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Practical Nursing (Alternative Delivery)

Description

Credential Awarded:  2 Year Diploma
Campus:  Welland
Code:  0926, P0926
Delivery Length: 2 Years (4 Terms)

Overview
Are you a compassionate person who wants to promote health and provide care to help patients optimize their well-being?

As a Practical Nurse, you are an integral member of the healthcare team with the skills and knowledge needed to provide vital and valued nursing care to clients.
 
Highlights
  • Course instruction delivered on evenings and weekends.
  • Over 190 hours of hands-on experiential learning in state-of-the-art simulation labs.
  • Over 600 hours of clinical placement experience in a variety of agencies, culminating
    in an eight-week practicum.
  • Unique interprofessional education course designed to strengthen collaboration skills for members of the healthcare team.
  • Eligible graduates may write the Regulatory Exam-Practical Nurse (RExPN), and if successful, may work as a registered practical nurse (RPN) regulated by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
  • Students receive all the benefits of being a full time student including: full-time student tuition limits, Student Athletics Centre access, health benefits and OSAP eligibility.
  • Students begin the program in Term One and progress through to Term Six then PRAC as a continual program with no term off.
Admission Requirements
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
  • English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
  • Mathematics – any Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M), or equivalent
  • Biology – Grade 11 (C) or (U) or Grade 12 (U)
  • Chemistry – Grade 11 (U) or Grade 12 (C) or (U)

Program Requirements

 Government Mandates

All students who participate in clinical placements are, without exception, required to meet the expectations mandated by the Ontario Hospitals Act and the Ontario Long Term Care Homes Act. These non-academic requirements include: Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen and the Confidential Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS). Detailed requirements are below.

All requirements must be met and remain current for the student’s duration of the program subject to the Placement Agency’s requirements. If any documentation expires before the end of the term and the student’s last day of clinical placement, the student will not be able to register for that term’s clinical course or its co-requisites.

 Criminal Record Check

A Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening (CRC-VSS) which is less than 6 months old is required by the start of week 12 of Term 1.
 
Students with criminal charges or convictions will be severely limited in placement, clinical, and/or employment opportunities in this field.
Students will be required to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) in order to be cleared for placement/clinical. Please note, in order to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS), students must be 18 years of age or older. If a student is not 18 years of age or older at the start of this program, they will experience delays in progression through the program.

The CRC-VSS must be provided to the Placement Agency on the first day of the clinical placement, or as required by the Placement Agency. Niagara College does not adjudicate the CRC, but merely facilitates the paper work. It is the Placement Agency that adjudicates the clearance.
 
Communicable Disease Surveillance
The confidential Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Form must be completed and submitted to Student Health Services prior to the start of the program or prior to the term which includes field placement, co-op or clinical opportunities.
 
If the CDS process is not completed your placement, clinic or co-op opportunity will be denied.
 
 First Aid and CPR
  • Current Standard First Aid certification and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR/AED) Level BLS (Basic Life Support) / HCP (Health Care Provider) is required.
  • CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR/AED) Level BLS (Basic Life Support) / HCP (Health Care Provider) must be renewed annually.

Courses
Term one (2025 Spring)
  • BIOL1170      Anatomy and Physiology I 
  • COMM1160   Communication in Healthcare I     
  • NURS1158    Professional Growth I         
  • NURS1170    Nursing Theory I      
  • CLIN1115      Nursing Practice I    

Term two (2025 Fall)
  • PSYC1323    Developmental Psychology           
  • COMM1260   Communication in Healthcare II    
  • NURS1258   Professional Growth II        
  • PSYC1100    Introductory Psychology    

Term three (2026 Winter)
  • NURS1270   Nursing Theory II     
  • BIOL1180      Anatomy and Physiology II
  • MATH1109    Mathematics for Practical Nursing
  • CLIN1215      Nursing Practice II   
  • HLTH1245     Health Assessment 

Term four (2026 Spring)
  • HLTH1020     Introduction to Interprofessional Education and Practice         
  • NURS1358   Professional Growth III       
  • NURS1361   Pathophysiology I    
  • PHAR1380    Pharmacology I
Elective Information
Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required

Term five (2026 Fall)
  • NURS1385   Nursing Theory III    
  • NURS1420   Pathophysiology II   
  • NURS1458   Professional Growth IV      
  • CLIN1315      Nursing Practice III
           
Term six (2027 Winter)
  • NURS1495   Nursing Theory IV   
  • PRAC1730    Nursing Practice Consolidation    
  • CLIN1415      Nursing Practice IV 
  • PHAR1480    Pharmacology II
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.

Overview

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  • Institution: Niagara College
  • Program type: Diplôme
  • Language: English
  • Program Code: 0930, P0930
  • Delivery Method: Apprentissage mixte/hybride

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Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.