Registered Practical Nurse (R.P.N.)

Education: College/CEGEP. Work setting: Nursing home/home for the aged.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications.
• Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing.
• Conduct specimen collection.
• Ensure infection control.
• Monitor nutritional intake.
• Observe and record medication's therapeutic and side effects; record observations in patient files.
• Take vital signs.
• Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy.
• Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families.
• 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.

Qualifications and Certifications

• Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration...