Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing program at Centennial College will offer you the in-depth knowledge, skills and judgement required in today’s complex health care environment.

The offering also meets competencies that will reflect the evolving and expanding role of the practical nurse as provided by the Nursing Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA). These competencies will include learning to provide safe, competent and ethical care using resources and technologies for an increasingly complex client population. The Practical Nursing program will also serve as preparation to practice autonomously in a variety of settings.

What You’ll Learn

• Therapeutically communicate with clients and members of the health care team
• Assess clients across the life span in a systematic and holistic manner
• Plan safe and competent nursing care based on a thorough analysis of available data and evidence-informed practice guidelines
• Select and perform nursing interventions using clinical judgment in collaboration with the client and, where appropriate, the health care team, that promote health and well-being, prevent disease and injury, maintain and/or restore health, promote rehabilitation, and/or provide palliation
• Evaluate the outcomes resulting from all interventions in the nurse-client interaction and modify the plan of care as required
• Act equitably and justly with clients and members of the health care team
• Adapt to a variety of health care settings using different leadership skills and styles as appropriate to each setting
• Contribute to creating a healthy and safe work environment in a variety of health care settings
• Practice in a self-regulated, professional and ethical manner, complying with relevant legislation and with the standards of both the regulatory body and the practice setting to provide safe and competent client care