses in Canada. This involves ensuring that patients receive safe, efficient and effective care, as well as being accountable and transparent in all aspects of nursing practice. Maintaining competence, upholding standards and duty to report are all important responsibilities for nurses, but they are all ultimately aimed at protecting the public.

Although the Health Professions Acts and Professional Nursing Standards and Competencies