Licensed practical nurse

A day in the job

On a medical or long-term care unit you take report, look after a group of residents or patients, give medications and treatments, do dressings, record changes and report them. LPNs often lead the health care aides on a unit.

Where you could work: Long-term care, hospitals, home care, clinics

How to get there

1. Complete an approved two-year Practical Nursing diploma
2. Register as a student practical nurse with the college while you study

Manitoba schools: Assiniboine College (opens in a new tab), University College of the North (opens in a new tab)

Licence and registration

1. Pass the entry-to-practice exam the college sets
2. Register with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba
3. Renew every year

Official starting point: College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba (opens in a new tab)

Trained outside Canada?

Nurses educated outside Canada usually start with the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS), then apply to the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba.