The Practice of Nursing
Registered Nurses (RNs) receive legal authority to use the title “registered nurse” or “RN” through provincial and territorial legislation and regulation.
RN Exam
The purpose of the CRNE is to protect the public by ensuring that the entry-level registered nurse possesses the competencies required to practise safely and effectively.
Regulation of RNs
The purpose of nursing regulation is to protect the public. Regulation assures Canadians that they are receiving safe and ethical care from competent, qualified registered nurses.
Leadership
Nursing requires strong, consistent and knowledgeable leaders who are visible, inspire others and support professional nursing practice.
Specialty Certification
Certification in one of 19 specialties/areas of nursing practice shows commitment to nursing excellence and continuing competence!
Knowledge Resources
NurseONE, CNA’s gateway to knowledge resources keeping nurses current, credible, competent and connected.
National Expert Commission
Nursing requires strong, consistent and knowledgeable leaders who are visible, inspire others and support professional nursing practice.
The Next Decade
CNA’s Vision for Nursing and Health envisions solutions to meet many of our health-care challenges and is intended to help members work in their own areas of practice to build a better future for Canadian health care ...
Fixing the Health-Care System
We must continually bring to the attention of managers, executives, employers and health-care decision-makers the value of nursing and the difference that registered nurses (RN) make ...
Staffing
CNA and its partners have developed a range of resources to support nurses in making staff-mix decisions that maximize outcomes.
Nursing Ethics
The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses is a statement of the ethical values of nurses and of nurses’ commitments to persons with health-care needs and persons receiving care.
Nurse Fatigue and
Patient Safety
To determine prevailing norms across Canada related to fatigue in nursing and patient safety, CNA and RNAO conducted…
Programs and Partnerships
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has a long history of working on behalf of its membership to advance international health policy and development in Canada and abroad to support global health and equity.
The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses
The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses is a statement of the ethical values of nurses and of nurses' commitments to persons with health-care needs and persons receiving care.
Canadian Registered Nurse Examination
Prep Guide
The fifth edition of this prep guide will help you prepare for the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) from June 2010 to 2015.
Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination: Family/All Ages Prep Guide, Second Edition (2011)
The second edition of this prep guide will help you prepare for the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination: Family/All Ages (CNPE: F/AA) from May 2011-April 2016.
CNA Position Statements
Better Health
- Climate Change and Health (February 2009)
- Determinants of Health (November 2009)
- Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (July 2012)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response (July 2012)
- Environmentally Responsible Activity in the Health-care Sector (joint, February 2009)
- Global Health and Equity (August 2009)
- Global Health Partnerships (March 2011)
- Harm Reduction (joint, November 2012)
- International Trade and Labour Mobility (February 2009)
- Joint Statement on Breastfeeding (March 2008)
- Mental Health Services (November 2012)
- Nurses and Environmental Health (July 2009)
- Peace and Health (September 2009)
- Physical Activity (joint, June 2011)
- Primary Health Care (November 2012)
- Registered Nurses, Health and Human Rights (June 2011)
- The Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation (joint, June 2011)
- Toward an Environmentally Responsible Canadian Health Sector (joint, November 2009)
Better Care
- Evidence-informed Decision-making and Nursing Practice (October 2010)
- Influenza Immunization of Registered Nurses (November 2012)
- Interprofessional Collaboration (November 2011)
- Nurses and Midwives Collaborate on Client-centred Care (joint, 2011)
- Patient Safety (February 2009)
- Practice Environments: Maximizing Client, Nurse and System Outcomes (joint, November 2006)
- Promoting Continuing Competence for Registered Nurses (joint, June 2004)
- Promoting Cultural Competence in Nursing (October 2010)
- Staffing Decisions for the Delivery of Safe Nursing Care (June 2003)
- Taking Action on Nurse Fatigue (October 2010)
- Workplace Violence (joint, March 2008)
Better Value
- Financing Canada’s Health System (September 2009)
- Overcapacity Protocols and Capacity in Canada’s Health System (February 2009)
- Pan-Canadian Health Human Resources Planning (March 2012)
Best Nursing
- Accountability: Regulatory Framework (March 2005)
- Advanced Nursing Practice (November 2007)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (May 2009)
- The Nurse Practitioner (November 2009)
- Canadian Regulatory Framework for Registered Nurses (November 2007)
- Ethical Nurse Recruitment (International Council of Nurses)
- Ethical Practice: The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses (July 2008)
- Nurses’ Involvement in Screening for Alcohol or Drugs in the Workplace (November 2002)
- Nursing Information and Knowledge Management (November 2006)
- Nursing Leadership (October 2009)
- Privacy of Personal Health Information (June 2001)
- Problematic Substance Use by Nurses (January 2009)
- Providing Nursing Care at the End of Life (September 2008)
- Regulation and Integration of International Nurse Applicants into the Canadian Health System (March 2005)
- Scopes of Practice (June 2003)
- Spirituality, Health and Nursing Practice (June 2010)
- Telehealth: The Role of the Nurse (November 2007)
- The Value of Nursing History Today (September 2007)
