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What U Need to Become a Nurse in
Canada
| To work in any of these nursing areas
(except registered psychiatric nurses), you must
have a college or university registered nursing
diploma/degree. You must also obtain a provincial
licence and you may need a membership in a professional
association. |
| To be a head nurse or supervisor,
you need experience as a registered nurse and may
need a university degree or other studies in management
or administration. |
| To be a specialized registered
nurse, you must have additional academic training
or experience. The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
offers a national certification credentialing program
in 12 specialties; this program, with mandatory
exam, recognizes registered nurses as specialists
in their field of work. You usually need a master's
or doctoral nursing degree to be a clinical nurse
specialist, clinician or consultant. |
| To be a registered psychiatric
nurse, you need to complete a college or other
registered psychiatric nursing program. While many
registered nurses work in psychiatry throughout
Canada, Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN's) are
educated and regulated as a separate profession
in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. |
| Most recent entrants have a community
college diploma, and almost 3 in 10 have an undergraduate
university degree. |
| Most provinces will require a baccalaureate
degree in registered nursing as entry to practice
in the coming years. |
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