Psychiatric Nursing Education Programs
The CRPNBC is responsible for establishing the standards of academic achievement required for RPN graduates and for recognizing those educational programs that meet the standards of academic achievement. The Standards & Indicators for Recognition of Psychiatric Nursing Educational Programs sets out the standards that the programs must meet.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing Program offers three program options designed for students with different levels of experience and learning needs:
- Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing
- Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing
- Degree completion for RPNs and RNs
- Psychiatric Nursing Refresher (Certificate Program)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) prepares students to function as Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) in a broad range of settings that provide challenging and exciting opportunities in health care. This program includes degree completion for practicing RPNs.
Stenberg College – Regional Online Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing offers the opportunity to earn a diploma in Psychiatric Nursing while living in a region outside the lower mainland. Through a mixture of educational delivery methods and with clinical placements in the student’s local health authority, the program will be accessible to those living in remote cities and communities in the North, Interior and Vancouver Island.
ALBERTA
Grant MacEwan University – Psychiatric Nursing Diploma Program
SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts & Technology (SIAST) – Psychiatric Nursing Diploma Program
MANITOBA
Brandon University – Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing
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