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LPN News
- What If I Do Not Have the Competence to Perform a Specific Activity?
- Understanding Professional Liability Insurance
- Registration Renewal 2026
- Webinar: How Regulation Shapes LPN Practice (Oct 6)
- Meeting Learning Plan Requirements
- Notice of a Wording Change for Registration
- Webinar: Immunization Practice and Regulation for LPNs (Sept. 24)
- Webinar: Registration Renewal and Continuing Competence for LPNs
- Registration Renewal Survey
- Learn More About LPN Registration Fees
- Practice Corner: Does the CLHA require CPR certification?
- How Do I Know if I Should Perform a Specific Activity?
- Notice for LPNs on Providing Infusion Therapy in Private Settings
- Feedback Requested: Standards of Practice for LPNs on Continuing Competence
- Do Employers Set LPN Scope of Practice?
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Council Connections: July 2026
- Practice Corner: Can LPNs Perform a Papanicolaou (Pap) test?
- 2026 LPN Survey – Extended to July 10
- Update Your MyCLHA Profile
- Council Connections: 2024-2025 in Review
- Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce Summary
- Strategic Update 2024-2025
- Hearing Notice: Duerré, Ayra #68039
- Practice Corner: Does the CLHA Offer Training for Specific Clinical Activities?
- How Will I Know if There Has Been a Change to LPN Regulatory Scope of Practice?
- Mentorship in Nursing: Regulatory Considerations for LPNs
- Care of the Older Adult Modules:
Understanding and Communicating with Older People - Practice Corner: Can LPNs Administer Medications via IV Direct Push?
- What Do Legislation and Regulation Say About LPN Scope of Practice?
- LPNs Supervising HCAs in the Performance of Activities of Daily Living
- Council Connections: April 2026
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- John Corriveau Named Newest Public Member of CLHA Council
- Care of the Older Adult Modules:
Continence and Mobility - Observation, Assessment, and Diagnosis
- Abandonment of Care
- How Do I Know What My Scope of Practice Is?
- Research Opportunities for LPNs
- Practice Corner: Can an LPN Pronounce Death?
- Licensed Practical Nurse Scope of Practice
- Professionalism in LPN Practice
- Information on the CLHA Website
- Practice Corner: Can an LPN Have Multiple Professional Registrations?
- New Strategic Plan Released
- Council Connections: January 2026
- Welcome Helen Barker to the Council
- The CLPNA Is Now the CLHA
- Practice Corner: Is There a List of Medications that LPNs Are Allowed to Administer?
- Introduction to Healthcare
Regulation in Alberta
HCA News
- Health Care Aide Renewal: Frequently Asked Questions
- Confidentiality Guideline
- Over 55,000 Free HCA Modules Completed
- Declarations on HCA Registration Renewal Form
- Professional Liability Insurance Is Required for Renewal
- Webinar: Registration Renewal for HCAs (Sept. 17, Oct. 1 & 15)
- Duty to Report Interpretive Document
- Fitness to Practice Interpretive Document
- Learn More About HCA Registration Fees
- How Are Complaints Resolved?
- Documentation Policy
- Determining HCA Scope of Practice Guideline
- When an HCA Is Named in a Complaint: What to Expect
- Health Care Aide Annual Activities
- Health Care Aide Workforce Summary
- Education Requirement Due
November 30, 2026 - Do You Need Help Understanding HCA Practice and Regulation?
- Observation, Assessment, and Diagnosis
- Professional Responsibility and Accountability Policy
- Standards of Practice for HCAs on Professional Boundaries
- The Complaints Process: Information for Health Care Aides
- Working Within Scope of Practice
- Standards of Practice for HCAs on Sexual Abuse, Sexual Misconduct, and Female Genital Mutilation
- Standards of Practice for HCAs on Restricted Activities and Supervision Requirements
- Understanding the Difference: Regulator, Association, Union, and Employer
- Code of Ethics for HCAs in Alberta
- Standards of Practice for Health Care Aides in Alberta
- HCA Subject Matter Experts Needed for Exam Development
- Free Learning Modules Available for HCAs
- Instructions for HCA Renewal
- How Will Regulation Affect Current HCAs?
- New Health Care Aide Member Begins Term in February
- Health Care Aide Regulation Information Available on CLPNA Website
- What If HCAs Need Help Understanding Regulatory Requirements?
- What Requirements Will Regulated Health Care Aides Have to Meet?
- What Is the Conduct Process Under Regulation?
- What Is the Difference Between the Alberta HCA Directory and the CLHA’s Regulated Register?
- What Is the Role of the CLHA in Regulating the HCA Profession?
- Is the HCA Role Changing with Regulation?
