NNPBC's Professional Practice team works closely with agency partners and relevant working groups to ensure that Certified Practice Decision Support Tools and Competencies remain up to date and align with current standards and processes.
Provide Feedback
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| NNPBC is seeking feedback on content revisions for DSTs 300-304 |
Feedback Survey
If you are interested in providing feedback on the draft DSTs, please provide your feedback using this survey by June 25, 2025.
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Recent Updates
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June 6, 2025
In November 2024, the BCCNM approved revisions to the Registered Nurse Certified Practice Limits and Conditions to clarify that RNs certified in Contraceptive Management may prescribe, dispense, administer, insert, or remove any contraception, not just hormonal contraception. NNPBC has developed a new DST (803) to guide RN(c)s in the insertion and removal of intrauterine contraceptives. In addition, an additional competency statement has been added for Contraceptive Management in the Certified Practice RN competencies. Further, minor changes have been made to the following DSTs:
To learn more about these minor changes, please read the |
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| Effective July 10th, 2024, the responsibility of stewarding Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Certified Practice DSTs has been transferred to the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). Access the CP STI DSTs here. NNPBC will retain responsibility for stewarding the Competencies for all Certified Practice areas. This includes the recent addition of competencies for nurses with Certified Practice in Opioid Use Disorder OUD). | |
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New Prescribing Course for RN Certified Practice Approved by BCCNM - April 2024 "The Safe Prescribing for Registered Nurses with Certified Practice" course is offered by the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). |
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| Changes to DSTs and competencies come in effect March 1 – December 2023. | More Info |
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Certified Practice Competencies Revision Summary – November 2022 NNPBC publishes amended Certified Practice competency statements to include prescribing and specific competency language. |
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New Limits and Conditions for Certified Practice Approved – October 2022 In October 2022, the BC College of Nurse and Midwives Board approved new limits and conditions for RN Certified Practice. |
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Revisions to RN and RPN Standards, Limits, Conditions Approved – October 2022 In October 2022, the BC College of Nurses and Midwives Board approved revisions to RN and RPN standards, limits, and conditions related to prescribing. |
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Revised Contraceptive Management DSTs Published – August 2022 Revisions were made to the Contraceptive Management DSTs. |
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Archived Updates