Program Requirements
All BScN undergraduate courses are compulsory. Withdrawal from any course in the BScN Program requires special permission and will lengthen your time to completion beyond the typical 2 year timeline. Please contact student services for more information. Email: ask.nursing@utoronto.ca
Courses with clinical nursing practice
For those courses with a clinical nursing practice component, the evaluation of clinical performance is on a “PASS/FAIL” basis.
To pass the course, the student must pass both the clinical and classroom components. Normally students will receive a verbal mid-term evaluation and a written final evaluation of their clinical performance from their clinical instructor.
Students who are identified at the mid-term point as being at risk of failing clinical practice, will receive a written mid-term evaluation. Students whose performance is unsatisfactory at any time after the midpoint of the clinical experience, will also be informed in writing.
What to expect in the program
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A full schedule of in-person classroom, simulation lab, and clinical learning with no electives
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Scheduled classroom and lab learning takes place Monday through Friday
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Scheduled clinical placements vary by course but overall will include 8- or 12-hour shifts Monday through to Sunday on day, evening, and/or night shifts.
Term One
- Emphasis on theory, research, and practice relevant to care of patients, families and communities.
- Clinical courses introduce students to nursing practice across range of practice environments for two client populations and their families: older persons and persons with mental disorders.
- Clinical practice takes place in hospital and residential care settings
Term Two
- Emphasis on pathophysiology and care of individuals experiencing acute illnesses that require hospitalization
- Clinical practice takes place in paediatric, adult medical-surgical, labour and delivery/post-partum settings.
- Introduction to theories and concepts guiding community health nursing in Canada and internationally.
Term One
- Course work focuses on health system, health policy, leadership, ethics, research and scholarship, theory and practice, and issues in medical microbiology.
- Students complete clinical course NUR460/461 integrating theory, research and clinical practice in relation to the complexity of coping with persistent illness OR Clinical course integrating theory, research and clinical practice in relation to primary health care
Term Two
- Students complete clinical course NUR460/461 integrating theory, research, and clinical practice in relation to the complexity of coping with persistent illness OR Clinical course integrating theory, research and clinical practice in relation to primary health care
- Final course prepares students for independent practice after graduation
Students complete an 11-week continuous integrative clinical practicum at the end of year 2. Placements will be chosen in collaboration with faculty in consideration of the student’s future career goals, strengths and challenges.
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