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Practical Nursing, Diploma
Practical Nurses are valued members of the collaborative health care team. Practical Nurses care for clients at all life stages across the continuum of care. Prepare yourself for a career that provides safe, knowledgeable & professional nursing care within a variety of health care settings.
In the Practical Nursing Program, you will听study from the听same body of nursing knowledge as registered nurses (RNs)听and registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) with a more focused approach to foundational knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical judgment appropriate to the role of a practical nurse. This program will provide you with the knowledge, skills, judgment, and听abilities to听contribute to听all phases of care听from prevention to acute treatment and management, to long term and palliative care.
Competent
Practical nurses integrate knowledge, skills, behaviours, attitudes, critical thinking and clinical judgment expected of an entry-level practical nurse to provide safe, competent, and ethical care. Working in听collaboration with other health care team members, you will provide direct nursing care and in acute care hospitals as well as complex care and community care settings.
Professional
Practical nurses are health care professionals who听care for a wide range of clients听at all stages of life. As a professional nurse, you will work within your own scope of practice, standards of practice and code of ethics.听Practical nurses are frontline nurses听involved in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care and are valuable members of the health care team.
After graduation
After successful completion of the program, you will be eligible to write the Regulatory Exam-Practical Nursing (REx-PN) to apply for licensure to become a Licensed Practical Nurse in British Columbia.
Indigenous Limited Priority Admissions听
The School of Health & Human Services (HHS) offers Priority Seating for Indigenous students in all Health related programs.
The听Indigenous Limited Priority Admissions听process, approved by the Board of Governors, supported by the Education Council, and approved by the BC Human Rights Tribunal, welcomes applications from all qualified Indigenous applicants.
What you'll learn
Current students wanting information about your program, go to student planning in听.
Program outline
For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the academic calendar.
This full time diploma program听will provide you with the knowledge, skills, judgements and attitudes required to practice as a practical nurse within a variety of health care settings. The program will prepare you to care for individuals and families at multiple life stages in acute, complex, and community care settings. Graduates of the program are eligible to write the Regulatory Exam-Practical Nursing (REx-PN)听to apply for licensure to become a Licensed Practical Nurse in British Columbia.
What to expect
The Practical Nursing Program is delivered over 20 consecutive months at 天美传媒鈥檚 Interurban campus. In each of the four theory terms you will take 5-6 courses each term. Class time and nursing practice hours are scheduled for a maximum of 25 hours per week. You will be expected to spend at least 3 to 4 hours on preparation, review, and studying per day.
Clinical placement locations and hours vary, but most are located within Greater Victoria and may include evenings and weekends.
In addition to tuition estimates, student fees are calculated based on your enrolment. Refer to:听Student Fees.
Financial assistance
You may need to find more than one source of funding to help pay for your education and living costs while attending college. Check out sources of money you don't need to pay back as well as those that need to be repaid.
* Note: a C or higher in Anatomy and Physiology听12 is a pre-requisite for PNUR 101. 天美传媒 courses BIOL 150听and BIOL 151, or BIOL 152听and BIOL 153, or BIOL 143听and BIOL 144听may be used as alternatives to PNUR 101.
English Language Competency Requirements
As English is the language of study in BC, students must meet English language proficiency at an appropriate level to be accepted into the provincial Practical Nursing program. These requirements can be satisfied through three years of full-time, face-to-face secondary or post-secondary education at an accredited institution where English is the language of instruction and is also one of the country's official languages. English as a Second Language/Additional Language courses are not included in this three-year calculation. Those not meeting this requirement must achieve scores identified in one of the two tests below:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with minimum scores of:
Speaking: 7.0
Listening: 7.5
Reading: 6.5
Writing: 7.0
Overall Band Score: 7.0
Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) with minimum scores of:
Speaking: 8.0
Listening: 10.0
Reading: 8.0
Writing: 7.0
NOTE: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, students who are unable to complete an IELTS or CELBAN assessment may demonstrate English-language proficiency for the purpose of satisfying the entrance requirements for PN programs by achieving the following scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test: Home Edition (TOEFL Home):
Speaking: 23
Listening: 27
Reading: 19
Writing: 27
Overall Band Score: 96听
When you apply you will need to submit proof that you meet the program admission requirements listed above. Where a letter grade is specified, you must have proof of that grade or higher.
For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the Academic Calendar: Loading...
