Diploma - Practical Nursing
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,147 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oshawa / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Graduates of the Practical Nursing curriculum will be equipped to take on the growing demands of the nursing profession. Using your knowledge, skills, and judgment as a practical nurse, you'll tend to patients across the spectrum of care in a way that's both secure and effective.
The College of Nurses of Ontario recognizes Durham College's Practical Nursing Program. Recent program completers may now submit to the Ontario College of Nurses for RPN certification.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Development Of Self I
- Health & Healing I
- Professional Practice I
- Practice Lab I
SEMESTER 2
- Health Assessment
- Applied Math for Nurses
- Practice Lab II
- Health and Healing II - The Older Adult
- Health and Healing II - Maternal - Child
- Professional Practice II - Older Adult
- Professional Practice II - Maternal Child
SEMESTER 3
- Practice Lab III
- Pharmacology
- Professional Practice III - Mental Health
- Health & Healing III - Mental Health
- Health & Healing III - Community
- Professional Practice III - Community
- Pathophysiology
SEMESTER 4
- Health & Healing IV
- Professional Practice IV
- Development Of Self II
SEMESTER 5
- Professional Practice Preparation
- Professional Practice V
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 8,073.41 CAD
- Program Fee: 238.83 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,881.24 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 8,073.4 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,656.86 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 5,305.06 CAD
- Program Fee: 143.44 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 6,998.29 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 5,305.06 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 5,869.3 CAD
SEMESTER 5
- Tuition: 5,305.06 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 5,869.3 CAD
*Durham College Students International
The total cost may vary depending on the time of enrollment
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U) (minimum 60 per cent)
- Grade 12 mathematics (C, M or U) (minimum 65 per cent)
- Grade 11 or 12 biology (C, M or U)
- Grade 11 or 12 chemistry (C, M or U)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
