nursingforsocialjustice

In British Columbia there are four categories of regulated nurses: Licensed Practice Nurses (LPN also known as RPNs in Ontario), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP). RPNs largely worked in mental institutions across Western Canada until the 1970s when they began to move into the community and general hospitals. Picture above is one of the first patient care buildings constructed at Essondale Hospital, the major mental health institution in the province until it fully closed in 2012.

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Michelle D.