Appendix B: Access to Practical Nursing Program 2025 Revisions
- In Curriculum Core Concepts, references to the spiral curriculum are removed and the concept of the scaffolding model of curriculum delivery is explained.
- The Curriculum Framework Design has been updated with current language and practice areas.
- Suggested Learning Activities, Assessments, and References and Resources have all been removed from each course outline and will be placed in the 2026 Access to Practical Nursing Program Supplement.
- All course numbers have been changed from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals.
- Course descriptions have been rewritten to be learner centred.
- The number of learning outcomes have been reduced in all courses and sub-outcomes have been added.
- All references to the BCCNM’s Scope of Practice and Limits and Conditions for LPNs have been removed. Instead, Learning Outcomes refer to BCCNM LPN Professional Standards and Practice Standards.
- A sub-outcome specific to delegation has been added to Professional Practice 2 and Professional Practice A.
- All references to long term care in Level 2 have been replaced with complex care (and/or multi-level care where appropriate).
- Digital stimulation and rectal disimpaction have been added to Integrated Nursing Practice (INP) 1/INP A.
- Sterile wound care has been removed from INP A and INP 2.
- Foot assessment and care has been added to INP A and INP 2.
- A table of recommended topics for all Variations in Health courses has been added after Variations in Health 4 (was Appendix C in previous curriculum).
- Sterile wound care has been added to INP 3.
- Lab practice of health assessment of maternity clients, newborns, children, and youth has been removed from INP 3.
- Comprehensive suicide risk assessment has been added to INP 3.
- Learning outcomes specific to pharmacology and medication administration have been added to Variations in Health 3 and INP 3.
- Professional Practice 4 and Professional Communications 4 have been eliminated, freeing up 40 hours.
- Non-redundant Learning Outcomes have been incorporated into the other Level 4 courses.
- Six hours have been added to Health Promotion 4.
- The need to refer to decision support tools is now specified in sub-outcomes.
- Thirty-four hours have been added to INP 4.
- IV initiation and IV medication administration have been added to INP 4 (practice).
- Blood and blood products (theory) has been moved from INP 3 to INP 4.
- Transition to Preceptorship has been eliminated.
- The 30 hours from Transition to Preceptorship have been added to Final Practice Experience.
- The Glossary of Terms has been removed.
- Appendix A: Steering Committee and Project Team has been revised.
- Appendix A: Curriculum Guide Second Edition, 2017 Steering Committee Terms of Reference has been archived.
- Appendix B: Curriculum Guide First Edition, 2011, Steering Committee Terms of Reference has been archived.
- Appendix D: Bloom’s Taxonomy will be moved to the Supplement.
- Appendix E: Acronyms has been archived.
