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Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN)

Learn About the Profession

Psychiatric nurses work with clients whose primary care needs relate to mental and developmental health.  Psychiatric nurses recognize the complex relationship between emotional, developmental, physical and mental health, as well as the role that social factors, culture and spirituality play in illness and recovery.


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Certification & Regulation Information

This profession is regulated by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA)

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Internationally Educated Psychiatric Nurses

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Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada (RPNC) Exam

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Labour Market, Industry & Career Planning Information

National Occupational Classification

‍Psychiatric Nurse: Occupations in Alberta - ALIS ‍

Psychiatric Nurse: Certifications in Alberta - ALIS

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Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials

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INDUSTRY:

Alberta Health Services: Career Profiles - Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)

‍Registered Psychiatric Nurse Regulators of Canada (RPNRC)

United Nurses of Alberta

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Acknowledgement of Territory

We are located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot  Confederacy) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta,  which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and  the Iyarhe Nakoda. We are situated on land where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, and  the traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Mohkinstsis” which we  now call the City of Calgary. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

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