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Program Curriculum & Timeline
The final intake of this program took place in 2025.
Students build upon their foundational first-year knowledge by gaining deeper insights into nursing practice through both classroom and experiential learning. In Term 1, students explore the complexities of aging in an older adult theory course and apply this knowledge in a long-term care placement. Clinical judgment is further developed through the examination of health challenges and the exploration of barriers and facilitators to optimal health in individuals across the lifespan.
Term 2, learning is enriched through clinical simulation that mirrors hospital settings, as well as laboratory experiences focused on more advanced skills, including aseptic technique and medication administration. Throughout the year, students are also introduced to research methodologies, and evidence-informed nursing practice, supporting their ongoing professional development.
Courses for students entering program Fall 2023 and beyond
- Nursing 2250A - Understanding and Using Research
- Nursing 2270A - Nursing Care for Older Adults
- Nursing 2440A - Pathophysiology
- Elective (0.5 credit)
- N2271A - Laboratory & Clinical: Engagement in Care
- N2630B - Nursing Care for Clients with Acute & Chronic Health Challenges
- Nursing 3340B - Understanding and Using Research: Analyzing Data
- Pharmacology 2060B - Introduction to Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Elective (0.5 credit)
- Nursing 2231B - Laboratory & Simulation: Supportive Care for Clients with Non-Emergent Health Issues
A deeper focus on acute and chronic healthcare considerations, as well as mental health concepts is experienced by students in theory and the simulation environment. Expansion and development of higher levels of nursing knowledge within the profession are explored in courses related to global health context and data analysis. Knowledge and clinical judgment will be further refined during professional practice placements in acute care settings such as long-term care, medicine, surgery, and orthopedics in the first term, and more specialized units with higher patient complexity in the second term.
All professional practice placements will be located within the Southwest geographic area.
Courses for students entering program Fall 2023 and beyond
- Nursing 3456A - Indigenous Health: The Influence of Policy & Practices
- Nursing 3500A - Nursing & Family Health
- Nursing 3630A - Nursing Care for Clients with Acute & Chronic Health Challenges II
- Elective (0.5 credit)
- Nursing 3911A - Clinical Application: Engaging in Critical Thinking
- Nursing 3820B - Microbiology & Immunology for Nursing Students
- Nursing 3920B - Nursing Care of Clients with Mental Health & Illness Challenges
- Nursing 4320B - Professional Ethical & Legal Obligations: A Critical Appraisal
- Elective (0.5 credit)
- Nursing 3921B - Clinical Application: Managing Client Care
Students begin to consolidate their knowledge in classes that explore ethical theories and the legal aspects of nurses’ role, nursing regulation and practice standards, social justice, leadership and advocacy. Students examine the role of the nurse in shaping and influencing future directions in health and health care related to economics, technology innovation, power, and policy.
Advanced clinical concepts are explored with a deeper understanding and application of clinical judgment in theoretical courses, as well as in professional practice placements. Students finish their fourth year ready to apply knowledge in their integrative practicum experiences a nurse preceptor preparing them to enter the profession as a novice registered nurse.
All professional practice placements will be located within the Southwest geographic area.
Courses for students entering program Fall 2023 and beyond
- Nursing 3310A - Health in a Global Context
- Nursing 4401W - Integration of Advanced & Complex Concepts for Nursing Practice
- Nursing 4440A - Nurses as Leaders in System Transformation
- Elective (0.5 credit)
- Nursing 4410A - Clinical Application: Applying Advanced Care Concepts
- Nursing 4461W- Integrative Practicum