Registered Practical Nurses have a role in society that offers a range of choices and opportunities. You will make a difference. During the five semesters in the Practical Nursing program, you will learn the concepts and skills related to health and nursing. You will also learn nursing practices and interventions in specific health situations. In addition, you will have the opportunity to study courses such as anatomy and physiology, communication, clinical nursing informatics and practice nursing skills in both the nursing and simulation lab. After successfully completing Fleming's five-semester diploma program, graduates are eligible to write the national examinations with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and become registered to practice in Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse. Graduates wishing to be registered with the CNO will be asked to sign a declaration of their status regarding: citizenship any conviction of a criminal offense under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity in Ontario any mental or physical disorder which makes it desirable in the public interest that the person not practice nursing