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*The ''[[registered nurse]]'' or ''registered psychiatric nurse'' has the additional scope of performing assessments and may provide other therapies such as counseling and milieu therapy.
*In [[Canada]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_Psychiatric_Nurse ''Registered Psychiatric Nurse''] is a distinct nursing professional in one of the four western provinces (with some practising elsewhere by special mandate). Such nurses carry the designation "[[RPN]]" (note: in Ontario this designation refers to a practical nurse and should not be confused with a ''registered psychiatric nurse''). In addition to various mental health therapies RPNs also provide physical nursing care similar to registered nurses.
*The ''advanced practice psychiatric registered nurse'' is prepared at the masters or doctoral degree level and functions as a clinical specialist and/or psychiatric nurse practitioner encompassing all of these and may additionally include prescribing medication and providing psychiatric diagnosis (under direct supervision by a physician).
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