POST-GRADUATE NURSING
CERTIFICATION & MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA
Mature student status (19 years of age or older). Domestic students require minimum score of 7 on Wonderlic Aptitude test and pass an interview with the ULI admissions department. International students need to pass an interview with ULI admissions department. May be required to take ULI ESL program to bring English to the prerequisite level of acceptance. Non native English speakers require proof of score of 60% on ULI OR ESL testing (or 5.5 on IELTS or 6.5 on CELBAN). Students to be accepted must be internationally or locally trained professionals with a degree, diploma or certificate in the field, and be currently registered as an RN in good standing in their country of origin if writing NCLEX for RNS or LPNs. OR Students to be accepted must be internationally or locally trained professionals with a degree, diploma or certificate in the field if writing HCA Single Track Assessment for HCAs. Required prior to clinical practice component: acceptable criminal background check, current CPR certification, evidence of up-to-date immunizations as required by clinical sites.
Professional Standards for Canadian Health Professionals
30 hours
Nursing Standards in BC
30 hours
Safe and Effective Care
30 hours
Foundations of Nursing Practice
30 hours
Medical-Surgical Nursing
90 hours
Mental Health Nursing
30 hours
Childbearing and Women’s Health Nursing
30 hours
Pediatric Nursing
30 hours
Pharmacology and Nursing Practice
30 hours
Practical Nursing Lab
90 hours
Competency Assessments Exam Practice
250 hours
Employment Readiness
30 hours
First Aid & CPR, SuperHost & WHMIS
27 hours
Co-op Work Term
700 hours
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TOTAL HOURS: 1427 HOURS
Courses may be modified or substituted as required to facilitate success in standardized testing or changes in standardized requirements. Alternate courses may be chosen to replace exempted course requirements based on experience and/or testing results. There is voluntary additional support available with the instructor at $50/hour. Course delivery subject to enrollment and may be altered.
"This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of advanced Education, Skills & Training."