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

51.3823 - Registered psychiatric nurse/nursing^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to become registered psychiatric nurses; to promote mental health and provide nursing care to patients with mental, emotional or behavioural disorders, in clinical and treatment environments or other settings. These programs include courses in psychopathology, pharmacology, behavioural health, counselling and intervention strategies, psychoeducation, mental health assessment and dual diagnosis, stabilization and management of psychotic illness, psychiatric care and rehabilitation, substance abuse, and crisis intervention.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • registered psychiatric nurse
  • registered psychiatric nursing

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• Exclusion(s)

  • mental health care(51.1502)
  • psychiatric nurse(51.3810)
  • psychiatric nurse practitioner(60.0738)
  • psychiatry - residency(61.2401)
  • registered nurse(51.3801)