Rural Acute Care Nursing Certificate
The Rural Acute Care Nursing Certificate provides the opportunity
for Registered Nurses to pursue a concentrated program of courses in Rural Acute Care
Nursing. The Certificate will provide students with some of the
essential knowledge and clinical skills needed to provide nursing care
in rural community hospitals.
The Certificate program has been developed as an academic program that
is practice-driven, and supported by health authorities across British
Columbia. It is based upon the principles of primary health
care, and an orientation to the needs of nurses in acute care
facilities in rural and remote communities.
The Certificate requires successful completion of 30 credit hours.
A maximum of 15 credit hours from other recognized institutions may be
transferred into the Certificate and the BScN completion option.
The Certificate is designed to be completed on a part-time basis
through distance education. Students can complete their BScN through
the attainment
of 15 additional credit hours of prescribed courses.
This Certificate does not replace the UNBC Post -Diploma BScN program
as it offers a focus in one specialized area only. Other focus areas provided through the Post Diploma BScN, notably community
health, community continuing care, First Nations health and nursing,
and nursing management are not included in the Certificate program.
Applicants must meet the admission criteria for the Post-Diploma
Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Nursing Program
policies for Registered Nurse students pursuing a degree apply to
Certificate students.
Certificate Requirements
BScN Completion
Students wishing to complete the Post -Diploma BScN will be required to
successfully complete 15 credit hours in addition to the Rural Acute Care Nursing Certificate to a total of 45 credit hours.
200 Level
| MATH 242-3 | | Statistics for Social and Health Sciences or equivalent |
300 Level
400 Level