- Update on Health Care Aide Regulation
- HCA Regulation Coming February 2, 2026
- Video Series: Introduction to Healthcare Regulation in Alberta
LPN Knowledge Hub
- How Regulation Shapes LPN Practice
- LPN Practice and Arterial Lines
- Labour Mobility Act
- Complaints Management
- Complaints Management Procedure
- Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses on Professional Boundaries
- Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses on Sexual Abuse, Sexual Misconduct, and Female Genital Mutilation
- Pronouncing Death
- LPN Supervision of HCAs Performing Activities of Daily Living
- Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
- Privacy Policy
- Anti-Spam Policy
- Protection of Privacy Act (POPA)
- Mental Health Resources
- Artificial Intelligence Use in LPN Practice
- Leadership and Ageism
- Understanding Burnout in Nursing
- Ageism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- International Applicant Handbook
- Responsive Behaviours
- Safety, Mobility, Continence, and Comfort Care
- Health Promotion
- Professional Responsibility and Accountability
- Working in Multiple Regulated and Unregulated Healthcare Roles
- Palliative Care
- Pain Assessment
- Self-Assessment in LPN Practice
- Understanding the Difference: Observation, Assessment, and Diagnosis
- Caregiver-Centered Care Champions Module
- Continuing Care Act
- Determining LPN Scope of Practice (module)
- Scope of Practice: What You Need to Know
- How to Use the LPN Practice Decision Making Tool
- Determining LPN Scope of Practice
- Verification of Employment
- Communication in Nursing
- Practice Hours Audit Guide
- Understanding the Difference: Regulator, Association, Union, and Employer
- *How to Access the CLHA’s Learning Modules
- Complaints Process Series
- Determining Licensed Practical Nurse Scope of Practice
- Understanding LPN Professional Regulation
- Reusable & Single-Use Medical Devices Standards
- Prevention of Staff Abuse
- Health Assessment
- Privacy Legislation in Alberta Micro-Module
- Nursing Practice Self-Assessment Tool
- Connecting Regulation to LPN Practice Micro-Module
- What is a Restricted Activity?
- Medication Management (module)
- Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses in Canada
- Immunization Regulation
- Virtual Healthcare
- Understanding the Difference: Regulator, Association, Union, and Employer
- Understanding the Standards of Practice for Restricted Activities, Advanced Practice and Supervision
- Understanding Personal Directives
- Understanding Goals of Care Designations and Conversations
- Understanding and Communicating with Older People
- Unconscious Bias
- The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
- Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses on Continuing Competence
- Standards of Practice for LPNs on Restricted Activities, Advanced Practice, and Supervision
- Social Media and e-Professionalism Guideline for Nurses
- Self-Employed Practice
- Respectful Workplaces – Building Healthy Relationships
- Resilience – A Mindset for Wellness
- Research Funding
- Registration Service Standards
- Refresher Program Eligibility
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- PTSD Awareness and Mental Health & Wellness Strategies
- Provisional Registration
- Protection for Persons in Care Act
- Protection for Persons in Care
- Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct
- Professional Responsibility and Accountability
- Professional Boundaries – What LPNs Need to Know
- Privacy Legislation in Alberta
- Legal Issues in Nursing Series: Five Most Common Allegations of Nursing Negligence
- Legal Issues in Nursing Series: Stages of a Lawsuit
- Legal Issues in Nursing Series: Four Factors Necessary to Prove Nursing Negligence
- Access to Information Act (ATIA)
- Personal Directives Act
- Legal Issues in Nursing Series: Let’s Talk about Nursing Litigation
- Pandemic Preparedness: The Role of Licensed Practical Nurses
- Palliative Care Series
- Palliative Care – Essential Tools for Licensed Practical Nurses
- Palliative Care – Dealing with Dyspnea
- Palliative Care – Communication and Support
- History of Alberta’s Licensed Practical Nurses
- Occupational Health & Safety Act
- LPN Practice Decision Making Tool
- Nurses in Independent Practice
- Non-Ionizing Radiation
- Narcotics Control Regulation
- Medication Management
- Long COVID: Supporting Patient Care (2023)
- Code of Ethics for LPNs
- Long COVID: Supporting Patient Care (2022)
- Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Aides Profession Regulation
- Integrating Spirituality into Care
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Immunization Regulation Duties
- Immunization Practice & Regulation
- Health Professions Restricted Activity Regulation
- Health Information Act
- Immunization
- Harm Reduction – Theory & Practice
- Green Sleeve Documents and Processes
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP)
- Fitness to Practice and HPA Definition of “Incapacitated”
- Fetal Heart Monitoring
- Falls Prevention
- Eye Health: Providing a Lens for LPNs
- Expectations and Obligations During Emergencies
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Establishment of a New Practical Nurse Program
- Meeting the English Language Requirements
