The mission of the CRPNBC is to serve and protect the public. The CRPNBC is responsible through self-regulation to assure a safe, accountable and ethical level of psychiatric nursing practice.

The Health Professions Act gives the CRPNBC the mandate to 'serve and protect the public' through its registration of all RPNs (Registered Psychiatric Nurses) and LGPNs (licenced Graduate Psychiatric Nurses) in B.C. and on-going monitoring of their psychiatric nursing practice. The Act clearly identifies a discipline process to investigate and act on complaints about RPNs and LGPNs.

You can file a complaint about a Registered Psychiatric nurse in B.C. any time you have concerns about:

• how the RPN behaves or conducts themselves on the job or in another situation that could affect their professional duties.
• whether an RPN is doing their job competently and safely.

Detailed information on the complaints process is available HERE

Effective November 01, 2008 amendments to the Health Professions Act require the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia to publically post on our website, the following information regarding disciplinary measures taken against a CRPNBC member:

1. the name of the registrant respecting whom the action was taken;
2. a description of the action taken;
3. the reasons for the action taken.

Further, more detailed information, regarding the disciplary process is available HERE.

College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of B.C.

CRPNBC Office

Suite #307 - 2502 St. Johns Street
Port Moody,
British Columbia
Canada
V3H 2B4
Tel: 604-931-5200
Fax: 604-931-5277
BC Toll Free: 1-800-565-2505

Board of Directors

Ross Stewart - Chair
Linda Moyneur - Vice-Chair
Michele Robson - Finance Officer
Paul Anderson - Director
Anna Helewka - Director
Judith Macrae - Director
Melodie Hull - Director
Lis Pedersen - Director
Carol Robinson, Director

Staff

Vacant,
Executive Director / Registrar
Linda Syssoloff, Deputy Registrar/Practice Consultant
Charmaine Murray, Administrative Assistant/Accounting
April Lightbown, Administrative Assistant

Email Addresses:

Executive Director
Charmaine Murray
April Lightbown
Linda Syssoloff