Registered Nurses
Other titles : cardiology nurse technician, home care nurse, OR (operating room) nurse, registered nurse (R.N.)
Details
Description :
They 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 and private homes, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties :
- assess patients to identify appropriate nursing intervention;
- administer medication and treatments as prescribed by a physician;
- 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 teach and counsel patients and their families on health-related issues in collaboration with other health care providers;
- registered nurses may specialize in areas such as surgery, obstetrics care, psychiatric care, critical care, pediatrics, geriatrics, community health, occupational health, emergency care, rehabilitation or oncology.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Lanaudière
- Laurentides
- Laval
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Nord-du-Québec
- Côte-Nord
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Outaouais
- Montérégie
- Montréal
- Estrie
- Centre-du-Québec
- Mauricie
- Capitale-Nationale
Training
Diplôma of College Studies (DCS)
Nursing
Program lenght : 3 years
Program Objectives
The Nursing program aims at:
-enabling a person to become competent in the practice of the profession, that is enabling him or her to carry out the roles, tasks and activities of the profession at the level required for entry into the work force
-facilitating a persons integration into professional life by giving him or her a knowledge of the work force in general, as well as the specific context of nursing practice
-promoting personal growth and encouraging continuing professional development
-facilitating professional mobility by helping students acquire career-management skills.
Where this program is available