Practical Nursing

Your Career

As a qualified practical nurse, students will find caring opportunities in various health-care settings including long-term care, rehabilitation services, complex care, acute care, obstetrics, community services, and psychiatry.

Our Program

This program provides the skills and knowledge necessary to become a registered practical nurse. Students will be given the opportunity to continually practice and enhance your abilities in Humber's state-of-the-art health sciences and bioscience laboratories. Direct clinical practice and simulated laboratory experiences occur throughout the program.

Students can choose between full-time or part-time studies. Full-time students complete the program in two calendar years; part-time students complete the program in three years and four months (courses occur in the evening hours and clinical rotations on Sundays and Mondays).

Work Placement

The unpaid work placements, which take place every semester, are key to this program. The school handles all placements. Semester two occurs in long-term care settings for two days each week. Semester three takes place in rehabilitation, complex care, or psychiatry settings. In semester four, students go out to doctor's offices, walk-in-clinics, out-patient clinics, day care, and elementary school settings. Following this, students complete 495 hours of preceptored pre-graduate clinical practice.

Our Industry Partnerships

Humber's partners include: Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Extendicare, Humber River Regional Hospital, The Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario, Toronto Homes for the Aged, Trillium Health Centre, William Osler Health Centre, and numerous nursing homes and community agencies.

Professional Accreditation, Endorsement and Recognition

Graduates of this program may write the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination (CPNRE) in Ontario. The Practical Nursing diploma program is approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Note: Graduates wishing to register with the College of Nurses of Ontario must sign a declaration of their status regarding: citizenship; permanent residence; immigration; convictions of a criminal offence under the Narcotic Control Act/Food and Drug Act; involvement with respect to professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity in Ontario in another health profession; any mental or physical disorder, which makes it desirable in the public interest that the person not practice nursing. These conditions also apply throughout the program.

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status
Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U). If English is not your first language refer to the English Language Proficiency Policy in this publication.
Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology (SBI3C, SBI3U or SBI4U) or equivalent
Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chemistry (SCH3U, SCH4C or SCH4U) or equivalent
Grade 12 Mathematics (MAP4C, MCT4C, MDM4U, MCB4U, MGA4U, MCV4U or MHF4U)
Completion of mandatory admission testing for senior level biology, chemistry, reading and writing skills, and arithmetic (Fee: $35). Test results will determine eligibility for the program. Students may prepare for the test by reviewing The Complete Preparation Guide - Health Occupation Entrance Exams, published by Learning Express. A practice math test can be found at humber.ca/admissions/requirements.

Note: Refer to the Selection Procedures for more information

Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

Additional Requirements

Complete immunization record including immunization against Hepatitis B and negative on the Two-Step Tuberculin Skin Test
Valid CPR-C for HCP and Standard First Aid certificates
Police Record Check: Students in programs or occupations involving direct contact with vulnerable persons are required to undergo a Police Record Check. Refer to the Admission Information section in this publication. Humber reserves the right to deny admission to this program based on an unpardoned criminal record that would be relevant to the academic or placement requirements of the program. For more information and application instructions regarding the Police Record Check, visit healthsciences.humber.ca/field-clinical-placement/prc.

The additional requirements must be completed upon acceptance into the program. Details outlining the process for fulfilling these requirements can be found at healthsciences.humber.ca/field-clinical-placement/overview.

Fees

The 2009/2010 fee for two semesters was
- domestic $3,317.70
- international $11,730.

For further information, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance in this publication.

Financial Aid

Additional Costs

Books; clinical uniforms; ParaMed; transportation and parking (varies).

Curriculum

Semester 1
COURSE Code	Course	Credits
BIOS 101	Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology 1	4
LANG 102	Writing Skills for Funeral Service Education and Practical Nursing	3
NURS 160	Practical Nursing Theory 1	4
NURS 161	Practical Nursing Practice 1	5
NURS 162	Practical Nursing Health Assessment	3
PSYC 001	Psychology – An Introduction	3

Semester 2
COURSE Code	Course	Credits
BIOS 211	Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology 2	4
NURS 260	Practical Nursing Theory 2	4
NURS 261	Practical Nursing Practice 2	12
NURS 263	Practical Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics 1	2
PSYC 002	Psychology: Developmental	3

Semester 3
COURSE Code	Course	Credits
NURS 360	Practical Nursing Theory 3	4
NURS 361	Practical Nursing Practice 3	12
NURS 363	Practical Nursing Pharmaco-Therapeutics 2	2
NURS 364	Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice	1
NURS 365	Legal and Professional Issues for Practical Nurses	1
SOCI 002	Sociology: Introduction	3

Semester 4
COURSE Code	Course	Credits
NURS 460	Practical Nursing Leadership	3
NURS 461	Practical Nursing Practice 4	8
NURS 466	Practical Nursing Theory 4	2
NURS 561	Practical Nursing 5 - Pregraduate Experience 1	20

Pre-graduate Experience - 5 weeks of Preceptorship (May/June)
COURSE Code	Course	Credits
NURS 571	Practical Nursing Practice 5 - Pre-graduate Experience 2	12.5

Application Program Code: 07041

Diploma