Nurse practitioner option
IMPORTANT INFORMATION for the 2013 intake. Please note we will only be accepting full-time applications.
Nurse Practitioner (NP) applicants are admitted every second year (i.e. 2011, 2013, 2015 etc.). Therefore the application deadline for the next admission cycle which begins in September 2015 is January 2, 2015.
NP students must reside in the Province of New Brunswick while completing the program because of the necessity for supervision related to their practice requirements.
Stream composition
The NP stream consists of 57 credit hours (17 courses which include five core courses, seven NP theory courses and five NP practicum courses) and a Synthesis Paper. There are a total of 700 clinical hours of NP practice required for this degree.
Objective
To prepare Advanced Practice Nurses who will function as NPs in caring for people across the life span and according to principles of primary health care.
Outcomes
- Graduates of the NP program will have the ability to apply advanced nursing knowledge and research using a primary health care (PHC) model with clients across the lifespan in a variety of settings. The program is designed to build on students' current nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgments.
- Graduates of the NP program will be able to:
o Advance the roles of nursing through the integration of research,theory and practice.
o Address the changing health needs of Canadians
o Meet competencies and standards for NP practice as articulated by NANB
o Be prepared to write the Canadian national competency examinations
Full-time program of study
Please note: All NP Practicums are arranged in consultation with the course Instructor and Preceptor
| Academic Year | Fall | Winter | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 |
N6011 Foundations of Graduate Study N6203 Advanced Pathophysiology N6211 Advanced Health Assessment, Health Promotion and Diagnostic Reasoning N6212 Advanced Health Assessment Practicum (100 hours over fall and winter terms. NOTE: 50 of these hours must be completed before the end of the last day of class in the fall term)
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N6012 Health Research Statistics N6202 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (50 hours) N6212 continued |
N6013 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing N6213 Primary Health Care Management Adult I N6214 Adult I Clinical Practicum |
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N6204 Roles and Issues is taught the 3rd Wednesday of Sept., Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb., Mar., 1:00-4:00 over the two years |
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Year 2 |
N6014 Programming in Health Care N6215 Primary Health Care Management Pediatrics N6216 Pediatric Clinical Practicum |
N6016 Evidence-Based Nursing N6217 Primary Health Care Management Adult II N6218 Adult II Clinical Practicum |
N6219 Final Clinical Practicum N6204 Roles and Issues (see above) |
Part-time program of study (Note we are only accepting full-time applications for the 2013 intake)
| Academic Year | Fall | Winter | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
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Year 1 |
N6011 Foundations of Graduate Study |
N6012 Health Research Statistics |
N6013 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing |
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Year 2 |
N6014 Programming in Health Care |
N6016 Evidence-Based Nursing |
No Classes this term |
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N6204 Roles and Issues is taught the 3rd Wednesday of Sept., Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb., Mar., 1:00-4:00 over the 3rd and 4th years |
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Year 3 |
N6211 Advanced Health Assessment, Health Promotion and Diagnostic Reasoning N6212 Advanced Health Assessment Practicum (100 hours over fall and winter terms NOTE: 50 of these hours must be completed before the end of the last day of class in the fall term) N6203 Advanced PathophysiologyTues. 9:00-12:00 |
N6202 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (50 hours) N6212 Continued |
N6213 Primary Health Care Management Adult I N6214 Adult I Clinical Practicum (100 hours) |
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Year 4 |
N6215 Primary Health Care Management Pediatrics N6216 Pediatric Clinical Practicum (100 hours) |
N6217 Primary Health Care Management Adult II N6218 Adult II Clinical Practicum |
N6219 Final Clinical Practicum |
