The topic of whether or not an RN can now apply in the LPN NOC has come up frequently since NOC 3152 reached 1,000. Perhaps someone with a vested interest could call CIO and ask if this option can legitimately be used.
I thought the requirement to qualify for FSW1 was to work a minimum of one full time year or equivalent performing the majority of the duties of an occupation in NOC 29. It has been 17 years since I did bedside nursing, but I can HONESTLY say that the description of JOB DUTIES below were part of my daily work. Unfortunately, this job description does not do much to help those RNs who have worked outside hospital and residential facilities.
NOC 3233 LPN
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors' offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are included in this unit group.
Main duties
Licensed practical nurses perform some or all of the following duties:
•Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
•Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection
•Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects
•Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
•Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
•Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
•Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families.
I thought the requirement to qualify for FSW1 was to work a minimum of one full time year or equivalent performing the majority of the duties of an occupation in NOC 29. It has been 17 years since I did bedside nursing, but I can HONESTLY say that the description of JOB DUTIES below were part of my daily work. Unfortunately, this job description does not do much to help those RNs who have worked outside hospital and residential facilities.
NOC 3233 LPN
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors' offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are included in this unit group.
Main duties
Licensed practical nurses perform some or all of the following duties:
•Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
•Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection
•Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects
•Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
•Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
•Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
•Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families.