Critical Care Nursing: Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Description
The Critical Care Nursing Program offered by Kwantlen Polytechnic University provides Registered Nurses (RNs) with the skills and knowledge to successfully transition their career into Critical Care Nursing. The program is aligned with the competencies of the Canadian Nurses Association certification exam for Adult Critical Care.
Note: This program is only offered under special circumstances. Please contact the Program Coordinator for more information about this program.
Career Opportunities
The program is designed to gradually introduce students to the highly technological environments of critical care.
Program Admission Requirements
In addition to Kwantlen's General university admission requirements including the undergraduate-level English Proficiency Requirement, the following program admission requirements apply:
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.
In lieu of a degree, practicing Registered Nurses with a diploma and several years acute care experience may be considered for admission on an individual basis. Current resume and interview required. - Current Practicing CRNBC registration
- Letter of recommendation from employer
- Current Canadian CPR Level C
Content
This program is delivered over seventeen weeks and currently starts at the beginning of January and finishes at the end of April of each year. The program is designed to gradually introduce the students to the highly technological environments of critical care. Theory and lab experiences are interspersed over the first twelve weeks. Practicum experiences during these first twelve weeks include an observational experience in a cardiac interventional unit, a cardiac surgical ICU and practical experience in an acute coronary care unit and a critical care step down unit. The program concludes with a final five week practicum in an ICU.
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| CCNG 5000 | Professional Issues in Critical Care Nursing | 1 credits | |
| CCNG 5010 | Critical Care Nursing Theory 1 | 3.5 credits | |
| CCNG 5020 | Critical Care Nursing Practice 1 | 3 credits | |
| CCNG 5030 | Critical Care Nursing Theory 2 | 2 credits | |
| CCNG 5040 | Critical Care Nursing Theory 3 | 2 credits | |
| CCNG 5050 | Critical Care Nursing Practice 2 | 5.5 credits | |
Graduation
Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing.
