CA · Masters
Access to Practical Nursing Diploma
Program information
Program overview
The Access to Practical Nursing APN program is designed to build on the Health Care Assistant HCA Certificate Students who complete or hold an HCA Certificate may complete the Access to Practical Nursing APN Diploma in 13 months rather than the direct entry PN program which is 24 months The APN Diploma prepares graduates to provide professional nursing care to individuals and families in a range of settings Graduates of the program can apply to write the Canadian Practical Nurse Examination CPNRE for licensure as Licensed Practical Nurses LPNs LPNs are hired in the community continuing care and acute care hospital settings The CMTN Practical Nursing Access program meets or exceeds all of the Provincial education competencies required for Licensed Practical Nurse graduates This 13-month Diploma program is full-time study divided into three levels The Access level provides the balance of training from a combination of Levels 1 and 2 of the revised 2011 Practical Nursing Provincial Curriculum 2017 giving prior learning credits for knowledge and skills acquired in the HCA RCA HS RCA certificate programs The next two levels are the same as Levels three and four of the revised 2011 Practical Nursing Provincial Curriculum 2017 Resident Care Attendants RCA or those with a combination of Home Support Resident Care Attendant HS RCA may also be recognized Those entering with an education other than from a BC public post-secondary institution HCA RCA or HS RCA Certificate will need to provide active registration with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry and will be assessed on a case by case basis
Duration: 10
Fees and entry information
No fee information is listed.
Intakes and application timing
No current intake dates are published for this program.
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