Occupational health nurses develop and implement employee health education programs and provide nursing services in the workplace. Community health nurses provide health education and nursing care in public health units and through home visits. Psychiatric nurses provide nursing care to patients in psychiatric hospitals and mental health clinics. This occupational group also includes nursing consultants and nursing researchers. They must obtain provincial licences and may require membership in their professional associations.
Most recent entrants have a community college diploma.
Head nurses and supervisors need experience as registered nurses and may require a university degree or other studies in management or administration. To specialize, registered nurses must have additional academic training or experience. A master's or doctoral nursing degree is usually required for clinical nurse specialists, clinicians and consultants. Registered psychiatric nurses require completion of a college or other registered psychiatric nursing program. This rate is among the lowest for professional occupations.