Career guide
Licensed practical nurse
Licensed practical nurses give hands-on nursing care: assessments, medications, wound care and treatments, working with registered nurses and the care team.
- StatusRegulated profession
- Training2-year diploma
- Pay scale$30.16–$33.22 an hour
- Openings now27
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
- Complete a Practical Nursing program (College of the North Atlantic and the Centre for Nursing Studies offer one)
Newfoundland and Labrador schools: College of the North Atlantic (opens in a new tab)
Licence and registration
- Pass the entry-to-practice exam the college requires
- Register with the NL College of Nurses
- Renew every year
Official starting point: NL College of Nurses (opens in a new tab)
Trained outside Canada?
Practical nurses educated outside Canada usually start with the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS), then apply to the NL College of Nurses.
Important: Requirements can change and may differ for internationally educated professionals. CareZelo links to official bodies but does not determine eligibility.