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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
List of Courses
OUR PROGRAM
This program prepares individuals wishing to enter the profession of nursing as practical nurses. Following successful completion of the program, graduates will be eligible to write the Registered Practical Nursing examination. After passing this examination, the graduate will be granted a Certificate of Registration by the College of Nurses of Ontario and will be eligible to practice as a Registered Practical Nurse in the province of Ontario.
The program has been designed to meet the new entry-to-practice requirements adopted by the College of Nurses of Ontario and new program standards set by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
The program provides students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of nursing, human anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathology and the humanities. Students will have an opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom in a variety of health-care settings.
All semesters of the program are 14 weeks in length except the final semester, which is a 7-week clinical practicum. This final (0.5) semester is primarily a consolidation semester in which the student has a pre-graduate clinical experience under the guidance of a preceptor.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Clinical Pre-placement Health Form
Students must meet all medical and legal requirements for this program outlined on the Pre-Placement Health Form. This may take up to four months. To see those requirements and to download your program health form visit www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement. Students who are unable to comply will be unable to complete their field placement and therefore unable to graduate. All costs, service fees and fines associated with the overall health form requirements are the responsibility of the student. For more information, please contact Suzette Martinuzzi, Pre-placement Coordinator at smartinu@georgebrown.ca or visit www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement
Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check
In compliance with requests from our clinical practice partners, all students in this program are required to have completed an annually. These reference checks are done to protect clientele who are considered “vulnerable persons” and may take up to four months. The majority of students will receive a “clear” police check; some will have a “not clear” police check.
Students are required to keep the original copy of their vulnerable sector police check. The placement agency will be provided with the names of all students proposed for placement at that agency who have received a “not clear” police check. As the university/college will not be aware of the reason for a “not clear” police check, the reason for the lack of clearance will not be divulged to the agency as this information is not part of the check. The agency will then make the decision whether or not to accept the students for placement. This agency decision may require the student to self-disclose the particulars of the “not clear” police check. Students have the right not to disclose the particulars of the “not clear” police check, in which case the agency may refuse to accept them. Students denied placement by an agency on the grounds of a “not clear” police check will not be able to complete their practice placement, and therefore may be unable to complete the program. All costs, service fees and fines associated with the police check requirements are the responsibility of the student.
Failure to have the police check results completed and submitted by the due date, will result for student being excluded and ineligible to participate in field or clinical placement and therefore unable to continue for next semester. For more information in how to apply and obtain your specific regional police service vulnerable sector application form, please visit www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement or contact Suzette Martinuzzi, Pre-placement Coordinator at smartinu@georgebrown.ca
Standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR Level-HCP) Certification
All students must successfully complete the approved CPR-Health Care Provider Level (HCP) course and it must be valid annually and a Standard First Aid Certificate (SFA) course that is valid every three years before commencing the Clinical Applications courses. These requirements are a pre-requisite for entry into the clinical practicum.
Students will not be eligible to participate in Clinical Applications activities in the clinical area if they do not hold current Standard First Aid (SFA) and CPR level-(HCP) certificates. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for and take Standard First Aid (SFA) and CPR level-(HCP) outside of regularly scheduled classes. You may register and take these courses at any Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) approved First Aid Training. These certificates must be presented to the student’s assigned Clinical Applications professor on or before the first clinical practice day of each semester in order for the student to take part in clinical practice in the agency assigned. All costs, service fees and fines associated with these requirements are the responsibility of the student. establishment available in your area. For more information, please download and read carefully your program health form at www.georgebrown.ca/preplacement or contact Suzette Martinuzzi, Pre-placement Coordinator at smartinu@georgebrown.ca.
YOUR CAREER
Graduates of Practical Nursing programs have employment opportunities in practice settings such as acute care hospitals and community, long-term care, rehabilitation and other health-care facilities. In addition, they may be employed by organizations and agencies which require nursing knowledge and expertise.
COURSES
SEMESTER 1
ANAT1052 Anatomy and Physiology I
NURS1026 Profession of Nursing I
NURS1029 Clinical Applications I
NURS1067 Foundations of Nursing Theory
GSSC1057 Lifespan Development
COMM1007 College English
COMP1082 Computer Skills and Applications
MATH1135 Mathematical and Pharmacological Foundations for Practical Nurses
GNED General Education Elective
SEMESTER 2
ANAT1053 Anatomy and Physiology II
PATH1016 Pathology and Therapeutics I
NURS1027 Nursing Theory for Practical Nurses I
NURS1030 Clinical Applications II
NURS1057 Pharmacology for Practical Nurses I
NURS1068 Health Assessment in Clinical Practice I
NURS2016 Profession of Nursing II
NURS1147 Critical Enquiry in Practical Nursing I
SEMESTER 3
PATH1017 Pathology and Therapeutics II
NURS1028 Nursing Theory for Practical Nurses II
NURS1059 Pharmacology for Practical Nurses II
NURS2018 Clinical Applications III
NURS2019 Profession of Nursing III
NURS2023 Health Assessment in Clinical Practice II
COMM Critical Enquiry in Practical Nursing II
SEMESTER 4
PATH2016 Pathology and Therapeutics III
NURS2017 Nursing Theory for Practical Nurses III
NURS2020 Clinical Applications IV
NURS2024 Clinical Applications V – Consolidation
GSSC1120 Sociological Perspectives
GNED General Education Elective
*Due to ongoing program review and improvement, semester courses are subject to change with limited notice. Such changes
will be reflected on the GBC School of Nursing website and via correspondence sent out to semester students prior to start-up and/or return.
 With Julia’s confidence and knowledge base, one might have mistaken the dynamic 50-something-year-old for a professor when she was a Nursing student enrolled in the Bridging R.P.N. to B.Sc.N. program, a joint initiative between George Brown College and Trent University.
During her R.P.N. diploma program, Julia gained the hands-on experience she would need as a registered nurse. She did a four-month internship in the palliative care unit at Toronto Grace Hospital. They liked her work so much they offered her a paid position. Currently, she tends to individuals who are at the end of their lives.
“It’s a place where people are going forward to the next stage of life, and our job is to provide them with the best possible care,” she says.
Julia Phelan
(2008 graduate, Practical Nursing)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact the George Brown School of Nursing at 416-415-5000, ext. 2367.
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January 12, 2012
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