First, a quick lesson on Canadian nurses: a registered practical nurse, or RPN (sometimes called a licensed practical nurse or LPN) is someone with a two-year diploma who performs basic health care, ...

Throughout 2018, the Faculty of Health will be highlighting 200 health achievements from our Faculty’s rich history of teaching, scholarship and service. This feature is part of our Dal Health 200 ...

Applicants eager to enrol in Canadian nursing programs are finding it harder than ever to get into school. And once they're in, nursing students are finding there aren't enough clinical placements ...

Kirsten Woodend is dean of the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, and president of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. In January, 2015, changes were made to the "entry to practise" exam for ...

Nursing students and schools are sounding the alarm on what they see as an "Americanization" of Canadian university nursing curriculum. Some say an American-style exam could end up sending more nurses ...

HALIFAX -- It's too soon to know what lower pass rates might say about a new U.S.-based licensing test for Canadian nurses, but they don't mean it's too Americanized, says the national group that ...

Explore the best nursing programs online for various specialties and get a feel for the curriculum and topics covered in each. See how nursing programs online rank in various concentrations and ...