Personal Support Worker Pathway to Practical Nursing Program
Description
George Brown College's Personal Support Worker Pathway to Practical Nursing (S119) is a one-semester program that prepares Personal Support Worker (PSW) graduates for entry into the Practical Nursing (PN) program.
This program is designed to strengthen the core academic skills required of a practical nurse and focuses on:
Created and designed by the Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing faculty, this 252-hour program is 14 weeks long. Classes are held at the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences located at the Waterfront Campus, and are scheduled between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
PLEASE NOTE: The Personal Support Worker Pathway to Practical Nursing program has no clinical placement component.
Program Learning Outcomes
BIOL 1046 Foundations in Human Biology
COMM 1160 Critical Thinking in Practice
NURS 1119 Health and Wellness
MATH 1004 Mathematics
CHEM 1046 Foundations in Chemistry for Health Sciences
NURS 1098 The PN Role and Inter-professional Relationships
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
This program is designed to strengthen the core academic skills required of a practical nurse and focuses on:
- biology
- chemistry
- mathematics
- health and wellness
- English language skills
- interprofessional relationships
Created and designed by the Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing faculty, this 252-hour program is 14 weeks long. Classes are held at the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences located at the Waterfront Campus, and are scheduled between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
PLEASE NOTE: The Personal Support Worker Pathway to Practical Nursing program has no clinical placement component.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Perform at a level that will satisfy the entrance requirements of a post-secondary health sciences program whose direct entrants must have a minimum qualification of OSSD, including biology and other science credits as required.
- Relate to persons in an educational institution and a health-care agency through an understanding of basic social sciences and human relations.
BIOL 1046 Foundations in Human Biology
COMM 1160 Critical Thinking in Practice
NURS 1119 Health and Wellness
MATH 1004 Mathematics
CHEM 1046 Foundations in Chemistry for Health Sciences
NURS 1098 The PN Role and Inter-professional Relationships
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Overview
- Institution: George Brown College
- Program type: College Approved Certificate
- Language: English
- Program Code: S119
- Delivery Method: Blended/Hybrid Learning
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.