Practical Nursing

Knowledgeable & competent

In the Practical Nursing program, you'll acquire the practical and theoretical knowledge you'll need to give professional nursing care to individuals, families and groups in a variety of settings across the lifespan.

You'll work through a combination of course work and practical clinical placements, completing a program that will prepare you for a career as a Practical Nurse.

Client focused

As a practical nurse, you'll assist clients to identify actual and potential health goals and outcomes, support clients to assume responsibility for their health, involve clients in developing and prioritizing their plan of care, and provide information and access to resources.

Through collaboration with clients and other health team members, you'll plan and implement strategies to enhance client learning, evaluate client learning and revise strategies.

After graduation

As a graduate of the Practical Nursing program, you’ll be prepared to nurse using Professional Standards of Practice and Baseline Competencies established by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia.

Practical Nursing at Camosun

At Camosun, our program is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, judgments, and attitudes to perform to the full range of competencies as identified by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia. The curriculum provides a learning experience that is integrated, professional, collaborative, and culturally sensitive with an aim to prepare graduates to care for individuals (and by extension, families of individuals) at multiple life stages and in a variety of practice settings.

Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll have the ability to successfully complete the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Exam (CPNRE).