Interprofessional

Prescribers and dispensers of narcotics and controlled substance medications in Ontario are now required to follow new rules under Ontario’s Narcotics Safety and Awareness (NSA) Act, which kicked in November 1. But, like many of the initiatives launched by the province, the initial implementation has been marred by confusion, frustration and lots of questions.

CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) is a not-for-profit professional organization funded by the Government of Ontario. Ontario receives support for some skills training programs from the Government of Canada. In this third of a six-part series, CARE Centre case manager Norma Tomlin describes what she has learned about working with IENs.