Mount Royal and Bow Valley College have combined our expertise in education health care providers to create two Certificates of Achievement designed specifically for licensed practical nurses. As an LPN, you are part of a dynamic and evolving health care environment. Stay current and confident in your skills by increasing your depth of knowledge in two specialized area of practice. There are two program and can complete one or both.

Thr first of their kind in Canada, these Certificates of Achievement have been created to help LPNs explore and enhance their roles in patient care. Each certificate involves four designated courses with current and relevant content that helps you:

• Increase your knowledge
• Enhance your specialty nursing skills
• Provide high quality nursing care
• Meet mandatory requirements for continuing competency
• Broaden your opportunities in a changing health environment

This course focuses on multi-cultural awareness and recognition of specific health care beliefs and values, exploring the role of the nurse within each country's health care system, and participating in a understanding of cultural similarities and differences in a selected setting.

Conducting a thorough physical assessment involves a wide spectrum of skills including the ability to observe, listen and accurately document your findings. The health interview is as important as the actual physical assessment.

During this course, you'll review basic anatomy and physiology while delving into the full spectrum of data gathering, documenting and analysis.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the preparation and admiistration of immunications in relation to nursing practice. The course integrates and builds on the knowledge, skills, attitudes and judgements the nurse has acquired during the pharmacology and medication administration course. The purpose of this course is to provide the murse with the knowledge and skill to attain competence in the preparation and administration of immunizations in any health care setting. This course rprepares the nurse for administeringimmunizing/biological agents to persons 5 years of age or older, however information is provided in regard to infant and child immunizations to ensure the nurse has an understanding of the entire process of immunization across the life span.

The newly revised seminar is designed to provide participants with an introduction to the skills necessary to effectively implement a leadership role when placed in a charge position. In addition, the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Soctia discusses professional practice, including accountanility and responsibility and delegation.

• Leadership and management theories
• Components of effective leadership
• Communication skills
• Decision-making skills
• Group process, conflict resolution
• Strategies for managing conflict
• Time management
• Delegation of responsibility
• Evaluation

 

This specialty course focuses on theories, issues and trends related to the care of older persons who have, or are at risk for development, of metal health needs. Emphasis will be on person-centered holistic pproach to care which focuses on the older persons within the context of their lives, experiences and relationships. The roles of the nurse as advocate, care provider and educator are considered in relation to the services of primary heath care. 

This 60 hour course focuses on basic pharmacological principals, as well as major classifications of drugs, their uses, actions, adverse reactions, special considerations and relevant assessment activities.

Given the introductory nature of the course and the ever increasing number and complexity of medications, there is greater emphasis on developing the skills needed to access resources and required drug information in a timely and efficient manner than on memorizing many details about specific drugs.

Although examples of medications in common drug classification are discussed, students are expected to identify general information about common drugs and at the time of administration supplement their knowledge with additional references as needed.

The student's legal and ethical responsibilities regarding medication administration are reinforced throughout the course. Client safety issues and relevant client education points are stressed in each section.

The student should be aware that this course does not include instruction, lab sessions or clinical practicum on the administration of medications. These topics and skills are covered in a separate course.

Pharmacology Therapeutics and Medication Administration PTMA1000

This course is designed for LPN who has not completed a medication course in the practical nursing program. Nurses will study pharmacology concepts and issues; practice accessing needed information about selected mediations; and apply knowledge and skills in a clinical setting so to safely administer medications within the scope of practice of a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Upon completion of the course the learner will have demonstrated the ability to:

• Define the basic principals of pharmacology
• Discuss the legal and professional responsibilities of the LPN in drug treatment and administration
• Outline the principals of drug action
• Follow the general guidelines to administer medications safely to clients in various settings
• Identify forms of medication and methods of administration
• Apply nursing process to integrate drug therapy into client care
• Apply mathematical principles to the calculation of dosages of medications
• Demonstrate the nursing actions required for the safe administration of enteral, parenteral and percutaneous medications