registered psychiatric nurse

A registered psychiatric nurse (RPN) is a nurse in Canada who specialises in holistic care of clients with complex mental health, addictions and physical needs.They compose a distinct nursing profession that practice in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the territories of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. A RPN completes specialized psychiatric nursing education through an approved post-secondary program and demonstrates the national registered psychiatric nurse competencies and standards of practice set by the Registered Psychiatric Nurse Regulators of Canada (RPNRC). While RPNs are trained in foundational nursing knowledge and medical-surgical nursing, what makes psychiatric n...