Lakehead University · Thunder Bay, Canada

Master's in Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Specialization

Campus Masters Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Masters

Introduction

Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Specialization is a Masters program taught at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Lakehead University’s Master of Nursing (MN) Nurse Practitioner Specialization is a coursework master’s program that includes a clinical placement component. It is primarily intended to prepare students who want to complete the MN Nurse Practitioner program that leads to licensure as a Registered Nurse (Extended Class) Nurse Practitioner.

Students complete core graduate nursing courses in Nursing Philosophy (Theory), Qualitative Research, Statistics, and Quantitative Research, plus specialization courses including Pathophysiology, Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis, Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities, and Therapeutics.

The MN Nurse Practitioner Specialization uses a blended delivery model of face-to-face instruction and distance education. Students complete synchronous delivery via technology-enabled videoconferencing and teleconferencing (such as Zoom).

Face-to-face requirements are on campus for the Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis (AHAD) course and the Therapeutics (THERA) courses, and attendance at seminars is mandatory. Each of these courses includes 78 hours of clinical practicum, and the final practicum is 455 hours. All clinical placements must be completed within Lakehead University’s geographic boundary.

Modules

Nursing 5015 Nursing Philosophy
Nursing 5016 Qualitative Research
Nursing 5017 Statistics
Nursing 5018 Quantitative Research
Nursing 5610 Pathophysiology for the Nurse Practitioner
Nursing 5615 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis I
Nursing 5616 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis II
Nursing 5630 Nurse Practitioner Roles and Responsibilities
Nursing 5635 Therapeutics I
Nursing 5636 Therapeutics II
Nursing 5840 (9840) Integrative Practicum

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Specialization at Lakehead University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Lakehead University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Lakehead University as pre-requiste for admission in Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Specialization.

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

Applicants for admission must be graduates of a recognized university, college, or institute as well as show evidence of scholarly achievement. Except where otherwise stated in the Admission Requirements of a particular program, degree students must have a four year bachelor's degree or its equivalent with at least second class standing (B; 70% average) based on their last 20 half courses or equivalent.

An applicant holding a degree other than one in the discipline area to which admission is sought will be considered on the basis of courses taken and academic standing. A Qualifying Year at the undergraduate level may be required to meet the admission standards. Courses taken as part of a Qualifying Year can not be used as credit towards a graduate degree.

Meeting the minimum requirements does not necessarily guarantee admission. No candidate will be admitted unless the academic unit recommends admission. All applicants will be advised by the Office of Graduate Studies in writing of their admission status.