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| CPNRE EXAM PREPARATION WORKSHOP - March or April NorQuest College offers three-day workshops for Practical Nurse students to prepare for the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Exam (CPNRE) on May 19, 2010.
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| RESULTS FROM SCOTTISH RESEARCH PROJECT (February 17, 2010) - Results were released from a Scottish Research Project which consulted Alberta LPNs, practical nurse students, educators, and CLPNA, “to investigate the Canadian Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) educational preparation, work and role profile in Alberta, Canada with a view to influence the evolution of the Assistant Practitioner role in Scottish Healthcare”.
Read more about the Scottish Research Project…
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| KEP REPORT... CLPNA RESPONDS (February 8, 2010) -
To Licensed Practical Nurses and members of the Public,
The CLPNA welcomes the release of the Knowledge and Education Project (KEP) Report on the educational preparation of entry level nurses (LPN, RPN, RN) concluding all three categories are appropriately educated to provide competent and safe care within their scope of practice.
The CLPNA participated in the KEP research project and gained valuable insights as a result. We agree with the report’s findings that further study is needed. We strongly urge more competency evaluation be done examining actual, “on-the-job” performance of novice nurses.
The KEP Report is a good first step, but is not yet a sufficient basis for drawing policy conclusions on the appropriate deployment of the three categories of nurse in Alberta. The CLPNA will continue to work collaboratively with all other health care professionals and other stakeholders to improve health care for Albertans.
In the meantime, I urge CLPNA members and all Albertans and to read the KEP Report. I welcome your comments and questions on the study by contacting me at "Attention: Linda" at info@clpna.com.
Linda Stanger
Executive Director
College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
Joint News Release - KEP Report (Feb 8, 2010)
Knowledge and Education at Entry to Practice in Alberta - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Dec. 2009) (8 pages, PDF)
Knowledge and Education at Entry to Practice in Alberta - REPORT (Dec. 2009) (95 pages, PDF) |
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