Post-Master of Nursing (NP Field) Diploma in Anaesthesia Care

Program Overview

The Diploma in Anaesthesia Care trains master’s prepared nurse practitioners to work with patients and families throughout the perioperative process, work with or lead Acute Pain Teams with anaesthesia colleagues, and work in diagnostic areas where patients require sedation/anaesthesia with airway management.

We offer two types of anaesthesia care programs:

MN (Nurse Practitioner Field) Concurrent Diploma in Anaesthesia Care
Candidates applying to this program are currently enrolled in the Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Field) degree program. Candidates apply in the spring of their first year of the MN-NP program to the Concurrent Diploma in Anaesthesia Care. The MN-NP Concurrent Diploma must be completed in conjunction with the MN-NP curriculum.

Post-Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Field) Diploma in Anaesthesia Care
Candidates applying to this program already hold a Master of Nursing degree and are nurse practitioners currently registered, or eligible for registration, with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The Diploma in Anaesthesia Care courses are available only at the downtown University of Toronto campus at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Students must attend courses in person as no online option is available for this program.

Program Requirements

Students in the Post-Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Field) Diploma in Anaesthesia Care program will complete a total of four (4) anaesthesia care courses.

Diploma in Anaesthesia Care Requirements Chart

Semester	Course	Credit Weight	Clinical Hours
Winter	NUR1201H	Half (0.5) Credit Course	N/A
Spring/Summer	NUR1209Y	One (1) Credit Course	300 Hours
Fall	NUR1202H NUR1210Y	Half (0.5) Credit Course One (1) Credit Course	N/A 300 Hours

NB: The Diploma in Anaesthesia Care courses are available only at the downtown University of Toronto campus at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Students must attend courses in person as no online option is available for this program.

Next Intake

We are accepting formal expressions of interest for this program. Provided that we have a minimum number of candidates, we are planning a possible intake of students for a January 2014 start.

Course Timetables

Course enrolment normally opens on ROSI in late July for the following fall and winter sessions. Course enrolment normally opens on ROSI in March for the following summer session. The Registrar will contact you by email a few weeks prior to the start of course enrolment to provide detailed instructions.

Course timetables are typically available in draft form in June for the following academic year. NB: The Faculty reserves the right to make changes to the timetables.

TIMETABLES: Fall 2012 (DOC) | Winter 2013 (DOC) | Summer 2013 (DOC)

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Enrolment for Diploma in Anaesthesia Care Students

Students in the Diploma in Anaesthesia Care (MN-NP Concurrent and Post-Master NP) follow a structured program of study. Anaesthesia care courses are offered once per year and must be taken sequentially. The Faculty will enrol Anaesthesia Care students in all four (4) of the diploma courses: NUR1201H, NUR1209Y, NUR1202H, and NUR1210Y.

Please refer to Sessional Dates for Graduate Students for important information.
Courses

NUR1201H | Principles of Anaesthesia Care

This course will provide advanced theoretical knowledge about the nursing care of patients undergoing anesthesia. It will provide opportunities for learners to explore how to assess and manage patients presenting with comorbidities such as cardiac, endocrine, renal, neurological, respiratory or pain syndrome complications ,etc., pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively. This course will deliver theoretical content in order to assist learners to assess the risks of anaesthesia, the need for appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests prior to the delivery of anaesthesia, the methods of monitoring patients’ physiological and emotional conditions, the clinical indicators used to recognize and understand how to appropriately respond to complications and emergency situation in the context of anaesthesia care.

NUR1209Y | Advanced Nursing Practice for Caring for Families Requiring Anaesthesia I

This field experience course incorporates a combination of clinical practice and learner/faculty-facilitated seminars. The course provides learners with opportunities to analyse, synthesize and integrate theoretical principles and concepts into clinical practice with emphasis on systems thinking, developmental issues and collaboration with clients, families and other health professionals. The course has two major components.

NUR1202H | Pain Management Across Clinical Settings: Theory, Research and Practice

Pain is a prevalent and universal symptom that can have a major impact on individuals of all ages, their family and society. This course will include theoretical models and research directed to specific pain assessment and management practices of nurse practitioners (NPs) and related diagnostic reasoning and management. This highly specialized course will educate NPs working in pain and/or anesthesia roles in a variety of practice settings with diverse populations, including an emerging role in health care supported by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Students will critique the basis for current pain practices/policies/standards and develop strategies for improved patient care and clinical outcomes. Specific approaches and procedures will be discussed for patients with acute and/or persistent pain and various co-morbidities. Discussion of the CNA (2008) domains of advanced nursing practice and implementation as a multi-professional care team member will be integrated throughout.

NUR1210Y | Advance Nursing Practice for Caring for Families Requiring Anaesthesia II Nursing Practice for Families Requiring Anaesthesia II

The course provides learners with opportunities to continue the analysis, synthesis and integration of advanced theoretical principles and concepts related to advanced nursing practice, using the national framework for advanced nursing practice (CNA, 2002, 2008in press). Within this framework, advanced nursing practice (ANP) is defined as nursing practice that “maximizes the use of in-depth nursing knowledge and skill in meeting the health needs of clients (individuals, families, groups, populations or entire communities). Learners continue to build and refine their knowledge and skill that are consistent with the domains as outlined in the framework. Learners will further their discovery of trends and issues that influence collaborative practice models in anaesthesia care and develop their understanding of various outcomes evaluation frameworks, including the PEPPA framework.