Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To practice as a nurse in B.C., you must register with the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Eligibility is achieved by completing a nursing program at a qualified institution, and sitting and passing the NCLEX-RN exam.

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse in B.C., you may choose to become certified with the Canadian Nurses Association. Eligibility is achieved by being a registered nurse, psychiatric nurse, or nurse practitioner, work experience, and/or specialty education.

Registered nurses

Registered psychiatric nurses

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a licensed practical nurse in B.C., you need to register with the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives. Eligibility is achieved by completing a recognized practical nursing education program and successfully writing the Rex-PN regulatory exam.

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a licensed practical nurse in B.C., you may choose to become certified with the Canadian Nurses Association. Eligibility is achieved by being a registered nurse, psychiatric nurse, or nurse practitioner, work experience, and/or specialty education.

Licensed practical nurses

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares registered nurses to provide independent general care for family groups and individuals in the context of family living. These programs include courses in family theory and intervention, role synthesis, family primary care, nursing practice and health care policy, holistic practice, pediatric practice, gerontological practice, health assessment, clinical pharmacotherapeutics, clinical techniques, and pathopsychology.

Primary health care nurse/nursing and family practice nurse/nursing

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply the law and forensic science to nursing practice and collaborate with other professionals for the care of victims and the prosecution of criminals. These programs include courses in advanced physical assessment, evidence collection and preservation, forensic anthropology, legal testimony, medicolegal investigation, pathophysiology, pathohistology, pharmacology, and violence prevention.

Forensic nursing

Nursing Micro-credentials

Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. Operating room technicians prepare patients and provide assistance to medical practitioners prior to and during surgery. Licensed practical nurses are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors' offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are employed in hospitals.

This Advanced Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) micro-credential builds upon the Forensic Nurse Examiner micro-credential. It offers ongoing educational support for FNEs, so they can refresh their skills, gain specialized competencies to meet patient and legal system needs, and maintain their credibility as expert witnesses in court.

Advanced Forensic Nurse Examiner Micro-credential

The Forensic Nurse Death Investigator micro-credential (FNDI-MC) is designed for nurses interested in in the role of a nurse death investigator. This training will also prepare you for positions in hospital risk management, Coroner or Medical Examiner systems, and other agencies that investigate fatalities such as WorkSafeBC or the Independent Investigations Office.

Forensic Nurse Death Investigator Micro-credential

The Forensic Nurse Examiner Education for RNs micro-credential teaches you to care for victims of violence while preserving evidence. 

Forensic Nurse Examiner Education for RNs Micro-credential

Develop expertise in managing and coordinating patient care within primary care settings. This micro-credential focuses on improving patient outcomes through effective case management strategies and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Educational Path

Nursing Micro-credentials

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