Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (Gr. Cert.) (27 credits)
Offered by: Ingram School of Nursing (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Program credit weight: 27
Program Description
The Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner is open to nurses who have previously completed a Master of Science in Nursing and is taken in combination with the Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. This program focuses on a wide range of acute and chronic health concerns across the life span and includes activities related to assessment, diagnosis and treatment within the primary care nurse practitioner’s legally sanctioned scope of practice. Graduates may be eligible to be a candidate for the Ordre des infimières et infirmiers du Québec’s Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification examination.
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Required Courses (27 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUR3 670 | Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 1. | 4 |
Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the examination of the advanced role and responsibilities of the primary care nurse practitioner (PCNP) with an emphasis on the approach to preventive health, health promotion, illness prevention and the holistic management of acute and chronic conditions affecting patients and families across the lifespan. | ||
| NUR3 671 | Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 2. | 3 |
Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examination of the primary care nurse practitioner (PCNP) role in the holistic management of acute and chronic conditions affecting patients and families across the lifespan with a focus on pharmacological principles. | ||
| NUR3 672 | Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 3. | 8 |
Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examination of the primary care nurse practitioner (PCNP) role in the holistic management of various acute and chronic conditions affecting adult patients and their families, including an approach to independent clinical reasoning and decision-making. | ||
| NUR3 673 | Primary Care Health and Physical Assessment 1 | 4 |
Primary Care Health and Physical Assessment 1 Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examination of the practical application of the primary care nurse practitioner (PCNP) role in the holistic management of various acute and chronic conditions affecting adult patients and their families, integrating theoretical knowledge and practice of advanced physical assessment and procedure skills to clinical cases. | ||
| NUR3 674 | Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 4. | 6 |
Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 4. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Further examination of the primary care nurse practitioner (PCNP) role in the holistic management of additional various acute and chronic conditions affecting adult patients and their families, including an approach to independent clinical reasoning and decision-making. | ||
| NUR3 676 | Primary Care Health and Physica lAssessment 2 | 2 |
Primary Care Health and Physica lAssessment 2 Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Further examination of the practical application of the primary care nurse practitioner (PCNP) role in the holistic management of additional various acute and chronic conditions affecting patients and families across the lifespan, integrating theoretical knowledge and practice of advanced physical assessment and procedure skills to clinical cases. | ||