Nurses (RNs)

(NOC 3152)
+20.28%
 

What do Nurses (RNs) do?

Registered nurses provide nursing care to patients and may specialize in surgery, neurology, emergency care, intensive care, obstetrics, gerontology, or other areas of health care.

How to become: Nurses (RNs)

To work in any of these nursing areas, you must have a college or university registered nursing diploma/degree. You must also obtain a provincial licence and you may need a membership in a professional association.

To be a head nurse or supervisor, you need experience as a registered nurse and may need a university degree or other studies in management or administration.

To be a specialized registered nurse, you must have additional academic training or experience. The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) offers a national certification credentialing program in 12 specialties; this program, with mandatory exam, recognizes registered nurses as specialists in their field of work. You usually need a master's or doctoral nursing degree to be a clinical nurse specialist, clinician or consultant.

Most recent entrants have a community college diploma, and almost 3 in 10 have an undergraduate university degree.

Most provinces will require a baccalaureate degree in registered nursing as entry to practice in the coming years.

Where to study for a career as: Nurses (RNs)

Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Nursing (Mental Health) Bachelor; Honours
Nursing (Children) Bachelor; Honours
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Oxford Brookes University - Postgraduate Studies
Oxford, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Nursing (Mental Health) - Pre-Registration Master
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University of New Brunswick - Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick, CA

Related Program(s):
Nursing Bachelor
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King's College London
London, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse (BSc) Bachelor; Honours
Nursing with Registration as a Children's Nurse (BSc) Bachelor; Honours
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University of Birmingham
Birmingham, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Nursing Bachelor; Honours
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University of Sunderland
Sunderland, England, GB

Related Program(s):
Adult Nursing Practice Bachelor; Honours
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Modified on January 26, 2022

How much do Nurses (RNs) make?

Low:
$54,662
Average:
$83,200
High:
$100,610

Job openings for Nurses (RNs)

Job Seekers:
154,500
Job Openings:
191,200