Canadian Rules and morality beliefs

[loquacity]

Hi. Im semi-new at allnurses and i am a nursing student and i was just wonerding whether there are any rules that allow a nurse to skip out on doing a procedure that would interfere with their beliefs, morals, religious stance etc.

I have read that in the US there is a provison that allows this, but im curious whether this is true in canada. I really would like any information anyone has to offer. Thanks

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[papawjohn]

Hey Loquacity

Interesting that our chosen work rubs up against ethical issues so often and so close, eh? I just posted an ethical dilemma of my own here--about hurricane preparedness. (Would you go to work--leave family at home or their work--with a hurricane headed to your city? Remember--they don't evacuate patients from hospitals, so you're leaving your co-workers who DO show up to handle things?)

Anyhow--to answer your questions. We have 50 separate Boards of Nursing writing rules, so I guess to some degree it depends on what state you're in--down here. In general--it's hard to imagine anyone being FORCED to participate in something they have strong objections to. I frankly find the care of brain-dead organ donors to be a problem. I will do it if for some reason NOONE else will, but don't feel good about it. Always--in EVERY case--where this has come up, some co-worker stepped up and took that assignment. (Some nurses really like this.)

Welcome to a great profession and good luck to ya

Papaw John

[DusktilDawn]

welcome fellow canadian

i'm in ontario, the college of nurses of ontario does have a compendium of standards and practice for nurses in ontario which you can obtain from them.

they also have a contact number for members with specific question regarding practice.

i'm wouldn't be surprised if in alberta you could obtain a similiar compendium of standards and practices from alberta's college of nurses.

is there anything specific that you are referring to concerning conflicts between personal ethics, beliefs, moral stance, religious stance, etc and the practice of nursing?

best of luck in school loquacity.

[zacarias, ASN, RN]

If I'm not wrong I think every employer (law-abiding employer) in the US is required to reassign or excuse it's employees from certain tasks should it be against their beliefs, religious or otherwise.

Of course if the majority of your job descriptions is against your beliefs then I would hope the employer and employee would not contract themselves in the first place.

[loquacity]

If I'm not wrong I think every employer (law-abiding employer) in the US is required to reassign or excuse it's employees from certain tasks should it be against their beliefs, religious or otherwise.

Of course if the majority of your job descriptions is against your beliefs then I would hope the employer and employee would not contract themselves in the first place.

thanks all of that stuff was actually really helpfu mand i did look uo some stuff on the alberta nurse website thing. thanks all.