Bridging to University Nursing Ontario College Graduate Certificate
ObjectivesThis program is an academic pathway offered in flex and full-time formats to assist Registered Practical Nurses (CAAT and Diploma) to bridge to BScN in approximately three years. It will also assist Registered Nurses to update their knowledge and meet safe/current practice requirements to gain re-entry into the profession.
Entry requirementsNurses taking this program may be: 1. Registered Nurses who hold a certificate of registration in Ontario without evidence of current and safe clinical practice 2. Registered Nurses who hold a certificate of registration in Ontario and are currently practicing but would like to review their nursing knowledge and practice in an acute medical/surgical or mental health/community setting 3. Internationally-educated nurses who have not met the 2005 baccalaureate nursing education requirements for Ontario Registered Nurses 4. RPN's (Registered Practical Nurses) who hold a diploma from a Community College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT).
Academic titleBridging to University Nursing Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Course descriptionSemester 1 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
NUPD-400 HEALTH ASSESSMENT SKILLS
NUPD-401 Acute and Chronic Illness Theory
NUPD-402 Acute and Chronic Illness Practice
NUPD-403 Ethics and Professional Practice
PATH-400 Pathotherapeutics
COMM-170/171 College Communication 2 / (ESL) Semester 2 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
NUPD-406 Family-Centered Nursing Theory
NUPD-431 * Mental Health & Crisis Management Theory
NUPD-432 * Mental Health Nursing Practice
NUPD-435 Advanced Communication and Leadership
NUPD-441 ** Community Nursing Theory
NUPD-442 Community Nursing Practice
NUPD-450 Nursing Knowledge: Historical and Futuristic Perspectives
NURS-237 Nursing Research
NOTES:
* Courses taken the first eight weeks of the semester
** Courses taken the last seven weeks of the semester
1.A minimum C grade in theoretical courses and satisfactory grades in the clinical components are required.