Study with CLPNA

Professional development is an important part of maintaining nursing competence. Alberta’s Licensed Practical Nurses are responsible for assessing their individual knowledge and competence in areas of nursing practice to identify whether a knowledge gap exists or if specific education is needed for authorization to practice.

RELATED – Continuing Competence Program

RELATED – Restricted Activities and Advanced Authorizations

Learning Modules

Alberta’s LPNs can access learning modules by logging into their account on www.myCLPNA.com.

• Administering Blood and Blood Products: Transfusion
• Administering Diagnostic Imaging Contrast Agents
• Administration of Nitrous Oxide
• Administering Medications via CVC, PICC, and IVAD (Area of Advanced Practice requiring advanced authorization)
• Administering Parenteral Nutrition (Area of Advanced Practice requiring advanced authorization)
• Caregiver-Centered Care
• Caregiver-Centered Care: Partnering with Family Caregivers During a Pandemic
• Dispensing of Medications
• Ear Syringing
• Fetal Heart Monitoring
• Immunization
• Medication Drug Calculations
• Non-Ionizing Radiation
• Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct
• PTSD Awareness and Mental Health & Wellness Strategies for LPNs
• Resilience in Nursing
• Understanding Restricted Activities (Mandatory to complete by June 1, 2022)

SELF-STUDY COURSES

• Anaphylaxis
• Diagnostic Tests & Laboratory Values
• Elder Abuse
• Health Assessment
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Infusion Therapy
• Jurisprudence Exam
• Jurisprudence Exam Study Guide
• Learning to Learn: Professional Development Strategies for LPNs
• LPN Code of Ethics Learning Module
• Medical Language and Terminology
• Medication Administration
• Nursing Documentation 101
• Pressure Ulcers
• Relational Practice

VIDEOS (previously-RECORDED WEBINARS)

• Advanced Care Planning Series
  • Advanced Care Planning and Personal Directives
  • Understanding Goals of Care Designations (GCDS) and Conversations
  • Green Sleeve Documents and Processes
• Aesthetic Nursing Practice – Regulatory Matters for Alberta’s Nurses
• Battling Dr. Google: Evidence Based Practice Education Series
  • Battling Dr. Google: Information Literacy – Make Your Nursing Practice Better and Easier
  • Battling Dr. Google: The Map to Evidence – How to Access and Evaluate Evidence
  • Battling Dr. Google: Asking and Answering Clinical Questions – PICO That!
• Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients (from Sexual Misconduct or Abuse)
• Caregiver-Centered Care: Competency-Based Education for LPNs
• Collaborative Practice in Nursing
• Confront, Address and Prevent Disruptive Behavior and Bullying in the Workplace
• Connecting Regulation to LPN Professional Practice
• Continuing Competence Program for CLPNA Members
• Diabetes and Drugs
• Diabetes and Health Assessment
• Elder Abuse Awareness
• End PJ Paralysis (Mobilizing Patients)
• Engaging Nursing to Diminish Ageism
• Falls and Fall Related Injury & Prevention
• Immunization Practice & Regulation
• Integrating a Palliative Approach: Curriculum Integration
• Integrating Spirituality into Care
• Legal Issues in Nursing Series: Empowering Nurses with Medical Legal Knowledge
  • Legal Issues in Nursing: Let’s Talk about Nursing Litigation
  • Legal Issues in Nursing: Stages of a Lawsuit
  • Legal Issues in Nursing: Four Factors Necessary to Prove Nursing Negligence
  • Legal Issues in Nursing: Five Most Common Allegations of Nursing Negligence
• LPNs Supporting Caregivers
• Nurses in Independent Practice
• Palliative Care Series
  • Palliative Care – Communication and Support
  • Palliative Care – Dealing with Dyspnea
  • Palliative Care – Essential Tools for Licensed Practical Nurses
• Patient and Family Centred Care for Licensed Practical Nurses
  • Patient and Family Centred Care – An Introduction
  • Patient and Family Centred Care – The Patient’s Voice
• Professional Boundaries – What LPNs Need to Know
• PTSD Awareness and Mental Health & Wellness Strategies
• Regulation Changes for Alberta LPNs (2020 Regulation Amendments Overview)
• Relational Practice: Beyond Introductions and Interviewing
• Resilience – A Mindset for Wellness
• Respectful Workplaces – Building Healthy Relationships
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Unconscious Bias

QUESTIONS?

For more information, please contact:

Email the CLPNA’s Professional Development Department

Ask CLPNA or call 1-800-661-5877 (toll-free in Alberta), or 780-484-8886.