实用护理是一个五个级别（63周）的课程，可获得安大略大学的实用护理大学文凭。北方学院的实践护理课程已获得安大略省护士学院的CATEGORY 1计划批准。北方学院是北方实践护理教育合作伙伴（NPPNE）的成员。作为联盟中的七所学院之一，北方学院提供符合国家PN注册考试要求的当前文凭课程标准。注意：由于学院在北部实践护理教育合作伙伴（NPPNE）中的合作，可能会对课程格式和课程进行修订。北方人的实用护理计划以以下五个主要概念为基础，秉承一系列信念和价值观：服务对象，健康，关怀，护理以及教与学在使个人及其家庭和
Northern's two-year Practical Nursing diploma, youll be ready to start the healthcare career youve always dreamed of.<br><br>Youll learn about the diagnostic process and the role of education in promoting health and wellness. Youll hone your communication and leadership skills.<br><br>And from minor scrapes to complex health challenges, and even palliative care youll gradually develop a holistic approach to nursing, and the capacity to provide care and comfort to patients with varying conditions at all stages of life.<br><br>At every step along the way, youll practice new skills within our state-of-the-art training facility. And youll top it all off with an eight-week placement that marks the official start to your career as a caring and competent practitioner.<br><br>Practical Nursing is a is a 2-year (4 semester) program leading to an Ontario college diploma in Practical Nursing. Northern College's Practical Nursing program has received a Category 1 Program Approval from the College of Nurses of Ontario. Northern College delivers the current diploma program standards that meet the national Entry to Practice Competencies to prepare graduates for the Regulatory Exam Practical Nurse (REx-PN).<br><br>Northern's Practical Nursing program holds as its philosophy a set of beliefs and values based on five key concepts: the client, health, caring, nursing, and the role that teaching and learning play in enabling individuals and their families and groups to achieve health outcomes. These concepts are interrelated, interdependent and integrated throughout the curriculum. Registered Practical Nurses work with individuals, families and groups (autonomously or in consultation with nursing and other team members) to plan, implement, and evaluate outcomes-based nursing care, services and programs that promote health and rehabilitation, prevent injury and disease, maintain and restore health, and provide palliation.