National Occupation Code (NOC): 31301

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 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, private homes and public and private organizations or they may be self-employed.

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Job Duties for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

• General duty registered nurses

• • Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
  • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
  • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols
  • Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
  • Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
  • Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
  • May supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
  • May develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients
  • May teach and counsel patients and their families on health-related issues in collaboration with other health care providers.

• Occupational health nurses

• • Develop and implement employee health education programs and provide registered nursing care in private businesses and industry.

• Community health nurses

• • Provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits, manage complex home care cases, participate in community needs assessment and program development, conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.

• Registered psychiatric nurses

• • Provide nursing care, supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and community-based settings.

• Nursing researchers and consultants

• • Engaged in research activities related to nursing, as self-employed or as employed by hospitals, public and private organizations and governments
  • Provide consultative services to institutes, associations and health care organizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursing profession and nursing practice.

• Clinical nurses

• • Provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations.

Employment Requirements for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

• 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 university or college registered psychiatric nursing program is required.
• Registration with a regulatory body is required in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.

Alternate Job Titles

• Ambulatory Care Nurse
• Bedside Nurse
• Birthing Room Nurse
• Burn Patient Care Nurse
• Burn Victim Care Nurse
• Cardiac Surgery Nurse
• Cardiology Nurse
• Cardiology Nurse Technician
• Casual Duty Nurse
• Circulating Nurse
• Clinic Nurse
• Clinical Nurse
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Community Health Nurse
• Consultant Nurse
• Contagious Disease Transmission Prevention Nurse
• Coronary Intensive Care Nurse
• Coronary Unit Nurse
• Critical Care Nurse
• Dialysis Nurse
• Doctor's Office Nurse
• Emergency Care Nurse
• Emergency Nurse
• First Aid Nurse
• Float Nurse
• Foot Care Nurse
• General Duty Nurse
• General Duty Nurse - Psychiatry
• Geriatric Care Nurse
• Geriatric Nurse
• Gerontology Nurse
• Graduate Nurse
• Graduate Nurse - Occupational Health
• Graduate Nurse - Physician's Office
• Graduate Private Duty Nurse
• Hemodialysis Nurse
• Home Care Neuroscience Nurse
• Home Care Nurse
• Hospital Hygiene Nurse
• Hospital Hygienist - Nursing
• Hospital Nurse
• Industrial Nurse
• Infection Control Coordinator - Hospital
• Infection Control Nurse
• Infection Control Officer
• Intensive Care Nurse
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse
• Liaison Nurse
• Medical Intensive Care Nurse
• Mental Health Nurse
• Nephrology And Kidney Transplantation Nurse
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• Nephrology Nurse
• Neuroscience Nurse
• Nurse
• Nurse Consultant
• Nurse Counsellor
• Nurse Researcher
• Nurse Technician
• Nursing Adviser
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• Nursing Counsellor
• Nursing Evaluator
• Nursing Researcher
• Nursing Technician
• Obstetrics Nurse
• Occupational Health Nurse
• Occupational Health Nurse Consultant
• Occupational Medicine Nurse
• Office Nurse
• On-call Nurse
• Oncology Nurse
• Operating Room (OR) Nurse
• Out-patient Clinic Nurse
• Outpost Nurse
• Outreach Nurse
• Palliative Care Nurse
• Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse
• Pediatric Nurse
• Perinatal Care Nurse
• Physician's Office Nurse
• Primary Care Nurse
• Primary Nurse
• Private Care Nurse
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• Psychiatric And Mental Health Nurse
• Psychiatric Nurse
• Public And Community Health Nurse
• Public Health Nurse
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• Registered Community Health Nurse
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• Registered Nurse - Call Centre
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• Registered Nurse - Independent Practice
• Registered Nurse - Public And Community Health
• Registered Nurse - Telehealth
• Registered Nurse (R.N.)
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse (R.P.N.)
• Registered Public Health Nurse
• Respiratory Care Nurse
• Respiratory Nurse Specialist
• School Health Nurse
• School Nurse
• Scrub Nurse
• Staff Nurse
• Surgical Intensive Care Nurse
• Telehealth Registered Nurse
• Tele-nurse
• Triage Nurse
• Victoria Order Nurse
• Victorian Order Of Nurses (VON) Nurse
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• Ward Nurse
• Youth Centre Nurse
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• Pt Rn Day Shift
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