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Licensed Practical Nurses: Alternative Careers

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This guide will help you find the information you need to start working in British Columbia. You can use the menu buttons to move between sections of the guide.

In BC, licensed practical nurses work as frontline health care professionals caring for a wide range of clients at all stages of life. You work in collaboration with other members of the health care team.

You may find that your international training and experience as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) are not immediately accepted in BC. The skills you have acquired as an LPN (patient care, ability to work well with others, good communication skills, compassion and understanding) can be used in these alternative careers:

  • Health Care Assistant (HCA)
  • Home Support Worker 
  • Mental Health and Addictions Worker
  • Hospital Service Worker