Nurse Practitioner option
Are you a nurse interested in a career as a Family Nurse Practitioner?
Nurse practitioners are part of the front-line team providing primary health care to Canadian citizens. Become a family nurse practitioner in a primary care setting and assess, diagnose and treat common ailments for clients of all ages.
This full-time two-year intensive degree requires your continuous registration in three terms per year for two years. The nurse practitioner option is practice-oriented and theory-based, intended to prepare you for registration and advanced practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Graduates of the NP option are eligible to write College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia NP registration exams.
As the NP program builds on your knowledge, skills, and abilities as an RN, it is expected you will have current knowledge of basic anatomy, pathophysiology and pharmacology, and skills in physical assessment.
Review the goals of the NP program
Recommended Pre-Admission Criteria
- Recent basic ECG Interpretation course
- Recent completion (within five years) of an anatomy and physiology course
- Recent completion (within five years) of a physical assessment course
If applying to the NP option, you must have a minimum of two years of full-time relevant clinical practice experience. You must be a resident in British Columbia and registered with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) for the duration of the program.
Short-listed applicants may be asked to participate in an interview with a member of the Selection Committee as part of the application process.
Once accepted to the NP option, self-administered online pre-tests for pharmacology and pathophysiology to identify learning needs are available. A basic ECG Interpretation course is also recommended.