Overview
The Langara College Post-Degree Diploma in Nursing Practice in Canada (PDD NPIC) is designed to effectively prepare Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN) for eligibility and application for nurse licensure and nursing practice positions.
The program learning outcomes are as follows:
- Meet the professional practice requirements as identified in the Standards for Nursing Practice in British Columbia and Registered Nurse Entry Level Competencies as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nursing and Midwives (BCCNM).
- Apply a broad base of knowledge and skills necessary for the practice of professional nursing in the Canadian health care system.
- Demonstrate professional conduct by upholding principles of equity and social justice, legal and ethical codes, standards, and processes.
- Provide compassionate, culturally safe, and anti-racist care in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and communities.
- Use knowledge of health disparities and inequities to advocate for and practice equity-oriented health care for diverse clients and communities.
- Practice trauma and violence-informed nursing care that is guided by a person-centered approach.
- Make safe, sound, competent nursing decisions and clinical judgements that are culturally informed and grounded in multiple ways of knowing, including critical thinking, intuition, evaluation, and experience.
- Actively engage and collaborate as a member of the multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral healthcare team.
- Understand the role of the professional nurse as a member of a multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral team.
- Develop communication skills to manage meetings, public speaking, and interpersonal communications in a health care setting.
- Incorporate the principles of relational practice using a variety of strategies and methods to effectively communicate with clients, communities, and inter-professional team members in a variety of contexts.
- Practice as an independent, self-directed, reflective professional nurse, and engage in life-long learning.
The program content includes critical thinking, clinical judgment and decision making, verbal and written communication, and cultural safety as applied within the health care setting.
The program includes active learning and a variety of evaluation methodologies with an emphasis on the British Columbia College of Nursing and Midwives (BCCNM) principles, roles, and competencies. Students will have opportunities within the classroom, nursing laboratory and clinical practice setting to apply nursing knowledge, build their clinical competency and enhance their psychomotor skills.
Applicants who graduated more than 4 years ago prior to the start of the PDD NPIC program must meet all admission requirements as well as provide documentation of work experience in a Registered Nurse capacity at a minimum half-time level. A Supplemental Application Form will be sent to all applicants who fall into this category. Upon verification of work experience, an interview link will be sent to qualified applicants.