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2. Nursing in Canada - Wikipedia

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   There are also accelerated two or three year baccalaureate degree nursing programs. [35] Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) in Ontario and Quebec. RPNs obtain a two or three year diploma in practical nursing. Registered practical nurse is equivalent to licensed practical nurse in Canada and is a region specific title. [36]

3. Licensed practical nurse - Wikipedia

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   A licensed practical nurse (LPN), in much of the United States and Canada, is a nurse who provides direct nursing care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled. In the United States, LPNs work under the direction of physicians , mid-level practitioners , and may work under the direction of registered nurses depending on their ...

4. Nursing shortage in Canada - Wikipedia

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   In response to the shortage of nurses, women who had trained as registered nurses (RNs) but had left the workforce when they married, were encouraged to return to work; volunteers were engaged; nursing courses were accelerated; and new categories of regulated nursing were added to registered nursing—"practical nurses" and "nursing assistants."

5. Canadian Nurses Association - Wikipedia

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   The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), known in French as the Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada (AIIC), is the national professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered practical nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and retired nurses across all 13 provinces and territories in Canada.

6. Diploma in Nursing - Wikipedia

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   Some hospital-based nursing programs with colleges offer cooperative programs that grant students a Diploma in Nursing, and a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN). [ 2 ] Nurses in other countries may also have diplomas, such as Practical Nurses in Canada, which complete a 2-3 diploma equivalent or greater in length to an associate degree in ...

7. Nurse education - Wikipedia

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   Nurse education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to student nurses by experienced nurses and other medical professionals who have qualified or experienced for educational tasks, traditionally in a type of professional school known as a nursing school ...