The College Connection Podcast Season 6 Finale: Professional Accountability: What You Need to Know.

Practising without a valid licence is unauthorized practice and keeping your licence current is an essential part of your professional accountability. Join hosts Kelly Kean and Michelle Carpenter, College Nursing Consultants, as they welcome Bradley Walsh, Director of Registration at the NL College of Nurses, to discuss unauthorized practice and what nurses need to know about maintaining licensure with the NL College of Nurses. The conversation highlights nurses’ responsibility to confirm they hold a valid practising licence before working—including when returning from leave. We also explore currency of practice requirements, protected nursing titles, and when to contact the College about non-traditional roles or self-employment, and much more.

Resources for Nurses

Professionalism: https://nlcn.ca/standards-and-practice/practice-resources/code-of-professional-conduct/ https://nlcn.ca/standards-and-practice/practice-resources/professionalism/

Licensure Policies: https://nlcn.ca/apply/licensure-policies/

Evidence of Good Character: https://nlcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Evidence-of-Good-Character.pdf

Practice Hours Reporting: https://nlcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Practice-Hours-Reporting.pdf

Under Review or Investigation in Another Jurisdiction: https://nlcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Under-Review-or-Investigation-in-another-Jurisdiction.pdf

Verification of Licensure: https://nlcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Verification-of-Licensure.pdf

Unauthorized Practice: https://nlcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Unauthorized-Practice.pdf

Criminal Record Check: https://nlcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Criminal-Record-Check.pdf

Appealing a Licensure Decision: https://nlcn.ca/apply/appealing-licensure-decision/

Liability Protection: https://nlcn.ca/renew-your-licence/liability-protection/

CNPS — Professional Liability Protection and Core Services (RNs, NPs and RPNs): https://cnps.ca/services/plp-core/

CNPS — Eligibility, Registration and Renewal: https://cnps.ca/join-or-renew/

Navacord — Canadian LPN Insurance Program: https://www.lloydsadd.com/insurance/specialty-programs/lpn/ Licensure and Service Fees: https://nlcn.ca/renew-your-licence/fees/ Like, Share, Subscribe!

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The Duty to Report!

A conversation about our responsibility to protect the public & uphold professional standards.

When does a concern about another nurse become something you’re required to report?

In this episode of College Connection Podcast, Michelle Carpenter and Wanda Squires sit down with Brenda Carroll, Director of Professional Conduct Review, to explore a nurse’s Duty to Report. They discuss what the Duty to Report means in practice, when a report to the College may be required, and why reporting certain concerns is an important part of protecting the public and maintaining trust in the nursing profession.

As nurses, understanding your reporting responsibilities is an important part of professional nursing practice.

If you see or become aware of something concerning, do you know when you have a Duty to Report? This episode helps nurses understand when that responsibility applies and what to do next.

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Before You Do It: Understanding Your Scope of Practice

Am I educated? Am I authorized? Am I competent?

When you’re faced with a nursing activity and find yourself wondering, “Is this within my scope?” the answer isn’t always a simple yes or no.

In this episode of College Connection, the College’s Practice Consultants break down one of the most important—and sometimes misunderstood—concepts in nursing: scope of practice.

Rather than relying on a list of tasks nurses can or cannot perform, we’ll introduce a practical three-question check that can help guide your decision-making: Am I educated? Am I authorized? Am I competent?

We’ll explore what each of those questions really means, how your individual scope of practice can differ from another nurse’s, and why being able to perform an activity doesn’t necessarily mean you should.

Whether you’re an RN, NP, LPN or RPN, this episode will help you think differently about scope and make informed, safe decisions in your everyday practice.

Find the Scope of Practice documents here: https://nlcn.ca/standards-and-practice/scope-of-practice/

Find the Considerations for Determining Assignment of Care here: https://nlcn.ca/standards-and-practice/practice-resources/considerations-for-determining-assignment-of-care/

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