Module 6: Consultation & Collaboration in LTC Practice
156 6.4.1 Credentialing
All Canadian provinces and territories have established legislation for the NP role. Provincial and territorial nursing regulatory bodies are authorized to:
- Set the entry-to-practice competencies
- Standards of practice
- Standards for approval of educational curriculums
- Licensure requirements for NPs[1]
The following streams of NP registration exist in Canada:
- Adult
- Paediatrics, and
- Family/All Ages (also referred to as Primary Health Care)[2]
Some jurisdictions also register NPs in Neonatology, either as a distinct stream or as part of the Paediatrics group. Québec registers four categories of NPs: First Line of Care (Primary Care), Neonatology, Cardiology, and Nephrology. NPs can also be credentialed within the hospital systems in their jurisdictions. Hospital credentialing is quite hospital/site specific and will require work at the local level by the interested NP.[3]