Quality Assurance

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (CLPNNL) believes that quality assurance and quality improvement are integral to the public receiving safe, competent, compassionate, and ethical nursing care. Proactive regulation which focuses on promoting good practice and preventing poor practice is also essential to effective regulation. By directing our efforts upstream, the College aims to proactively prevent and mitigate the risk of harm to the public of NL.

Quality Framework

The Quality Framework was developed as a broad representation of all the work that CLPNNL undertakes as an organization to ensure that the public of NL are receiving safe, competent and ethical nursing care.

The framework consists of 7 key elements that are at the core of public protection:

 The Quality Assurance Program is one of the elements of CLPNNL's Quality Framework.

Quality Assurance Program

In November 2021, Section 29.1, the Quality Assurance Committee, was added to the Licensed Practical Nurses Act,2005.  This addition to the Act requires CLPNNL to establish a QA committee and develop a program of quality assurance for licensed practical nurses in NL. Sections 29.1 through to 29.5 specifically relate to the formation of the committee; the development of a QA program; the requirement for an LPN to comply with any request or directive from the QA committee; as well as the powers of the QA committee in the review of the practice of an LPN. Quality assurance is a proactive measure to address practice issues of LPNs. It is a supportive framework that works to assist members to meet the expected LPN standards for nursing care in the province. The QA Program Document outlines the process of how matters will be assessed and addressed through the QA review process.