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
• Dispensing of Medications
• Ear Syringing
• Fetal Heart Monitoring
• Immunization
• Non-Ionizing Radiation
• Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct
• PTSD Awareness and Mental Health & Wellness Strategies for LPNs
• 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
• Medication Drug Calculations
• Nursing Documentation 101
• Pressure Ulcers
• Relational Practice

VIDEOS (previously-RECORDED WEBINARS)

• Advance Care Planning and Personal Directives
• Aesthetic Nursing Practice – Regulatory Matters for Alberta’s Nurses
• Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients (from Sexual Misconduct or Abuse)
• Confront, Address and Prevent Disruptive Behavior and Bullying in the Workplace
• Connecting Regulation to LPN Professional Practice
• Continuing Competence Program for CLPNA Members
• 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!
• Collaborative Practice in Nursing
• Diabetes and Drugs
• Diabetes and Health Assessment
• Elder Abuse Awareness
• End PJ Paralysis (Mobilizing Patients)
• Falls and Fall Related Injury & Prevention
• Green Sleeve Documents and Processes
• Immunization Practice & Regulation
• Integrating a Palliative Approach: Curriculum Integration
• Integrating Spirituality into Care
• LPNs Supporting Caregivers
• Nurses in Independent Practice
• Palliative Care – Communication and Support
• Palliative Care – Dealing with Dyspnea
• Palliative Care – Essential Tools 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
• Understanding Goals of Care Designations (GCDS) and Conversations

For more info, contact the CLPNA’s Professional Development consultants at Ask CLPNA, profdev@clpna.com, 780-484-8886 or 1-800-661-5877 (toll-free in Alberta).