Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

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

51.3814 - Critical care nurse/nursing

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares registered nurses to provide specialized care to patients with life-threatening problems, including those in intensive care facilities and on life support. These programs include courses in adult, neonatal, and pediatric critical care; technical skills; patient monitoring and assessment; normal and abnormal readings; and troubleshooting.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • acute care nurse
  • acute care nursing
  • critical care nurse
  • critical care nursing
  • intensive care nurse
  • intensive care nursing

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• Exclusion(s)

  • acute care nurse practitioner(60.0703)
  • palliative care nursing(51.3819)
  • pediatric critical care medicine - fellowship(61.1907)
  • registered nurse(51.3801)
  • trauma nursing(51.3816)