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| School | Sheridan College - Davis Campus | | |
| Location | Brampton, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 24,500
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| Degree | Diploma | | |
| Honours | | | |
| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites | - Grade12 English
- Grade12 Mathematics
- Grade11 Biology
- Chemistry
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| Prerequisites Notes | Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
One English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U)
plus
One Mathematics, Grade 12 (C or U) with a minimum of 70%
Biology, Grade 11 (C or U)
Chemistry, Grade 12 (C or U) or Chemistry, Grade 11 (U)
or
Mature student status. | | |
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| Description | Sheridan's four-semester Practical Nursing diploma program is approved (Category 1) by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). When you graduate from this program, you'll be eligible to apply to take the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Examination (CPNRE). When you’ve successfully completed the CPNRE, you’ll be issued a license to practice as a Registered Practical Nurse in Ontario.
In this program, you’ll learn to: Help clients with nutrition, elimination, medication, safety, ambulation and hygiene, Chart patients’ progress and assess their conditions, Care for wounds, change dressings and give medication, Educate clients and promote health and wellbeing, and Care for patients through all stages of a disease, including palliative care. | | |
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