Our Mission

The mission of the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia is to serve and protect the public. The College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia is responsible, through self-regulation, for assuring a safe, accountable, and ethical level of psychiatric nursing practice. The College is accountable to the public through Regulation.

Our Mandate

The Health Professions Act entrusts CRPNBC with the responsibility for establishing, monitoring and enforcing standards of education and qualifications for registration; developing and promoting high psychiatric nursing practice standards and the maintenance of nurses’ competence; monitoring and enforcing professional ethics; and reducing incompetent, impaired or unethical nursing practice.

In a "nutshell", the mandate of the College is to promote good nursing practice, prevent undesirable practice and intervene when practice is unacceptable.

CRPNBC is committed to helping registered psychiatric nurses carry out this mandate and, by so doing, maintaining public trust in the profession.

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