Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Stream

The Nurse Practitioner program is a Master of Nursing program that prepares nurses with the advanced knowledge and skills to function as first line providers of health care and health promotion in primary care.The Nurse Practitioner program, taught by an interdisciplinary faculty, provides a strong basis in physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, advanced health assessment, community health, evidence informed practice and role development. Five clinical courses are designed to address the common health needs of individuals and families, including health promotion and wellness strategies, and management of episodic and stable chronic illnesses.This degree is achieved through an innovative, course-based, non-thesis program of study, made up of 45 credit hours and more than 700 clinical hours at the advanced practice level. Of the clinical hours, 400 hours (10 weeks) are in the final clinical consolidation.