Course Description

Program Description Practical Nursing is a five-level (63 week) program leading to an Ontario college diploma in Practical Nursing. Northern College’s Practical Nursing program has received a CATEGORY 1 PROGRAM APPROVAL from the College of Nurses of Ontario. Northern College is a member of the Northern Partners in Practical Nursing Education (NPPNE). As one of the seven colleges in the consortium, Northern College delivers the current diploma program standards that meet the requirements of the national PN registration examination. Note: Revisions may be made to the program format and curriculum as a result of the College’s collaboration within the Northern Partners in Practical Nursing Education (NPPNE). Northern’s Practical Nursing program holds as its philosophy a set of beliefs and values based on five key concepts: the client, health, caring, nursing, and the role that teaching and learning play in enabling individuals and their families and groups to achieve health outcomes. These concepts are derived from the scope of practice described in the Nursing Act 1991 and are interrelated, interdependent and integrated throughout the curriculum. Registered Practical Nurses work with individuals, families and groups (autonomously or in consultation with nursing and other team members) to plan, implement, and evaluate outcomes-based nursing care, services and programs that promote health and rehabilitation, prevent injury and disease, maintain and restore health, and provide palliation. Mandatory Clinical Requirements: Upon acceptance into the Practical Nursing program, students must complete the following requirements in order to participate in clinical placements/practicums: Immunization and Communicable Disease Testing Requirements Form WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Material Information System) Certificate AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) Certificate Worker Health & Safety Awareness Training Freedom of Information and Protection of Personal Privacy Form Canadian Criminal Reference Check (CPIC) with Vulnerable Person Sector Screen Mask Fit testing Influenza Vaccination

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