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University of New Brunswick – Humber College Collaborative Bachelor of Nursing Program – RPN-BN BridgeCredential: Degree Campus: North Program Code: 0706P Program Length: Bachelor of Nursing Five semesters, Degree beginning in January, plus one intersession Introduction Humber is proud of its collaboration with the University of New Brunswick. Both institutions have long-standing traditions of excellence in nursing education in Canada. As a UNB-Humber Nursing student, you will attend your undergraduate degree education at Humber in Toronto. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of New Brunswick. Highlights Our curriculum focuses on the nurse’s role in Community / public health, primary health-care and acute-care settings. The program includes many hours (1400) of clinical/field practice where you will have the opportunity to put your nursing skills and knowledge to work in a supervised setting. Small class sizes of 35 - 40 students means you will get both individual and group learning opportunities. Your clinical experiences will be diverse and cover a broad range of settings including community agencies, schools, long-term care facilities and hospitals. Our Facilties Humber has well-equipped labs, including four simulated nursing labs and bioscience and anatomy labs. Our Clinical Simulation Learning Centre is one of the keys will differentiators be diverse andof a nursing cover a education broad range at Humber. of settings The simulation including communitylab improves agencies,student learning schools, by providing long-term a carevariety facilities of clinical and situations hospitals. that might not arise when you are in the clinical practice setting. You’ll have the opportunity to rehearse skills before trying them on real patients, thus improving both your confidence level and patient safety. The Clinical Simulation Learning Centre includes: . Four independent learning labs each with eight to ten beds . The capacity to simulate a general inpatient unit . A two-bed critical care unit for infants and adults . Video and audio recording for evaluation and learning. Two simulation suites where clinical groups comprised of eight students each are able to play different roles, from nurse to family member to respiratory tech. The goal is to gain a better understanding of each different perspective in order to enhance patient care Admission Requirements Selection: The “pathway” program for RPNs to enter UNB – Humber BN Admission selection is based on the academic criteria indicated. Collaborative Program provides vocational mobility and professional advancement through life-long learning. Meeting minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission. Admission Requirements To be eligible for admission, you must possess the following: . Admission restricted to graduates of the Humber College or Seneca College Practical Nursing Diploma Program with a 74% or higher cumulative program GPA. Successful completion of the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exams (CPNRE) and registration in good standing with College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) . Bridging courses are delivered over 7 months, three university level courses for each session followed by Year 3 and Year 4 of the UNB – BN program . Each course in the Bridging semesters requires a 74% minimum grade . Selection for admission by highest GPA for each applicant pool List of Courses Bridging Semester - January – April Course Code Course Name NURS 2902 Bridging Pathophysiology NURS 2903 Bridging Professional Transitions NURS 2906 Bridging Statistics Extended Winter Semester (May – August) Course Code Course Name NURS 2901 Bridging Families in Transition NURS 2904 Bridging Patient Assessment NURS 2905 Ethics & Moral Theory Upon successful completion of the bridging courses (above) with a minimum of 74% in each course, the student will join Year 3 semester 5 of the Humber / UNB Collaborative Bachelor of Nursing Program and will be integrated into the larger cohort in the Fall. Fall Semester 5 (September – December) Course Code Course Name In 2013, the Humber College ITAL, School of Health Sciences, BIOL 2251 Clinical Microbiology educational unit (five years) and its collaborative nursing NURS 3052 Canadian Health Care System education programs (seven years) delivered in conjunction NURS 3065 Community and Population Health Nursing with the University of New Brunswick were granted NURS 3066 Clinical Practicum: Community and Population Health Nursing accreditation by the Canadian Association of Schools of NURS 3092 Nursing Research Nursing (CASN). CASN accreditation is a combination of institutional and Winter Semester 6 (January –April) specialized accreditation in which a school’s educational unit Course Code Course Name and nursing education programs areassessed against peer- NURS 3031 Helping Relationships established standards of NURS 3072 Acute Health Challenges excellence. NURS 3073 Clinical: Acute Health Care Challenges NURS 3082 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing This degree program is also endorsed by the College of Nurses of Ontario and approved by the New Brunswick Nurses Fall Semester 7 (September –December) Association, and the Ontario Provincial Education Quality Course Code Course Name Assessment Board NURS 4113 Families with Multiple within Populations (PEQAB). NURS 4121 Nursing in Complex Situations NURS 4123 Clinical Practicum: Nursing Families in Complex Situations UNBE UNB Open Elective Contact Us Catharine Ferguson Winter Semester 8 (January – April) Program Co-ordinator – Alternative BN Pathways Course Code Course Name [email protected] NURS 4127 Integrated Nursing: Practical Elective healthsciences.humber.ca NURS 4185 Trends and Leadership in Nursing For admissions-related enquiries: [email protected] For course descriptions: https://healthsciences.humber.ca/programs/bachelor-of- nursing.html To view a virtual tour of Health Sciences and other Humber services and amenities: http://www.humber.ca/virtualtour/ Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness North Campus M200 Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning 205 Humber College Boulevard Toronto, Ontario M9W 5L7 .