Access to Practical Nursing
Are you a residential care aid? Are you looking for a more challenging and rewarding career in health care delivery? If you are, Selkirk College, nestled in the beautiful West Kootenay Region of BC, has a full-time, 9 month Access to Practical Nursing program that prepares RCA trained individuals to write the BC-LPN provincial exam and head into a satisfying and sought after profession. As an LPN you can work in many areas such as:
- medical and surgical floors
- pediatrics
- maternity
- geriatrics
- and community clinics.
Our experienced instructors are RN trained and will adequately prepare you for your exciting new career using a variety of methods including on-line, classroom and clinical experiences.
So come meet the challenge; come join the growing members who proudly call themselves Licensed Practical Nurses.
For more information visit http://selkirk.ca/programs/hhs/
The APN program is offered over 2 semesters and includes 11 theory courses, a practicum placement within each semester that focuses on the particular client population and a 5 week preceptorship at the end of the program that consolidates learning and prepares the learner for the roles and expectations of the graduate. Successful completion of the learning activities, clinical placements and final exams of program courses are required.
Graduates of the program are eligible to write the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exams (CPNRE) and to apply for licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in British Columbia.
