Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.)
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Tasks
- Administer medications
- Conduct specimen collection
- Observe and record medication's therapeutic and side effects
- Record medication's therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files
- Take vital signs
- Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
- Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
- Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
- Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week