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Registered Nurses |
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| This unit group includes registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and graduates of a nursing program who are awaiting registration (graduate nurses). They provide direct nursing care to patients, deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. They are employed in a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, extended-care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors' offices, clinics, community agencies, companies and private homes, or they may be self-employed.
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Registered nurses
* Completion of a university, college or other approved registered nursing program is required.
* Additional academic training or experience is required to specialize in a specific area of nursing.
* A master's or doctoral degree in nursing is usually required for clinical nurse specialists, clinical nurses, nursing consultants and nursing researchers.
* Registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces and territories.
Registered psychiatric nurses
* Completion of a college or other registered psychiatric nursing program is required.
* Registration with a regulatory body is required in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
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