| Programs offered |
Educational Institution and Location |
Health Care Assistant
(Formerly Home Support/Residential Care Attendant) |
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| Practical Nursing Programs |
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Health Care Assistants Access to Practical Nursing Programs
(These programs are for Health Care Assistants who want to become Licensed Practical Nurses) |
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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
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| 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)
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| RN/LPN Nursing Refresher Education |
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Registered Nurse Access to BSN Programs
(These programs are for Registered Nurses who want to complete a BSN degree) |
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| 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 |
- University of Victoria (Victoria BC) offers: Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Advanced Practice Leadership, and/or Family Nurse Practitioner
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| Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Programs |
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| 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
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| Nursing Unit Assistant Certificate |
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| Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate |
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| Rural Nursing Certificate Program |
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| 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:
- Critical Care Nursing Specialty (Standard Option)
- Critical Care Nursing Specialty (Combined Critical Care/Emergency Option)
- Emergency Nursing Specialty (Standard Option)
- Emergency Nursing Specialty (Combined Emergency/Critical Care Option)
- High Acuity Nursing Specialty
- Neonatal Nursing Specialty
- Nephrology Nursing Specialty
- Pediatric Nursing Specialty
- Perinatal Nursing Specialty
- Perioperative Nursing Specialty
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