Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.38 - Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing

51.3805 - Primary health care nurse/nursing and family practice nurse/nursing

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.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • family nurse practitioner
  • nurse practitioner
  • PHCNP
  • primary care nurse
  • primary care nurse practitioner
  • primary health care nurse practitioner

• Exclusion(s)

  • certified nursing assistant(51.3901)
  • Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)(51.3818)
  • nursing assistant(51.3902)
  • registered nurse(51.3801)