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Courses for Licensed Practical Nurses

*These courses are only updated as time allows and may not be current.

Advanced Foot Care: This 30-hour course, offered at Okanagan College in Kelowna BC, is designed for RNs and LPNs who wish to further their foot care skills for use in clinical and community settings. Please call 250-762-5445 ex 4589 for more information. 

Vancouver Island University: VIU offers courses for LPNs such as:

Essential Leadership In LPNs
Nursing Foot Care I And II
Interpersonal Skills For Health Care Workers
Leading Across Generations In Health Care 
Person-Centered Care In Residential Care Settings 
Agitation & Excessive Behaviours
Wound Care for Nurses (Apr start date)
Wound Care For Nurses (May start date)
Wound Care For HCAs 
Managing In Changing Environments: Keeping Your Sanity
Activity Programming For Dementia
Activities And The Complex Care Resident

Click here to visit VIU's website. 

Camosun College Professional Development for Nurses: Camosun College is pleased to offer a range of short Continuing Education courses for health care providers. Courses are taught by nurse educators with specializations in their field. www.camosun.ca

Operating Room Theory/Experience - Distance courses, MacEwan College, Alberta. These courses provide Licensed Practical Nurses with the hands-on skills required to work alongside surgeons, registered nurses, and other health professionals in a challenging, fast-paced, team–orientated environment.

Perioperative Nursing Advanced Certificate - online or home study courses, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Saskatchewan. Perioperative Nursing/LPN is a/an advanced certificate program. It provides licensed practical nurses with the specialized knowledge and skill development needed to work in an operating room, ambulatory surgery centre, free standing clinic or other perioperative settings.

IV Therapy

Initiation of IV Therapy for LPNs - Grant MacEwan College, distance program.

Basic Venipuncture - Online course with a one day lab workshop at BCIT. It provides the basic theory and procedure for performing simple venipuncture by syringe and needle, evacuated system and butterfly needle for the purpose of either blood collection or injection of a substance into the bloodstream. This online course includes graphics and video clips demonstrating equipment and procedures. 

Distance IV Therapy for LPNs - Vancouver Community College

IV Therapy Theory - Vancouver Community College. For practising RNs & LPNs: update your knowledge on how to locate sites, select equipment, insert IV, adjust flow rates, identify complications and select nursing interventions for the adult patient in keeping with standards for IV nursing.   

 LPN to RN Programs

Post LPN Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Online courses, Athabasca University, Alberta. The post-LPN BN program is designed to provide licensed practical nurses with the opportunity to further their nursing education in a baccalaureate program that offers flexible modes of course delivery and opportunities to develop a clinical focus. Graduates of the post-LPN BN program are eligible to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Examinations.

LPN Access to BSN - UBC Okanagan School of Nursing. UBC Okanagan offers access to the second year of our BSN program for LPN graduates who have some work experience. This program will help you upgrade your credential and take the next step in your nursing career.

Other Courses

Compassionate Care for the Terminally Ill - Grant MacEwan College, distance programs.

Health Outreach Courses for LPNs - Grant MacEwan College, distance programs.

Breastfeeding for Healthcare Professionals - Douglas College. Designed for health care providers working with breastfeeding families, this comprehensive course covers all aspects of breastfeeding management and support. Through exploration of a wide range of topics, such as anatomy, physiology, breastfeeding management, and counselling skills, you will develop a well-rounded and evidence-based understanding of current optimal infant feeding practices. Over the thirteen weeks of the course, you will acquire or polish the foundational skills you need to confidently support and empower families to reach their breastfeeding goals.

Wound Management - Grant MacEwan College distance courses specializing in assessment and management in the wound environment, management of chronic and problem acute wounds, and clinical application of wound management.

Mental Health - Self-paced, distance education, Douglas College, New Westminster, Coquitlam. Developed for Licensed Practical Nurses wishing to enhance their knowledge about mental health issues.

Immunizations Administration Course for LPNs
Following is a list of schools that are currently offering the Immunization Course:

1. Camosun College - Victoria 250-370-4780

2. Canadian Health Care Academy - New Westminster 604-540-2421

3. College of New Caledonia - Prince George 250-561-5861

4. College of the Rockies - Cranbrook 250-489-2751(440)

5. Okanagan College - Kelowna 250-762-5445 (loc.4589)

6. Vancouver Community College 604-443-8635

7. North Island College (Campbell River) 250-923-9750

Advanced Education in Orthopedics for LPNs - NorQuest College, Edmonton. Expand your scope of practice by learning special orthopaedic procedures. This program prepares you to work in a cast room, emergency department, orthopaedic physician’s office, or orthopaedic patient care unit.

CPNRE Exam Prep Courses

Vancouver Community College - If you are preparing to write the Canadian Practical Nurse registration exam, this course has been developed to help you succeed. The instructor led evening sessions will cover the relevant information for the exam. Offered 3 times a year. (20 hours) 

Health Staffing International offers exam prep based on 16 sessions, typically covered in an 8 week period. The participants have as many as 8 exam sessions to test their knowledge and preparedness. In addition there are opportunities for student-led study sessions each week, as well as access to text and computer resources. Students can take the full eight week review or choose sections that they feel they need help in.