To ensure consistency and quality implementation, all post‐secondary institutions offering the Practical Nursing Program must adhere to the minimum course and program hours.
Level 1
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Professional Practice 1 |
25 |
| Professional Communication 1 |
35 |
| Variations in Health 1 |
40 |
| Health Promotion 1 |
30 |
| Pharmacology 1 |
30 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice 1 |
135 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience 1 |
90 |
| Total Level 1 Hours |
385 |
Level 2
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Professional Practice 2 |
20 |
| Professional Communication 2 |
30 |
| Variations in Health 2 |
45 |
| Health Promotion 2 |
30 |
| Pharmacology 2 |
30 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice 2 |
180 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience 2 |
120 |
| Total Level 2 Hours |
455 |
Level 3
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Professional Practice 3 |
20 |
| Professional Communication 3 |
20 |
| Variations in Health 3 |
45 |
| Health Promotion 3 |
36 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice 3 |
120 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience 3 |
65 |
| Total Level 3 Hours |
306 |
Level 4
| Course Name |
Minimum Hours |
| Variations in Health 4 |
50 |
| Health Promotion 4 |
30 |
| Integrated Nursing Practice 4 |
214 |
| Consolidated Practice Experience 4 |
200 |
| Total Level 4 Hours |
494 |
| Final Practice Experience (Preceptorship) |
210 |
| TOTAL MINIMUM PROGRAM HOURS |
1,850 |
| THEORY and APPLICATION HOURS |
1,165 |
| PRACTICE EDUCATION HOURS (All Consolidated Practice Experience courses and Final Practice Experience) |
685 |
| TOTAL HOURS |
1,850 |
