Diploma Practical Nursing
The UCN Diploma in Practical Nursing (DPN) program is a two-year diploma, currently offered in Swan River, Flin Flon and Thompson. The DPN program provides students with the knowledge and skills base to work as a professional member of the health care team and to successfully assume leadership roles.
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Health Care Aide
Graduates of the program will be knowledgeable about the basic functional requirements of individuals and families who are experiencing commonly occurring short-term and chronic mental health, physical, emotional and spiritual challenges. Chronicity, aging issues, and death and dying are explored, as well as a variety of health problems. Skills for the provision of personal care are practiced in a simulated laboratory setting prior to the actual administration of care. Graduates will be able to provide safe, ethical, empathetic, and wholistic care that is client-focused and culturally sensitive within the realms of legal health care practice.
Primary Care Paramedic
The Primary Care Paramedic program at UCN prepares you for a rewarding career in Paramedicine. This two-year diploma program emphasizes the new regulatory standards, including anatomy and physiology. It enhances mental health awareness, ensuring time for personal growth and a deeper understanding of the skills and academic knowledge needed to succeed as a Paramedic.
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