Registered nurses

NOC

31301

- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

mainly provide professional nursing care for patients in addition to delivering health education programs. They can work in health care institutions, various organizations, and can be self-employed.

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Full NOC Description

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 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, private homes and public and private organizations or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

General duty registered nurses

Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions

Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families

Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols

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 develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients

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.

Occupational health nurses

Develop and implement employee health education programs and provide registered nursing care in private businesses and industry.

Community health nurses

Provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits, manage complex home care cases, participate in community needs assessment and program development, conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.

Registered psychiatric nurses

Provide nursing care, supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and community-based settings.

Nursing researchers and consultants

Engaged in research activities related to nursing, as self-employed or as employed by hospitals, public and private organizations and governments.

Provide consultative services to institutes, associations and health care organizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursing profession and nursing practice.

Clinical nurses

Provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations.

Also Known As

clinical nurse
community health nurse
critical care nurse
emergency care nurse
intensive care nurse

nurse researcher

nursing consultant

occupational health nurse

private duty nurse

public health nurse

registered nurse (RN)

registered psychiatric nurse (RPN)

Requirements

Employment Requirements

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.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB)

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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93.6%

Female

6.4%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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3.8%

15-24

25.0%

25-34

23.9%

35-44

24.5%

45-54

19.2%

55-64

3.6%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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0.1%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

1.8%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

1.6%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

29.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

67.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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93.9%

Health care and social assistance

2.9%

Public administration

0.5%

Finance and insurance

2.7%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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20.00%

Northeast

29.00%

Southeast

24.50%

Southwest

15.80%

Central

10.70%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$79,200

Northeast

$80,400

Southeast

$77,400

Southwest

$73,200

Central

$77,200

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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