Health, Assistance and Nursing
Health, Assistance and Nursing
Start Dates:
- January 15, 2024
- April 8, 2024
Schedule: Monday to Friday 7:45 to 15:05
Watch this video to learn more about the LPN Program:
Program objectives
To acquire the knowledge, ability and attitude necessary to differentiate between health and illness; acquire the knowledge and ability to understand and apply the techniques learned, establish a helping role with those with health needs, engage in teamwork within the modern health organization, communicate effectively with patients and their family, with superiors and with other health team members.
Program content
Statement of competency
- Administer first aid
- Determine their suitability for the profession and training
- Become familiar with a comprehensive approach to health
- Communicate with a care team
- Apply basic care procedures
- Establish a helping relationship
- Become familiar with the legal and ethical aspects of the profession
- Apply care procedures related to the musculoskeletal system
- Provide basic care to clients who are experiencing loss of autonomy
- Help a client meet his or her nutritional needs
- Apply care procedures related to the nervous and sensory systems
- Apply care procedures related to the endocrine system
- Apply care procedures related to the digestive system
- Apply care procedures related to the urinary and reproductive systems
- Intervene with a client with cognitive deficits
- Intervene with a client in palliative care
- Intervene with a client with a mental health problem
- Provide geronto-geriatric care
- Provide care to clients with mental health problems
- Provide care to clients undergoing physical rehabilitation
- Provide care in a surgical unit
- Intervene with a mother and her newborn
- Provide care to mothers and newborns
- Intervene with a child or adolescent with a health problem
- Provide care to children and adolescents
- Provide care to a diverse clientele
- Prevent and control infection
- Participate in drug therapy
- Provide specific care
- Provide care in a medical unit
- Refer to their knowledge of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems when providing care
Admission conditions
To be eligible for admission to the Health, Assistance and Nursing program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary V credits in language of instruction and Secondary IV credits in second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test, as well as Secondary V credits in language of instruction in a program of study established by the Minister, or recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons having earned Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister and who will continue their general education courses concurrently with their vocational training in order to obtain the credits they are missing from among the following: Secondary IV and V language of instruction and Secondary IV second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Ministry.
Health, Assistance and Nursing
Start Dates:
- January 15, 2024
- April 8, 2024
Schedule: Monday to Friday 7:45 to 15:05
Watch this video to learn more about the LPN Program:
Program objectives
To acquire the knowledge, ability and attitude necessary to differentiate between health and illness; acquire the knowledge and ability to understand and apply the techniques learned, establish a helping role with those with health needs, engage in teamwork within the modern health organization, communicate effectively with patients and their family, with superiors and with other health team members.
Program content
Statement of competency
- Administer first aid
- Determine their suitability for the profession and training
- Become familiar with a comprehensive approach to health
- Communicate with a care team
- Apply basic care procedures
- Establish a helping relationship
- Become familiar with the legal and ethical aspects of the profession
- Apply care procedures related to the musculoskeletal system
- Provide basic care to clients who are experiencing loss of autonomy
- Help a client meet his or her nutritional needs
- Apply care procedures related to the nervous and sensory systems
- Apply care procedures related to the endocrine system
- Apply care procedures related to the digestive system
- Apply care procedures related to the urinary and reproductive systems
- Intervene with a client with cognitive deficits
- Intervene with a client in palliative care
- Intervene with a client with a mental health problem
- Provide geronto-geriatric care
- Provide care to clients with mental health problems
- Provide care to clients undergoing physical rehabilitation
- Provide care in a surgical unit
- Intervene with a mother and her newborn
- Provide care to mothers and newborns
- Intervene with a child or adolescent with a health problem
- Provide care to children and adolescents
- Provide care to a diverse clientele
- Prevent and control infection
- Participate in drug therapy
- Provide specific care
- Provide care in a medical unit
- Refer to their knowledge of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems when providing care
Admission conditions
To be eligible for admission to the Health, Assistance and Nursing program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary V credits in language of instruction and Secondary IV credits in second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test, as well as Secondary V credits in language of instruction in a program of study established by the Minister, or recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons having earned Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister and who will continue their general education courses concurrently with their vocational training in order to obtain the credits they are missing from among the following: Secondary IV and V language of instruction and Secondary IV second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Ministry.