Specialty Nursing Certification
As patients become increasingly complex, the need for registered nurses holding specialty certification is also increasing.
Within in B.C, BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) offers a robust specialty nursing program in the following areas:
- Critical Care Nursing
- Emergency Nursing
- High Acuity Nursing
- Neonatal Nursing
- Nephrology Nursing
- Occupational Health Nursing
- Pediatric Nursing
- Perinatal Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing
See: http://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/specialtynursing to learn more
The Canadian Nursing Association (CNA) also offers specialty certification in the following areas:
- Cardiovascular
- Community Health
- Critical Care
- Critical Care Pediatrics
- Emergency
- Enterostomal Therapy
- Gastroenterology
- Gerontology Hospice
- Palliative Care
- Medical-Surgical
- Nephrology
- Neuroscience
- Occupational Health
- Oncology
- Orthopaedics
- Perinatal
- PeriAnesthesia
- Perioperative
- Psychiatric
- Mental Health Rehabilitation
See:http://nurseone.ca/en/certification/what-is-certification
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