Here are five nursing differences in Canada from Australia:

  1. The public only (Canada) vs. Private and Public Hospitals (Australia)
  2. AHPRA only (Australia) vs. Province specific i.e. CNO in Ontario (Canada).
  3. Medication abbreviations and drug names
  4. Medical Directives (Canada) vs. Nurse Initiated Drugs (Australia)
  5. Paper charting (Australia) vs. Online charting/documentation (Canada).

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