PRACTICAL NURSE

What exactly is a Practical Nurse?

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) are responsible for providing basic nursing care and usually work under the supervision of RNs in many different areas of health care from acute care to long term care, community and home-based care to hospitals and clinics.

What kinds of skills will I learn?

Our Practical Nurse program provides hands-on practical experience and training in:

• Adult Physical Assessment: assessment, implementation and health promotion for patients and residents.
• Phlebotomy
• Medication Administration/IV Initiation
• Charting and Documentation
• Communications & Interpersonal Skills
• Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
• Specialties: Long-term and acute care competencies.

What kind of hands-on training will I receive?

Along with classroom sessions, you will have the opportunity to train and practice skills learned in the classroom in our state-of-the-art Nursing lab – equipped with all the tools you need to make you the best you can be. You will also participate in up to 15 weeks of clinical & practicum experience in health care settings that will help you perfect the skills necessary to deliver care and enhance your resume.

Is the program accredited?

Our Practical Nurse Program is the first private college program in New Brunswick and the only private college in the Maritimes to have full accreditation status awarded by the Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses (ANBLPN).

Career Choices:

The need for health care is on the rise and as a result the demand for professionals in every sector of the industry is rapidly increasing. Licensed Practical Nurses work under the direction of physician and registered nurses, in order to provide care for the sick, injured and disabled

• Hospitals
• Long Term Care
• Special Care Homes
• Community Health Clinics
• Health-focused Corporations

You Will Learn:

• Adult Physical Assessment: assessment, implementation and health promotion for patients and residents.
• Phlebotomy
• Medication Administration/IV Initiation
• Charting and Documentation
• Communications & Interpersonal Skills
• Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
• Specialties: Longterm and Acute care competencies

Admissions Requirements:

• Grade 12 Diploma, Adult Diploma or GED
• Grade 11 or 12 Biology* with a minimum average of 65%
• Grade 11 or 12 English* with a minimum average of 65%
• Grade 11 or 12 Academic Math Level* with a minimum average of 65%
• Meeting with an Admissions Advisor
• Completion of a Faculty Interview
• Completion of the Pre-Admissions Aptitude Test
• Acceptance by the Admissions Committee
• Completion of the Pre-Enrollment Package
• Geographical quotas may be considered
• Additional high school or university courses considered an asset