Shape the Future of Paediatric
Nursing in Canada
Join a national community dedicated to advancing our specialty through education,
advocacy, and a shared mission to improve the lives of every child.
Make a Difference Through the
Canadian Association of Paediatric Nurses
CAPN is a national network of nurses from diverse settings that are passionate about children's health and the nursing specialty of paediatrics. CAPN champions the Canadian Paediatric Nursing Standards and was instrumental in the creation of the first ever Canadian Pediatric Nursing Certification Exam in collaboration with the Canadian Nurses Association.
Connection
CAPN is a network and a bridge for thousands of nursing and health care professionals to communicate on issues related to children's health care and paediatric nursing. Join our Forum discussions, Board of Directors, committees, and conferences.
Advocacy
CAPN is the collective professional voice for the development of public policy for children's health care through excellence in paediatric nursing. Participate in the development of our position statements and reports.
Professional Development
CAPN is committed to working collaboratively with health care professionals towards the development and promotion of training and information sharing programs. Participate in our training programs and access our paediatric nursing materials.
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A Message from our President
Hello and Welcome!
We are the Canadian Association of Paediatric Nurses (CAPN), and we represent nurses from all across Canada who work with children and youth. Working with the Canadian Nurses Association we promote education for paediatric nurses and set the national practice standards for nurses who work with this underserved population. Partnering with other national organisations such as Children’s Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada, we aim to promote the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth by advocating for a rightsizing of resources allocated to child and youth health at federal and provincial levels.
Foundational to CAPN’s mission is advocating for excellence in paediatric nursing practice. Through our partnerships and collaboration, CAPN promotes paediatric nursing education, research, and knowledge translation, highlighting issues that are central to child and youth health, such as the climate crisis, Indigenous cultural safety, the eradication of childhood poverty, and equitable access to care.
CAPN is on the forefront of national advocacy for child and youth health at a pivotal time. The long-standing and well documented health human resource crisis is felt even more acutely in paediatrics. The specialised education needed to provide paediatric nursing care means it takes more time to develop expert paediatric nurses which exacerbates the staffing shortage (2024, House of Commons Standing Committee on Health). Now, more than ever, collaboration is needed to support paediatric nurses, amplify paediatric nurses’ voices, and ensure that paediatric nursing has a strong presence at tables where child and youth health is discussed.
We are keen to hear your thoughts and ideas about how we can work together to strengthen paediatric nursing in Canada. Please email us at support@paednurse.ca if you have any questions or suggestions.
Trish Page
CAPN President, MN, RN