- Engaging Nursing to Diminish Ageism
- Education Program Reviews
- Ear Syringing
- Duty to Report
- Duty to Report
- Documentation
- Documentation
- Dispensing: Administration of Pass and Bridge Medications
- Cultural Competence and Inclusive Practice
- Council Policy on the Certification of CPNRE Results
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Continuing Competence Program Guide
- Continuing Competence Program
- Continuing Competence Program Audit Rubric
- Continuing Care Health Service Standards (Alberta Health)
- Continence and Mobility
- Confront, Address and Prevent Disruptive Behavior and Bullying in the Workplace
- Confidentiality
- Conditions on a Practice Permit at Registration or Renewal
- Communication Strategies to Support People Living with Dementia
- Collaborative Practice in Nursing
- Collaborative Practice in Nursing
- Cognitive Impairment
- Code of Ethics for Licensed Practical Nurses
- CLHA Bylaws
- Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act (Alberta)
- CCPNR Entry-Level Competencies for LPNs
- Caregiver-Centered Care: Competency-Based Education for LPNs
- Caregiver-Centered Care: Foundational Learning
- CARE Special History Edition
- Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination Accommodations
- Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination (CPNRE) Attempts
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety: OHS Answers
- Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients (from Sexual Misconduct or Abuse)
- Injectable Aesthetic Therapies
- Advanced Caregiver-Centered Care
- Advanced Care Planning Series
- Advanced Care Planning and Personal Directives
- Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
- Administration of Nitrous Oxide
- Administering Parenteral Nutrition
- Administering Medications via CVC, PICC, and IVAD
- Administering Diagnostic Imaging Contrast Agents
- Administering Blood and Blood Products: Transfusion
- Health Professions Act
- Registration Requirements
- Actively Engaged Requirements for Registration
- Data & Research
HCA Knowledge Hub
- Complaints Management Procedure
- Complaints Management
- Understanding the Difference: Observation, Assessment, and Diagnosis for HCAs
- Code of Ethics for HCAs
- Understanding the Difference: Regulator, Association, Union, and Employer for HCAs
- Understanding HCA Professional Regulation
- Professional Communication for HCAs
- Mental Health and Addictions
- Documentation for HCAs
- Medical Terminology for HCAs
- Dementia Care
- Palliative and End-of-Life Care
- Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct
- Alberta HCA Registration Exam (AHRE) Validation
- Alberta Health Care Aide Registration Exam (AHRE) Policy
- Conditions on a Practice Permit at Registration or Renewal
- Privacy Policy
- Alberta HCA Registration Exam Handbook
- Anti-Spam Policy
- Registration Service Standards
- Working in Multiple Regulated and Unregulated Healthcare Roles
- Supervision
- Activities of Daily Living Guideline (Under Review)
- Privacy Legislation in Alberta
- Artificial Intelligence Use in HCA Practice
- HCA Practice Decision Making Tool
- Protection of Privacy Act (POPA)
- Data and Research
- Research Funding
- Duty to Report
- Fitness to Practice
- Understanding the Difference Between Diagnosing, Assessing, and Observing
- Understanding the Difference: Regulator, Association, Union, and Employer
- Pandemic Preparedness: The Role of Health Care Aides
- Social Media Use
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Confidentiality
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Determining HCA Scope of Practice
- Professional Responsibility and Accountability
- Expectations and Obligations during Emergencies
- Prevention of Staff Abuse
- Alberta Human Rights Act
- Actively Engaged Requirements for Registration
- Licensed Practical Nurse and Health Care Aide Profession Regulation
- Standards of Practice for HCAs on Continuing Competence
- Labour Mobility Act
- Meeting English Language Requirements
- Medication Assistance (Under Review)
- Documentation
- Registration Requirements
- Standards of Practice for HCAs on Professional Boundaries
- Standard of Practice for HCAs on Sexual Abuse, Sexual Misconduct, and Female Genital Mutilation
- Standards of Practice for HCAs on Restricted Activities and Supervision Requirements
- Entry-Level Competencies for HCAs
- CLHA Bylaws
- Immunization Regulation
- Health Professions Restricted Activity Regulation
- Understanding Personal Directives
- The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Protection for Persons in Care Act
- Protection for Persons in Care
- Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
- *How to Access the CLHA’s Learning Modules
- Personal Directives Act
- Occupational Health & Safety Act
- Access to Information Act (ATIA)
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Continuing Care Act
- Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act (Alberta)
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety: OHS Answers
- Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
- Health Professions Act
- Health Information Act
- Continuing Care Health Service Standards (Alberta Health)
- Standards of Practice for HCAs in Alberta
- Code of Ethics for HCAs in Alberta