New Standards of Practice came into effect on January 16, 2012

The College is pleased to launch the new Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses - a guide to the professional knowledge, skills and judgment needed to practise as a registered nurse in Nova Scotia.  Read more...

New Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice are also now in effect. In Nova Scotia, nurse practitioners are required to adhere to both the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and the Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice.  Read more...

New e-leaRNing Module

Documentation Guidelines for Registered Nurses

This self-learning resource is based on the document published by the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia. The learning module has been developed to highlight important elements that should be considered when completing documentation related to nursing care.

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Recognize Excellence in Nursing!

Nominate now for the College's 2012 awards! The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2012. To review the criteria and complete a nomination form, go now to Awards.

2012 Council Election - Call for Nominations

Your opportunity to elect new Council members for the 2012-2014 term of office is just around the corner. To officially launch ‘Election 2012’, the Nominations Committee is seeking nominations six Council (RN) positions. Read more...

JANUARY 27, 2012 - deadline for Council nominations
APRIL 5, 2012 – election day for new Council members

Update on new RN Entry Exam

In December 2011, it was announced that the National Council of State Boards of Nursing had been selected to partner in the development of a new state-of-the-art, computer-adaptive RN entry exam to be introduced in 2015. Read more...

A Q & A was posted in December 2011, and based on member feedback a Version 2 of the Q & A has now been posted.

New Computer-Adaptive Exam in the Works: Q & A Version 2
New Computer-Adaptive Exam in the Works: Q & A Version 1