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Practical nurses in Ontario play an integral role in the health care sector administering some medications, performing medical procedures and promoting healthy lifestyle choices to patients, families and caregivers. If you’re excited about the opportunity to begin an in-demand career built on respect and a highly specialized set of skills, Fanshawe’s Practical Nursing program will move you closer to your dream.

In this course, you will work with a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) preceptor to gain proficiency in evidence-informed nursing practice, relational practice, leadership, and clinical judgement. Guided by your preceptor, you will be a contributing member of interprofessional health care teams, developing leadership skills and independence. During planning, implementing, evaluating, and...

The Transition to Practice for Nurses course prepares learners for nursing practice in the Ontario health care context. Using a learner-centred approach, opportunities are provided for learners to synthesize prior knowledge with new learning through critical inquiry, reflection, application of evidence-informed knowledge and practices, case-based learning, and engagement with simulated patient...

This course provides opportunities for students to synthesize concepts from theory courses into praxis across community, agency, and hospital settings while supporting individuals and families at various stages of health and illness. Relational practice and nursing care will be implemented with a focus on health promotion and caring for the client. Students will also work to synthesize concepts...

This lab course provides Nursing stream students with opportunities to review and apply the fundamentals of nursing from a Canadian healthcare perspective. Students are expected to articulate the principles and knowledge underlying their nursing techniques/practice in order to develop safe and effective practice when planning and providing care, including health teaching that is client centered...

The nursing profession requires caring, compassionate and highly skilled individuals who nurture and treat patients alongside a team of medical professionals. If you’re looking for a high-paced, in-demand career where your kindness and medical knowledge make a difference in people’s lives, our Collaborative Nursing degree program will give you the clinical skills and certification you need to succeed.

This lab course provides Practical Nurse stream students with opportunities to review and apply the fundamentals of client centered nursing from a Canadian healthcare perspective. Students are expected to articulate and demonstrate the principles and knowledge underlying their nursing techniques/practice in order to develop safe and practice that adheres to their duty to provide care...

This Graduate Certificate prepares Registered Nurses and Practical Nurses to promote mental health in diverse settings. Topics include mental health law, ethics, psychopharmacology, therapeutic modalities, and community care.

The course helps Nursing students strengthen their relational practice in the context of Canadian nursing and health care. Through nursing theory, this course will focus on understanding the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of practicing nurses. Students will explore how personal beliefs, values, experiences, and perceptions influence their image of the self and others. The course will...

A continuation from Level I, this course allows students to develop dexterity and skill in more complex nursing techniques. Students will learn the principles and knowledge underlying these nursing skills in order to develop safe, effective practice when planning and carrying out the care. Collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving and relevant health teaching approaches will be emphasized.