{"id":93,"date":"2025-11-07T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/back-matter\/appendix-b-practical-nursing-program-2025-revisions\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:37:37","slug":"appendix-b-practical-nursing-program-2025-revisions","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/back-matter\/appendix-b-practical-nursing-program-2025-revisions\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix B: Practical Nursing Program 2025 Revisions","rendered":"Appendix B: Practical Nursing Program 2025 Revisions"},"content":{"raw":"<ul>\n \t<li>In <em>Curriculum Core Concepts<\/em>, references to the spiral curriculum have been removed and the concept of the scaffolding model of curriculum delivery is explained.<\/li>\n \t<li>The <em>Curriculum Framework Design<\/em> has been updated with current language and practice areas.<\/li>\n \t<li>Suggested Learning Activities, Assessments, and References and Resources have all been removed from each course outline and will be placed in the Practical Nursing Program Supplement.<\/li>\n \t<li>All course numbers have been changed from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals.<\/li>\n \t<li>Course descriptions have been rewritten to be learner centred.<\/li>\n \t<li>The number of learning outcomes have been reduced in all courses and sub-outcomes have been added.<\/li>\n \t<li>All references to the <em>BCCNM\u2019s Scope of Practice and Limits and Conditions for LPNs<\/em> have been removed. Instead, Learning Outcomes refer to BCCNM LPN Ethics Standards and Practice Standards.<\/li>\n \t<li>A sub-outcome specific to delegation has been added to <em>Professional Practice 2.<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>All references to long term care in Level 2 have been replaced with complex care (and\/or multi-level care where appropriate).<\/li>\n \t<li>Digital stimulation and rectal disimpaction have been added to <em>Integrated Nursing Practice (INP) 1<\/em> and <em>INP A<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li>Sterile wound care has been removed from <em>INP 2. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>Foot assessment and care has been added to <em>INP 2. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>A table of recommended topics for all <em>Variations in Health<\/em> courses has been added after Variations in Health 4. (This was in Appendix C in the previous curriculum).<\/li>\n \t<li>Sterile wound care has been added to <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>Lab practice of health assessment of maternity clients, newborns, children, and youth has been removed from <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>Comprehensive suicide risk assessment has been added to <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>Learning outcomes specific to pharmacology and medication administration have been added to <em>Variations in Health 3<\/em> and <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li><em>Professional Practice 4<\/em> and <em>Professional Communications 4<\/em> have been eliminated, freeing up 40 hours.<\/li>\n \t<li>Non-redundant Learning Outcomes have been incorporated into the other Level 4 courses.<\/li>\n \t<li>Six hours have been added to <em>Health Promotion 4<\/em>. <em>\n<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>The need to refer to decision support tools (DSTs) is now specified in sub-outcomes.<\/li>\n \t<li>Thirty-four hours have been added to <em>INP 4. <\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>IV insertion and IV medication administration have been added to<em> INP 4<\/em> (practice).<\/li>\n \t<li>Blood and blood products (theory) has been moved from <em>INP 3<\/em> to <em>INP 4<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Transition to Preceptorship<\/em> has been eliminated<\/li>\n \t<li>The 30 hours from <em>Transition to Preceptorship<\/em> have been added to <em>Final Practice Experience<\/em>. <em>\n<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>The <em>Glossary of Terms<\/em> has been archived.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Appendix A: Steering Committee and Project Team<\/em> has been revised.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Appendix A: Curriculum Guide Second Edition, 2017 Steering Committee <\/em><em>Terms of Reference<\/em> has been archived.<em>\n<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li><em>Appendix B: Curriculum Guide First Edition, 2011, Steering Committee Terms of Reference<\/em> has been archived.<em>\n<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li><em>Appendix D: Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy<\/em> will be moved to the Supplement. <em>\n<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li><em>Appendix E: Acronyms<\/em> has been archived.<em>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<ul>\n<li>In <em>Curriculum Core Concepts<\/em>, references to the spiral curriculum have been removed and the concept of the scaffolding model of curriculum delivery is explained.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Curriculum Framework Design<\/em> has been updated with current language and practice areas.<\/li>\n<li>Suggested Learning Activities, Assessments, and References and Resources have all been removed from each course outline and will be placed in the Practical Nursing Program Supplement.<\/li>\n<li>All course numbers have been changed from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals.<\/li>\n<li>Course descriptions have been rewritten to be learner centred.<\/li>\n<li>The number of learning outcomes have been reduced in all courses and sub-outcomes have been added.<\/li>\n<li>All references to the <em>BCCNM\u2019s Scope of Practice and Limits and Conditions for LPNs<\/em> have been removed. Instead, Learning Outcomes refer to BCCNM LPN Ethics Standards and Practice Standards.<\/li>\n<li>A sub-outcome specific to delegation has been added to <em>Professional Practice 2.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>All references to long term care in Level 2 have been replaced with complex care (and\/or multi-level care where appropriate).<\/li>\n<li>Digital stimulation and rectal disimpaction have been added to <em>Integrated Nursing Practice (INP) 1<\/em> and <em>INP A<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Sterile wound care has been removed from <em>INP 2. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Foot assessment and care has been added to <em>INP 2. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>A table of recommended topics for all <em>Variations in Health<\/em> courses has been added after Variations in Health 4. (This was in Appendix C in the previous curriculum).<\/li>\n<li>Sterile wound care has been added to <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lab practice of health assessment of maternity clients, newborns, children, and youth has been removed from <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive suicide risk assessment has been added to <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Learning outcomes specific to pharmacology and medication administration have been added to <em>Variations in Health 3<\/em> and <em>INP 3. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Professional Practice 4<\/em> and <em>Professional Communications 4<\/em> have been eliminated, freeing up 40 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Non-redundant Learning Outcomes have been incorporated into the other Level 4 courses.<\/li>\n<li>Six hours have been added to <em>Health Promotion 4<\/em>. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The need to refer to decision support tools (DSTs) is now specified in sub-outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Thirty-four hours have been added to <em>INP 4. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>IV insertion and IV medication administration have been added to<em> INP 4<\/em> (practice).<\/li>\n<li>Blood and blood products (theory) has been moved from <em>INP 3<\/em> to <em>INP 4<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Transition to Preceptorship<\/em> has been eliminated<\/li>\n<li>The 30 hours from <em>Transition to Preceptorship<\/em> have been added to <em>Final Practice Experience<\/em>. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The <em>Glossary of Terms<\/em> has been archived.<\/li>\n<li><em>Appendix A: Steering Committee and Project Team<\/em> has been revised.<\/li>\n<li><em>Appendix A: Curriculum Guide Second Edition, 2017 Steering Committee <\/em><em>Terms of Reference<\/em> has been archived.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Appendix B: Curriculum Guide First Edition, 2011, Steering Committee Terms of Reference<\/em> has been archived.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Appendix D: Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy<\/em> will be moved to the Supplement. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Appendix E: Acronyms<\/em> has been archived.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-93","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/93\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/93\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}