Practical Nursing Education Program Approval (program approval) is the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Prince Edward Island (CLPNPEI’s) new evaluation and monitoring process for approving entry-level nursing practical nursing education programs in Prince Edward Island. This process is one way CLPNPEI meets its mandate of protecting the public.
Program approval ensures graduates are prepared to practice practical nursing safely, competently and ethically.
CLPNPEI’s registration regulation requires that all applicants have graduated from a program approved by CLPNPEI’s Council. Making sure this regulatory accountability is consistently and effectively applied to all nursing education programs is fundamental to protecting the public.
You can learn more in the Practical Nursing Education Program Approval Policy.
The same program approval, standards and process are applied to all Baccalaureate Nursing (RN) programs, Practical Nursing (PN) programs and Nurse Practitioner (NP) programs in the province of PEI. The College of Registered Nurses & Midwives of Prince Edward Island (CRNMPEI) is responsible for approving RN and NP programs in PEI. The five principles guiding the process are that it is regulatory-focused, transparent, evidence-informed, objective and sustainable.
The approval process involves a comprehensive review of nursing education programs every seven years (this term may vary depending on results from the annual monitoring review). Additionally, programs are monitored each year based on a subset of outcome measures, for example, nursing registration exam results. Programs must meet or exceed the approval requirements to be approved by Council(s).
Learn more about how programs are approved.