Minimum Education / Qualifications
All Registered Nurses (RN) must, as a minimum, have:
- Graduated from a Registered Nursing Program approved by Council of the College of Nurses
- Unrestricted licence and in “good standing” with the provincial or territorial regulatory body in the province/territory of practice
- A Certificate of Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C
- Been fit-tested for an N-95 (or equivalent) mask in the last two years or sooner, if a change in physiognomy occurs that may affect efficacy of determined size to wear
Minimum Experience
The RN shall possess, as a minimum, one (1) full time equivalent year of experience in the last five (5) years in nursing practice conducting patient assessment and providing direct nursing care for a broad range of diseases in the population in a primary care, public or community health, ambulatory, or acute care setting.
The required services/tasks may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Assessing the patients physical, emotional and mental health
- Performing basic exams and take vital signs, blood pressure, draw blood samples
- Carrying out treatment plans for patients which include giving medications, coordinating treatments, bandaging wounds and giving injections
- Operating and monitoring technical equipment
- Assisting with medical procedures or minor surgery
- Educating patients and informing them of different treatment options
- Assessing the needs of individuals, families and/or communities
- Instructing individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and developing health improvement programs
- Preparing rooms, and ensuring that stock of supplies is maintained
- Emergency labor and delivery
- Providing prenatal and postpartum care
- Performing physical examinations, making tentative diagnoses, and treating patients preparing to medivac
- Conducting specified laboratory tests
- Prescribing or recommending drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
- Directing and coordinating infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions
- Performing administrative functions
- Maintaining accurate, detailed reports and records
- Monitoring, recording and reporting symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
- Recording patients’ medical information and vital signs
- Modifying patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions
- Consulting and coordinating with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Ordering, interpreting, and evaluating diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition
