Description
This program prepares internationally educated nurses to work as Registered Nurses in Manitoba.
If you need to upgrade your English language skills prior to starting the process, contact Red River College's Language Training Centre at 204-945-6151.
If you are required by the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba to enhance your nursing knowledge and skills to be eligible for RN Registration in Manitoba, you may be referred to Red River College as a part of the registration process. To view the next estimated start date, please click on the Location, Dates and Fees link.
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
Registration Services
204-774-3477
Toll free (Manitoba only): 1-800-665-2027 ext. 181
Fax: 204-775-6052
DOCUMENT SUBMISSION METHODS
Upload Through Your Future Student Account (preferred method)
If you do not have a Future Student Account or require assistance, please contact our Student Service Centre at 204-632-2327.
Mail or In-Person: Student Service Centre Click here for address and hours of service
E-mail: register@rrc.ca
Fax: 204-697-0584
Internationally Educated Applicants - visit www.rrc.ca/credentials for credential assessment information.
However, if you apply within 6 weeks of the program start date, admission requirements are due within 5 days of applying.
To apply to this program, you must be educated outside of Canada as a registered nurse.
If you would like to apply to Level 1, contact:
Red River College's Language Training Centre
204-945-6151.
If you would like to apply to Level 2:
If you are required by the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba to enroll in Level 2 as part of the registration process, you will receive a Letter of Support.
CRNM - Registration Services
204-784-5181
Toll free (Manitoba only): 1-800-665-2027 ext. 181
Fax: 204-775-7117
E-mail: registration@crmn.mb.ca
Once you obtain your Letter of Support from CRNM, you may submit a paper application form and payment of the application fee to Red River College indicating Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Nurses - Level 2. See our Future Students webpage for a links to the paper application form and fees information. Unfortunately, our online application form is not available for use with this program.
Regular Admission Requirements - Level 2 or Level 3
Program Progression Requirements
Program progression requirements are not due within 30 days of applying and should be submitted after you start classes.
Red River College is a participating institution in the HigherEdPoints program. Through this program, students are able to convert Aeroplan® Miles and TD Points into funds to help cover their tuition. Family members and friends can also contribute to a student’s education by converting their loyalty points - anyone can donate their points to an individual student.
Visit the HigherEdPoints website for more information about the program and/or to set up an account to convert your points.
Health Care Culture and Language Communication Skills
Theoretical Component
Clinical Component
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This course focuses on the theory and skills necessary to perform a comprehensive and holistic health history and complete physical exam on clients across the lifespan. Additionally, students will learn focused assessments that can be used when conducting an in-depth assessment of clients with common health problems. Students will have an opportunity to practice their professional communication skills and interview techniques when conducting a health assessment. Documentation of assessment findings will be emphasized.
This course is conducted online and is self-directed and will assist participants to identify effective ways to prepare for the national RN registration exam. It provides nursing theory review; access to an interactive examination bank; strategies for effective test-taking; and strategies to reduce test-taking anxiety. Students will have access to an instructor-moderated, online community to discuss RN exam preparation with their peers during the course. An instructor will also be available to discuss student performance and to assist with devising remedial study plans when required.
This course is designed for nurses educated outside of Canada who are qualifying for registration. Students will recognize the effects of mental health challenges and will assess the bio-psychosocial, environmental, spiritual, cultural, and economic influences that affect those experiencing mental health issues. Students will explore fundamental mental health concepts and theories. Utilizing the nursing process approach, students will apply these concepts and theories in assessing, planning, and strategizing nursing interventions and treatments based on the lived experience of the individual and family.
This course provides theoretical preparation in maternal/newborn care for nurses educated in countries outside of North America who are qualifying for registration and eligibility to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam. Students will focus on competency-based theory and processes inherent in maternal/newborn nursing, and learn to assess and plan care for childbearing families during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and early parenthood in Canada. Students will apply principles of health promotion, prevention, holistic assessment, primary health care, and the social determinants of health in their course work.
This is a pediatric course provided for nurses educated in countries outside of Canada who are qualifying for registration and eligibility to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam. This introductory course offers students theoretical knowledge and skills to assist in the development of his/her ability to practice as a registered nurse with pediatric clients and their families in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings in Canada. Students will focus on competency-based theory and processes inherent in pediatric nursing. Assessment and planning care for children in all stages of growth and development and their families is the main focus of the course. Students will apply principles of health promotion, prevention, holistic assessment, primary health care, and the social determinants of health in their course work.
This course provides Internationally Educated Nurses and overview of Nursing in the Canadian context including a review of Canada’s health care system, the various levels of health, and the role of policy and politics in health. Also examined are colonialism, and the nurse’s role in relation to meeting the health needs of Indigenous Canadians. Foundational nursing concepts including, relational nursing, intra and interprofessional practice, nursing process, critical thinking, informatics, and evidence-informed practice are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, self-regulation, documentation, accountability, patient safety, and legal and ethical concepts of nursing practice. Differentiation regarding the roles and responsibilities of regulatory bodies, professional nursing associations, and unions in Canada is also examined.
This course focuses on reviewing nursing care of adults experiencing acute changes in health status. Client centered care, differences across the lifespan and the effects of sudden illness or injury on individuals and their significant others are examined. The role of the nurse in assisting clients and families to engage in health promotion, prevention, and management of acute health conditions is explored. Using exemplars of common acute alterations in health status, students will apply the nursing process and clinical decision-making. This course builds on the Internationally Educated Nurse’s prior nursing knowledge and will review basic theory/concepts of medical/surgical nursing, diagnostic tests, and common treatments.
