{"id":23,"date":"2026-02-17T17:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/chapter\/program-purpose\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:05:41","slug":"program-purpose","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/chapter\/program-purpose\/","title":{"raw":"Program Purpose","rendered":"Program Purpose"},"content":{"raw":"The purpose of the Provincial Practical Nursing Program is to:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Provide a standardized curriculum framework that informs and directs all British Columbia post-secondary institutions offering the Practical Nursing Program in designing curriculum that:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Supports learners to meet the current British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) Ethics Standards, Practice Standards, and Entry-Level Competencies.<\/li>\n \t<li>Prepares learners to write the Regulatory Exam \u2013 Practical Nurse (REx\u2013PN).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Ensure curriculum design and development is evidence-based and reflects education best practice.<\/li>\n \t<li>Establish program admission prerequisites to promote learner success in meeting BCCNM LPN Ethics Standards, Practice Standards, and Entry-Level Competencies.<\/li>\n \t<li>Establish faculty qualification requirements to promote quality education practice and foster learner success.[footnote]Program admission requirements and faculty qualification requirements are outlined in <i>The Practical Nursing and Access to Practical Nursing Supplement<\/i>.[\/footnote]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>The purpose of the Provincial Practical Nursing Program is to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide a standardized curriculum framework that informs and directs all British Columbia post-secondary institutions offering the Practical Nursing Program in designing curriculum that:\n<ul>\n<li>Supports learners to meet the current British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) Ethics Standards, Practice Standards, and Entry-Level Competencies.<\/li>\n<li>Prepares learners to write the Regulatory Exam \u2013 Practical Nurse (REx\u2013PN).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ensure curriculum design and development is evidence-based and reflects education best practice.<\/li>\n<li>Establish program admission prerequisites to promote learner success in meeting BCCNM LPN Ethics Standards, Practice Standards, and Entry-Level Competencies.<\/li>\n<li>Establish faculty qualification requirements to promote quality education practice and foster learner success.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Program admission requirements and faculty qualification requirements are outlined in The Practical Nursing and Access to Practical Nursing Supplement.\" id=\"return-footnote-23-1\" href=\"#footnote-23-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr 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