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 Practical Nursing diploma
2. Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the regional colleges offer it across the province

Saskatchewan schools: Saskatchewan Polytechnic (opens in a new tab)

Licence and registration

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

Official starting point: College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Saskatchewan (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 Saskatchewan.