Learn everything you need to deliver effective and empathetic front line patient care. This comprehensive program provides the knowledge, skills, judgment and attitude to perform to the competencies identified by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia. (Williams Lake Campus only.)
The provincial practical nursing education program is designed to provide learners with the knowledge, skills, judgments and attitudes to perform to the full range of competencies as identified by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia. The program provides a learning experience that is integrated, professional, collaborative and culturally sensitive with an aim to prepare graduates to care for individuals and families at multiple life stages and in a variety of practice settings. Upon successful completion of the program, learners will possess the competencies to successfully complete the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Exam (CPNRE).
Fees based on (15 credits/5 courses)
Enrollment Cycles
September 2024
Entry Requirements
Selective admission
Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 65% (or equivalent)
Foundations of Mathematics 11 with a minimum of 60% (or equivalent)
Anatomy and Physiology 12 with a minimum of 60% (or equivalent)
Human Anatomy and Physiology for Practical Nurses with a minimum of 65%, or HLTH 1121 with a minimum of 65% (or equivalent)
Year 1
Semester 1 – Fall
Professional Practice 1
Professional Communication
Variations in Health
Health Promotion
Pharmacology 1
Integrated Nursing Practice
Consolidated Practice Experience (CPE 1)
Semester 2 – Winter
Professional Practice 2
Professional Communications 2
Variations in Health 2
Health Promotion 2
Pharmacology 2
Integrated Nursing Practice 2
Consolidated Practice Experience (CPE 2)
Year 2
Semester 3 – Fall
Professional Practice 3
Professional Communication 3
Variations in Health 3
Health Promotion 3
Integrated Nursing Practice 3
Consolidated Practice Experience (CPE 3)
Semester 4 – Winter
Professional Practice 4
Professional Communications 4
Variations in Health 4
Health Promotion 4
Integrated Nursing Practice 4
Consolidated Practice Experience (CPE 4)
Summer session (4 - 6 weeks from late June - early August)
