Nurse Practitioner (M.Sc.N./G.Dip)

This program provides nurses who have a Baccalaureate Degree to obtain an M.Sc.N. with a Nurse Practitioner designation. This program also allows nurses with a Masters degree in Nursing to complete the Nurse Practitioner Program courses. Students must apply to the MScN Program in order to receive advanced standing. A nurse practitioner: Is an experienced registered nurse with advanced education, skills, and extended class (EC) registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario Has the independent authority to perform controlled acts beyond those available to Registered Nurses (RNs), including ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, communicating a diagnosis, prescribing pharmaceuticals, performing specific procedures, and referring to specialists. Provides health promotion, disease prevention, and illness management for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations Often acts as the individual’s or family’s first point of contact with the health care system, similar to the role of a Family Physician Works collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to support the health of their clients Laurentian University is part of a consortium of nine Ontario universities that offer the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program (PHCNP).