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

51.3818 - Nursing practice

This instructional program class comprises any practice-focused program that prepares registered nurses for increasingly complex evidence-based nursing practice, including translating research into practice, evaluating evidence, applying research in decision-making, and implementing viable clinical innovations to change practice. These programs include courses in healthcare delivery systems, health economics and finance, health policy, research methods, translating evidence into practice, concepts in population health, and nursing leadership.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • Doctorate of Advanced Nursing Practice
  • Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)

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• Exclusion(s)

  • nurse practitioner(60.0701)
  • nursing sciences (MSc, PhD)(51.3808)
  • registered nurse(51.3801)