Program Description
Practical Nursing & Practical Nursing with Aboriginal Communities* Diploma
The Practical Nursing diploma program is approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario. In 2007, the practical nursing program achieved the maximum approval term of five years from the college of nurses of Ontario.
Students in the Practical Nursing program will have the opportunity to:
- Experience collaborative learning, the learning methodology used where you are responsible for your own learning and for contributing to the learning of your peers. The faculty member provides structure and acts as a facilitator through consultation, assisting with group collaborative activities and providing feedback.
Clinical Experience
- Clinical experience is concurrent with theory and lab courses, using simulation to enhance student learning
- Clinical placements provided in the health care agencies of Hamilton, Brantford, Halton, Niagara and the surrounding regions. Students are responsible for their own travel and costs to clinical placements
Registration to Practise Nursing
After successful completion of the Practical Nursing diploma program, graduates are eligible to write the Canadian Registered Practical Nurse Examination (CRPNE) which is administered by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
