Month: January 2016

In our workplaces, co-worker abuse is often the elephant in the room. It’s something people acknowledge is happening but they are often not properly equipped to deal with the issues in the right way. Today, the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) and four other Alberta health regulators launched information and tools to…

Imagine the health system of tomorrow. What role will hospitals play? What about home care? How will the work of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and other professionals be impacted? Find out what local, national and international leaders on care forecast in “Health System of Tomorrow: Report of the 2015 CLPNA Think Tank” (PDF), including Alberta’s…

To assist in the maintenance and development of our Jurisprudence Examination, the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta is recruiting volunteers for a Jurisprudence Exam Committee. The Jurisprudence Examination is a multiple-choice, open-book exam designed by the CLPNA to help ensure Licensed Practical Nurses in Alberta have the necessary knowledge to practice nursing safely…

Live webinar explains why Things Need to Change Almost everyone in the field of healthcare has been affected in some way by abusive behaviour among co-workers. Some have encountered physical abuse, while others have experienced more subtle forms of abuse that are not always so easy to define. Professionals from the fields of Nursing, Physiotherapy,…

Honour a shining star in your workplace by nominating them for an Award of Excellence. There are three Awards available for Licensed Practical Nurses and one for supportive non-LPN health care leaders in Alberta. LPN award recipients receive a $1000 cash prize, a commemorative crystal award, and are honoured by the College of Licensed Practical…

Licensed Practical Nurses find room to grow and excel in the operating rooms at the University of Alberta Hospital and the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute in the winter feature of CARE magazine. Also in this issue: