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INTRODUCTION

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. It is the only degree education, which furnishes nurse with the advanced concepts in nursing in order to practice skillfully, competently and proficiently. The education must enable the nurse practice on a continual basis.

The overall aim of the (LPN). programme is to produce nurses who can apply a multidisciplinary approach in nursing practice through an integrated educational degree. This programme is intended to foster critical thinking, knowledge-based actions, and personal as well as professional development among the nurses, in order to enable them to implement their knowledge and skills with the ever-changing context of health care.

The License Practice Nursing is a 2 year Diploma education programme leading to practice as a Registered Nurse (LPN). The degree programme offers research-based integrated nursing knowledge, skills and professional attitude. Upon completion of this programme the graduate is prepared to be a safe clinical nurse, who will be able to provide comprehensive care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels with 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 four year Baccalaureate nursing curriculum. This document also included framework for (LPN). Nursing education, core competencies, philosophy, goals and objectives, and policies with rules and regulations. This document is developed to provide direction for preparation of safe, competent, compassionate and professional nurse for clinical practice.

This document will provide guidance for (LPN). Nursing faculty, students, educational administrator and clinical staff development programme coordinator and institutions. Further, the document highlights the expectations of novice nurses at time of graduation from (LPN). Programme.

Although 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 delineate all the courses outline and levels, as well as, sequences of the courses across the (LPN). Programme. Therefore, the sub-committee felt that first document of the BSN Programme must contain details of the courses to assist faculty to provide comprehensive (LPN). programme.

Justification

This programme is intended to foster critical thinking, knowledge-based actions, and personal as well as professional development among the nurses, in order to enable them to implement their knowledge and skills with the ever-changing