Diploma in Practical Nursing Mohawk College - Institute for Applied Health Sciences at McMaster (IH) Campus, Canada

Become a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) and pursue an exciting health care career that offers diverse opportunities.

Program Highlights

• Collaborative learning environment where you and your peers will experience simulated and real-life opportunities in state-of-the-art labs.
• Complete the program in 16 consecutive months and have a variety of academic pathways for further education and training.

The PN Program is a hybrid program to support study-life balance, with both online courses and in-person courses. Theory courses have mandatory in-person midterm and final exams regardless of delivery mode. All lab-based courses are in-person and attendance is mandatory.

Professional practice courses (clinical) are in-person at health care agencies. Shifts may be scheduled during the week or on weekends. Semester 1 is two 7hr shifts per week, Semester 2 and 3 is one 12hr shift per week, and Semester 4 is 40 hrs per week for the final 7 weeks of the Semester (days, nights, weekend shifts).

Students choose their own timetable "block" each Semester, and courses can potentially be scheduled in the morning, afternoon, or evening. ?See "Program of studies" tab for more details on specific courses in each Semester.

What you'll learn

• Interact with faculty members who provide structure and act as facilitators through consultation, assisting with group collaborative activities and providing feedback.
• Acquire the professional knowledge, skills, accountability and responsibility for nursing practice through curriculum that is grounded in the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) RPN Entry-to-Practice Competencies.

Preplacement Requirements
Students are not required to obtain preplacement requirements, such as CPR training, immunizations, and police checks, as a condition of acceptance. However, students are required to obtain preplacement requirements before they are permitted to participate in clinical practice in semester two.  Failure to meet these requirements may impact a student's ability to meet the criteria required to graduate. Please see the requirements listed under the Experiential Learning tab or visit the Preplacement site for more information.