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Welcome to the new ARNNL web site!
We would appreciate your feedback on our new site. If you have comments or suggestions, please use our new online feedback form to let us know what you think.

ARNNL is the regulatory body and professional organization representing all Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners in the province. In pursuit of its vision, Excellence in Nursing, ARNNL exists so there will be public protection, quality health care, and healthy public policy.

Registered Nurses are self-regulated health care professionals who work autonomously and in collaboration with others. RNs enable individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations to achieve their optimal health. RNs coordinate health care, deliver direct services and support clients in their self-care decisions and actions in situations of health, illness, injury and disability in all stages of life. RNs contribute to the health care system through their work in direct practice, education, administration, research and policy in a wide array of settings (CNA, 2007).

April 1, 2010: The CCP tutorial is now available. Just select CCP Tutorial from the Continuing Competence tab on the main menu bar above.

Nursing – A Self-Regulating Profession

Self- regulation is based on the belief that the profession has the special knowledge required to set standards for professional nursing practice (CNA, 2002). Regulation refers to the forms and processes through which order, control, and consistency are brought to a practice (CNA, 2001). The nursing profession uses self-regulation to protect the public.

All practicing nurses are involved in self-regulation. Registered Nurses act in the best interest of the public and participate in self-regulation when they accept accountability for their own practice, including being accountable to understand and apply the Standards relevant to their area of practice, role, and setting. The authority for the governance of all matters pertaining to the overall regulation of professional nursing in this province is granted to ARNNL through the Registered Nurses Act. This includes accountability to establish and monitor the standards for practice of members and provide consultation to assist registered nurses with the application of standards to all roles and practice settings.