Practical Nurses Canada
PN Canada Vision
PN Canada Vision
The national voice of practical nurses
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PN Canada Mission
To advocate and promote Practical Nursing in Canada
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Objectives
To share information about activities at a national level.
- To provide a communication hub for mail, telephone, fax, email and website.
- To oversee the development and production of the national magazine.
- To develop strategies for additional funding
- To oversee the revenues and expenditures for PN Canada.
- To promote international linkages to exchange best practice guidelines and information and to encourage networking.
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PN Canada Values
C.A.R.E
Collaboration: developing relationships with all healthcare stakeholders
Accountability: responsibility for decisions, effective management of resources, honesty and integrity in what we do
Respect: decisions and relationships reflect compassion, caring and understanding
Excellence: striving for excellence in practical nursing, through leadership and evidence-based competency and innovation
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PN Canada Code of Ethics
PN Canada supports the rights of all members of society irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, disability and/or sexual orientation to obtain the highest standard of health care that its membership can provide;
PN Canada is obligated to preserve the right to autonomy of its membership;
PN Canada supports the right of provincial member associations to autonomy and self-determination;
PN Canada supports the right of provincial governing bodies to legislate standards of practice for individual members in order to provide safe and optimum health care for the public;
PN Canada supports the right of provincial associations to maintain and improve the scope and standards of nursing practice for the professional development of its members;
PN Canada must accept the responsibility and be accountable for specified actions and functions of the organization; and
PN Canada membership has the right and responsibility to promote professional growth and development.
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Membership in PN Canada will be those organizations or groups that pay the prescribed fee into PN Canada.
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- The Board will meet, at a minimum, twice a year: once in person and once by teleconference.
- Travel to and from meetings will be at the expense of PN Canada for the Chair (or alternate) and by the PN Canada member organization for the Chair-Elect (or alternate).
- Membership fees will be as prescribed by policy.
revised August 2006 More About Licensed Practical Nurses
All provinces and territories in Canada have LPNs. They receive theoretical and clinical education in one to two year post-secondary (community college) programs, and are qualified to provide competent, professional nursing care. LPNs are professionals with a defined scope of practice, and are regulated through legislation in each province/territory. There are approximately 75,000 licensed practical nurses in Canada, representing the second largest regulated health profession in the country.
Licensed practical nurses practice in a variety of settings, which include:
- Community Health Centres
- Community Nursing
- Doctor’s Offices
- Foot Care Private Practice
- General Hospitals
- Home Care
- Independent Business
- Industrial Settings
- Long Term Care Facilities
- Private Homes/Agencies
- Psychiatric Facilities
- Public Health and/or Schools
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Centres
Association members
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Prince Edward Island
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of British Columbia
Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario
Canadian Nursing Students Association
Provincial or territorial associations of LPNs who join PN Canada participate as equal partners on the Board of Directors. The PN Canada Board consists of two voting directors from each member association.Click here to download a Provincial/Territorial membership application form (size: 83 KB)
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Affiliated Individuals
Individuals registered as LPNs, in good standing with their provincial/territorial registrar, from provinces or territories which do not belong to PN Canada are entitled to affiliate membership upon payment of the prescribed annual fee.Click here to download an Affiliate (individual) membership application form (size: 152 KB). Note: to view this file you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free from the Adobe website. To download and install the software please click on the button below:
PRACTICAL NURSES CANADA
2009 Board of Directors
President: Linda Gould, ON Vice President: Barbara Boudreau, PEI
Treasurer: Sue O'Hare, BC
Directors:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of British Columbia
Sue O'Hare
Muriel Overton
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Prince Edward Island
Barb Boudreau
Kim Stewart
ONTARIO
Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario
PN Canada Contact
Alexandra Chomyn-Wooland
