College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia


CLPNNS invites nominations for the 2010 Awards of Excellence.
These three awards honor and pay tribute to LPNs who demonstrate exemplary leadership in practice, mentorship and service. The nomination deadline is 30 March 2010
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2010 Nursing Leadership Conference: Trusting Relationships: The Pulse of Nursing
The 2010 Nursing Leadership Conference is being held on Thursday, April 22, & Friday April 23, 2010, at Holiday Inn Harbourview on Wyse Road in Dartmouth. This year the Nursing Leadership Conference will explore Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Mindfulness.

For more information, please download this brochure in PDF format.

Welcome to the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia (CLPNNS) – your online source for information about the profession. We are dedicated to the well being of all Nova Scotians – today and for generations to come – through the continued delivery of exceptional regulatory services that promote safer ethical and competent nursing services.

Every day, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) work collaboratively to provide exceptional care where needed and promote the benefits of health lifestyles to thousands of individuals and families throughout our province. As the regulatory body for our profession we meet their standards of professionalism and performance in any context of practice.

We invite you to learn more about the CLPNNS, current LPN regulations and registration, the latest news on our organization and how to become an LPN as a career choice.