Job requirements Independent Practice - Registered Nurse in Canada

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• 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.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing