Programs

Programs

Nursing Programs offered by NECBC Members:
Programs offered Educational Institution and Location
Health Care Assistant
(Formerly Home Support/Residential Care Attendant)
Practical Nursing Programs
Health Care Assistants Access to Practical Nursing Programs
(These programs are for Health Care Assistants who want to become Licensed Practical Nurses)
Graduate Nurse Re-entry Programs
(These programs are for nurses who have previously been licensed as a Registered Nurse and want to re-enter Registered Nurse practice or want to become registered in BC)
  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey BC) - Offers a Graduate Nurse Re-entry program; a Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated Re-entry and a Graduate Nurse Qualifying program for internationally trained nurses who need to upgrade Mental Health, Maternal Child or Pediatric Nursing in order to be registered in BC
  • Langara College - Offers a Post-Degree Diploma in Nursing Practice In Canada to prepare Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN) for eligibility and application for nurse licensure and nursing practice positions
  • Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC) – Open Learning - Offers a Return to Registered Nurse
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs
Licensed Practical Nurse access to BSN Programs 
(These programs are for Licensed Practical Nurses who want to become a Registered Nurse)


RN/LPN Nursing Refresher Education

Registered Nurse Access to BSN Programs
(These programs are for Registered Nurses who want to complete a BSN degree)
Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) or Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) Program Both of these sites also offer Registered Psychiatric Nurse Access to BSPN or BPN. These programs are for Registered Psychiatric Nurses who would like to complete a degree.
Masters of Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing Programs
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Programs
Gerontological Nursing Focus

  • Selkirk College (Nelson BC) offers an Advanced Interprofessional Diploma in Gerontology and Post-Graduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing
  • Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo BC) offers a Graduate Diploma in Gerontology: Active Aging

Nursing Unit Assistant Certificate

Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate

Rural Nursing Certificate Program

Advanced Certificates in Nursing

  • British Columbia Institute of Technology offers a variety of advanced certificates that prepare registered nurses (RNs) with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to work in a variety of fields:
  1. Critical Care Nursing Specialty (Standard Option)
  2. Critical Care Nursing Specialty (Combined Critical Care/Emergency Option)
  3. Emergency Nursing Specialty (Standard Option)
  4. Emergency Nursing Specialty (Combined Emergency/Critical Care Option)
  5. High Acuity Nursing Specialty
  6. Neonatal Nursing Specialty
  7. Nephrology Nursing Specialty
  8. Pediatric Nursing Specialty 
  9. Perinatal Nursing Specialty
  10. Perioperative Nursing Specialty

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