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Program Requirements
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鈥檚 legally sanctioned scope of practice. Graduates may be eligible to be a candidate for the Ordre des infimi猫res et infirmiers du Qu茅bec鈥檚 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification examination.
Required Courses (27 credits)
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NUR2 613 Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Goyer, Marie-Claude (Fall)
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the M.Sc.(A.) in Nurse Practitioner; Non-Thesis - Primary Care and/or the Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
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NUR2 614 Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Heslip Pelletier, Sheena (Winter)
Prerequisite: NUR2 613
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the M.Sc.(A,) Nurse Practitioner; Non-Thesis - Primary Care and/or the Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
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NUR2 639 Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 3 (8 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Summer 2023
Instructors: Goyer, Marie-Claude; Brown, Carolyn (Summer)
Prerequisite: NUR2 614
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the M.Sc.(A.) in Nurse Practitioner; Non-Thesis - Primary Care and/or the Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
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NUR2 641 Reasoning in Primary Care Practice 4 (6 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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NUR2 667 Health and Physical Assessment in Primary Care 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Summer 2023
Instructors: Goyer, Marie-Claude; Sobieraj, Grzegorz (Summer)
Prerequisite: NUR2 614
Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the M.Sc.(A.) in Nurse Practitioner; Non-Thesis - Primary Care and/or the Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.
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NUR2 668 Health and Physical Assessment in Primary Care 2
(3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Ingram School of Nursing—2022-2023 (last updated Sep. 2, 2022) (disclaimer)
