Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) (M.Sc.N.)
Description
Program Details:
Delivery Method: Hybrid
Laurentian University is part of a consortium of nine Ontario universities that offer the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program (PHCNP). Students register and learn in their home universities.
Our designated geographical boundaries extend from Sudbury, north to Moosonee and Moose Factory, northwest to Hornpayne, west to Wawa, east to Deep River and Lindsay, and South to Barrie. As such, our program is offered largely by distance delivery to accommodate the needs of students residing in Northern Ontario.
The program incorporates problem-based and self-directed learning, simulation, and competency-based strategies to meet the critical competencies for NP practice.
Our designated geographical boundaries extend from Sudbury, north to Moosonee and Moose Factory, northwest to Hornpayne, west to Wawa, east to Deep River and Lindsay, and South to Barrie. As such, our program is offered largely by distance delivery to accommodate the needs of students residing in Northern Ontario.
The program incorporates problem-based and self-directed learning, simulation, and competency-based strategies to meet the critical competencies for NP practice.
The Nurse Practitioner Primary Health Care Program at Laurentian University is approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario (www.cno.org). Current graduates from this program are eligible to apply for Extended Class registration as a Nurse Practitioner in Ontario.
Overview: Specialized learning opportunities teach you to advocate for patients, offer comfort and care from within a comprehensive healthcare system. Gain advanced knowledge, skills, and hands-on experiences needed for all five components of comprehensive health services: health promotion, prevention of diseases and injuries, cure, rehabilitation, and support services. Apply the foundations of nursing including health, professional caring, healing, determinants of health, relational practice, and professional growth. Benefit from a faculty with a variety of nursing experience and expertise, a state-of-the-art clinical learning lab, and a world-class library.
Key Features:
- Dive into a profession that includes an exciting blend of science, mathematics, psychology, anthropology, organizational management and sociology.
- Available to study full- or part-time, using a hybrid format of online and onsite seminars, and must be completed in 3 years.
- Gain hands-on experience through clinical placements.
Program of Study
Required courses:
NURS-5106EL-Nursing Research I
NURS-5107EL-Nursing Research II
NURS-5126EL-Health Care Policy and Nursing Practice In Northern, Rural and Remote Environment
NURS-5306EL-Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners
NURS-5316EL-Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities
NURS-5326EL-Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I
NURS-5327EL-Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
NURS-5356EL-Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
NURS-5357EL-Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
NURS-5395EL-Integrative Practicum
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
- Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
- Health Care Policy and Nursing Practice In Northern, Rural and Remote Environment
- Integrative Practicum
- Nursing Research I
- Nursing Research II
- Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners
- Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities
- Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I
- Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II
Overview
- Institution: Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne
- Program type: Maîtrise
- Language: English
- Program Code: PHCNP
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.