Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (02 years Diploma Program) (Formerly this course was titled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN))

Qualification: Applicant must meet one of the following academic levels

FSc (Pre-Medical) with 45% marks minimum (Physics, Chemistry & Biology as compulsory subjects)

Matric (Science) with 45 % marks minimum (Physics, Chemistry & Biology as compulsory subjects)

Matric (Arts) with 50% marks, FA with 50% Marks

Age Limit: 14-35 years

In today’s complex health care system nurses require a diverse range of knowledge and skills to match with the increasing complexity of the health care system. The education must enable the nursing practice on a continual basis. The overall aim of the (LPN) programme is to produce nurses who can work with Registered Nurse (RN) in a multidisciplinary approach for nursing practice. This programme is intended to provide auxiliary nurses to graduate nurses for improvement in quality of patient care and lessen the burden of health care cost. It will also help to overcome the shortage of nurses which is an acute problem at national and international levels. The License Practice Nursing is a 2 year Diploma education programme leading to practice as a License Practical Nurse (LPN). The programme offers knowledge, skills and professional attitude at lower cost as compare to RN. Upon completion of this programme the LPN will be a safe clinical nurse, who can provide care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels in association with RN in hospitals and community settings. The nursing institutions offering a LPN nursing programme must be recognized by PNC, affiliated to a Hospital. This document represents the first national efforts to develop curriculum of two years LPN nursing curriculum. The role of PNC is to provide guideline for the curriculum and its intention is to provide direction, considering the current faculty situation this document describes all the courses outline and levels, as well as, sequences of the courses for LPN. Justification This programme is intended to prepare nurses at lesser cost as well as to overcome the shortage of nurses which is an acute problem at national and international levels.  Cost effective in sense of time and recourses as compared to diploma programme.  Provision of training and job opportunities to those females who has lower merit than degree holder nurses in Pakistan.  To educate nurses with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes.  To produce nurses who can provide basic and rehabilitative health care to the population in rural and urban settings.  To minimize the practice of quackery in nursing especially in private sectors, ultimately that will improve the quality of care as well as the image of nursing profession in society.