Diploma in Practical Nurse

Oulton College

Canada,New Brunswick

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24 Months

Duration

CAD 21,400/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 100

Application Fee

Feb 2025

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Canada, New Brunswick

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1956

Total Students: 700 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

4 Flanders Court Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 0K6

Diploma in Practical Nurse

Program Overview

What exactly is a Practical Nurse?

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) are responsible for providing care to individuals and families using a wide range of skills within an extensive scope of practice. LPNs work in collaboration with many different interdisciplinary teams such as Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists and physicians. For more information on becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse in Canada, please visit the Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators website at www.ccpnr.ca.

What kinds of skills will I learn?
Our Practical Nurse Program provides hands-on practical experience and training in:

  • Adult Physical Assessment: the assessment of individuals with chronic and acute illnesses; health promotion for individuals and families, and implementation of nursing care plans.
  • Pharmacology: medication administration/IV initiation
  • Charting and Documentation
  • Communications and Interpersonal Skills
  • Standards of Practice, Entry Level Competencies, and Code of Ethics
  • Specialties: long-term care, and acute care competencies such as: maternity and emergency departments

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).