Douglas College · Canada

Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing

Campus Diploma Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Diploma

Starts

Fall intake (designated seat application deadline:-01)Winter intake (designated seat application dea

Introduction

Psychiatric Nursing is a Fall intake (designated seat application deadline:-01)Winter intake (designated seat application dea Diploma program taught at Douglas College, Canada. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Douglas College offers a Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing degree. The program prepares students for registered psychiatric nursing, a regulated health care profession. Registered Psychiatric Nurses work with a team of health care professionals to assess patient needs and develop treatment plans, addressing the relationship between a patient’s mental, emotional, and physical health, plus relevant social, cultural, and religious factors.

To enter the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) program, applicants first complete Academic Foundations for Potential Psychiatric Nursing Applicants. This consists of 10 prerequisite courses (30 credits), taken part time or full time.

After completing the foundations, students may apply to the BSPN program; upon acceptance, they complete the final part of the degree on a full-time schedule and then become eligible to apply to the BCCNM to write the licensure exam. Douglas College also offers limited designated seats for Indigenous students, with self-declaration during application.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Psychiatric Nursing at Douglas College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Douglas College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Douglas College as pre-requiste for admission in Psychiatric Nursing.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

As an applicant, you must first complete the Academic Foundations for Potential Psychiatric Nursing Applicants program, which consists of 10 prerequisite courses (30 credits).

You can take the Academic Foundations program part time or full time.
After completing Academic Foundations, you may apply to the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing program.