Year 3

Semesters 6 courses are University of Victoria courses taught on site at Selkirk College. Course

credits are shown in University of Victoria units instead of credits. Tuition and fees are determined and

processed by the University of Victoria. Please refer to www.nursing.uvic.ca for tuition information.

SEMESTER 5 Course NURS 316 NURS 317 NURS 319 ELECTIVE 001

SEMESTER 6 Course NURS 341 NURS 342 NURS 350

NURS 351

ELECTIVE 003 NURS 370 NURS 470

Year 4

Name

Complex Health Challenges

Relational Practice

Nursing Practice V: Promoting Health & Healing 3 Credit Elective

Name Professional Practice IV: Nursing Inquiry Global Health Issues

Health & Healing VII: Promoting Community and Societal Health

Nursing Practice VI: Promoting Health of Communities & Society

3 Credit Course Consolidated Practice Experience III (Spring, 6 weeks)

Consolidated Practice Experience IV (Summer 6 weeks)

On Campus On Campus On Campus On Campus

Total

On Campus On Campus

On Campus

Practicum

On Campus Practicum Practicum

Total

Credit

19

Credit 15 15 15

45

Semester 7 and 8 courses are University of Victoria courses taught on site at Selkirk College. Course credits are shown in University of Victoria units instead of credits.

Year 4 tuition and fees are determined and processed by the University of Victoria.

SEMESTER 7 Course Name NURS 360 Professional Practice VI: Nursing Research NURS 430 Professional Practice V: Leadership in Nursing NURS 431 Nursing Practice VIL: Engaging in Leadership ELECTIVE 004 Nursing Elective

SEMESTER 8 Course Name NURS 475 Consolidated Practice Experience V (6 weeks)

NURS 491

selkirk.ca/programs

Nursing Practice VIII (6 weeks)

On Campus On Campus

Practicum On Campus

Total

Practicum Practicum

Total

Credit 15

15

15

15

6

Credit 45 45

9

NURSING selkirk.ca/nursing

Additional Information

Our program supports your development of the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for the practice of professional nursing in a complex health care system. The program is designed to educate nurses to work with individual clients, families and communities from a health promotion perspective. You will learn the importance of understanding the client’s experience of health and healing and how

to practice from an ethic of caring. You will learn through a combination of face-to-face academic, simulated, and practical experiences. We are ina degree granting partnership with the University

of Victoria and students take the final continuous terms of third and fourth year UVic courses at Selkirk College. This partnerships supports our delivery of a dynamic and responsive academic degree. Graduates are eligible to write the National Council Licensure Examinations, Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) and qualified to pursue graduate education.

SPECIAL COSTS, TRAVEL, AND RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the usual expenses for tuition, textbooks, IT and NCLEX prep resources and fees, nursing students can expect to pay approximately $350 (total) for a uniform, shoes, stethoscope and other items.

Placement in practice areas is arranged by the faculty in accordance with the availability of suitable learning experiences and the student's learning needs. It is not possible to accommodate personal considerations related to residence or family responsibilities. Individuals enrolling in the Nursing program are advised that access to a reliable motor vehicle is a necessity, and a valid BC Driver’s License is strongly recommended.

Travel requirement includes local hospitals and agencies in Castlegar, Nelson, and Trail during all semesters.

Students may have to relocate for Consolidated Practice Experiences (CPE's) which may include communities throughout the East and West Kootenay regions, or elsewhere.

Students will be required to obtain CPR-Level HCP prior to end of Fall Term Year 1 and maintained throughout the program. The cost for such certification will be additional to other course fees in the Nursing program. Recertification is required every two years.

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