Health care industry is of the utmost importance to any country as it directly deals with the well being of the people of the country. This is the reason that nurses as a profession is very significant for the health industry of the country. Keeping the urgent need of nurses in mind this profession has been included under the list of twenty nine occupations under which an applicant can apply for the immigration and permanent resident status in Canada under skilled worker category.

Qualifying Criteria

• It is mandatory to have a degree of completion of either a vocational or college program for licensed practical nurses.
• It is important to be registered with a regulatory body in all the regions and provinces.
• They must clear the exam of Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination in all the regions and territories except Quebec.
• The people who come in the category of Operation room Technicians must have done some course in their specific field or some practical training and work experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

Licensed practical nurses are required to perform the following duties:

• They provide nursing services to patients on the basis of the assessment of the patient.
• They perform the basic duties of nurse such as applying aseptic, sterile dressing, monitoring nutritional consumption and collecting specimens for various medical purposes.
• They give medicines to patients and they also observe and keep the record of therapeutic effects on patients.
• They are also responsible to take care of patients needs before and after the surgery.
• They observe and note the progress of the patient.
• They consult the patients and individuals on safety and health education.

Operating room technicians are required to perform the following duties:

• They perform the basic hygiene activities such as they wash, shave and sterilize the patient before the operation.
• They help in the surgical procedure by laying out the instruments, setting up the equipment for the surgery.
• During the surgery, they assist the doctors and nurses by performing small tasks such as passing the instruments etc.
• They also maintain the hygiene of the operating room by cleaning and sterilizing the room and instruments.

If you are either a nurse or an operating room technician who fulfill the above qualifying requirements and capable of performing the necessary duties, then your chances of migration to Canada are high. To know more you can write to us at ajay@abhinav.com for further information and professional help