This course focuses on reviewing the nursing care of adults who are experiencing changes in health secondary to a chronic illness. Client centered care, differences across the lifespan and the effects of chronic illness on individuals and their significant others are examined. Emphasis is placed on the use of nursing process, critical thinking and relational nursing to assist clients to promote health, manage chronic health problems and prevent complications. This course builds on the Internationally Educated Nurse’s prior nursing knowledge and will review basic theory/concepts of medical/surgical nursing, diagnostic tests, and common treatments.
This course reviews concepts, processes, and best practice associated with nursing in the community. Students will be introduced to the key concepts of community health nursing in the Canadian context. The course examines determinants of health, health promotion strategies, disease prevention, population health, epidemiology, environmental health, emergency preparedness and global health. The relational aspects of nursing practice within the context of the individual, family, and community will be considered. Students will also explore the role of the community health nurse working with diverse and vulnerable populations, including clients across the life span. Emphasis will also be placed on the role of the nurse in relation to the theory, concepts, and principles of teaching and learning.
This course builds on the Internationally Educated Nurse’s knowledge and experience in performing nursing skills and techniques and focuses on the Canadian context. Through the use of on-line readings, procedural videos, and hands-on practice, this course will review the theoretical background and evidence based rationale for select common and advanced clinical nursing skills. Patient and staff safety are priority considerations. Application of theory, critical thinking and supervised practice of psychomotor skills will occur in the nursing lab setting.
This course introduces the basic concepts and principles related to pharmacology (including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics) and the nurse’s role in the safe administration of drug therapies. The major classifications of drugs, encompassing best practice guidelines and medications commonly used in Canada will be reviewed. There is a focus on the nurse’s role drug indications, contraindications, side effects, adverse effects, and interactions. Safe drug administration procedures and patient teaching are emphasized through the nursing process framework. Issues arising from the use of prescribed and non-prescribed drug usage in contemporary society is also explored.
This course explores gerontological nursing throughout the health care system. The course presents a review of the physical, social, cognitive, social, spiritual changes and unique health care needs of the older adult. Health promotion and disease management approaches to assist the older adult to achieve wellness across the health continuum are described. Mental health, loss, grief, death and palliative care as it relates to older adults are discussed. The focus is on assisting older adults to achieve and maintain optimum health and independence for as much as is possible given their circumstances and individual health status.
This course explores the essential elements of professional communication from a socio-cultural perspective. Theory and concepts related to nurse-client relationships, client/family centered care, professional boundaries, conflict resolution, therapeutic communication, group/team work, client reporting and intra-professional and inter professional relationships and collaboration are reviewed. Strategies and techniques, taking into consideration the socio-cultural context and unique communication needs across the lifespan, are applied. The concepts of cultural sensitivity, cultural safety, gender and diversity concerning the nurse’s role in client centered/family care are discussed. In relation to these concepts, the course includes an overview of the history and culture of Canadian Indigenous people and the residual effects of colonialism on indigenous populations. This history provides an understanding upon which to build nurse/client communication, therapeutic relationships, and culturally sensitive care.
This course is part one of the capstone clinical experience for Internationally Educated Nurses [IENs], which provides concentrated clinical opportunities to build on prior knowledge, theory, and skills and foster competencies required by practicing registered nurses in Canada. As students gain experience, confidence, and skill, they will transition from this instructor-led practice experience to a preceptor-supervised environment. Instructors serve as guides, role models, and teachers to facilitate the IEN’s transition to professional practice in Canada.
This course is part two of the capstone clinical experience for Internationally Educated Nurses [IENs], which provides concentrated clinical opportunities to build on knowledge, theory and skills and foster competencies required of practicing registered nurses in Canada. Experience, confidence, and skill obtained in Consolidated Nursing Practice 1 provide the framework as IENs progress through this preceptor-supervised clinical opportunity. Experienced nurses (preceptors) serve as guides, role models, and teachers to facilitate the IEN’s transition to professional practice in Canada.
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Online learning is a critical component of course delivery in all Red River College programs. To ensure each student has the tools they need to achieve their academic goals, all Red River College students require, at minimum:
1. Off-campus access to a current computer with a webcam
2. A high speed internet connection
• Recommended minimum speed: 10 mbps for download, 3 mbps for upload
• Slower internet connection speeds may result in audio and video issues. Please keep in mind that if others in your home are using the same internet connection at the same time as you are, you may also experience audio and video issues.
• Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/computer-requirements/ for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Please note that any anticipated costs are not included in Books and Supplies estimates.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process which documents and compares an individual's prior learning gained from prior education, work and life experiences and personal study to the learning outcomes in College courses/programs. For more information, please visit www.rrc.ca/rpl.
Red River College surveys its graduates on an annual basis to collect data related to the graduates’ employment status, salary, occupation and skill use. In addition, graduates are asked to indicate their level of satisfaction regarding the education they received at Red River College.
Visit www.rrc.ca/numbers/reports/graduate-satisfaction for graduate satisfaction and employment reports.
If you are interested in taking courses in Health Care Culture and Language Communication Skills, contact the College's Language Training Centre at 204-945-6151. For general information about this program or how to apply, contact Enrolment Services at 204-632-2327.
If you are interested the Bridging program, contact:
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Registration Services
Phone: 204-774-3477
Toll free (Manitoba only): 1-800-665-2027 ext. 181
Fax: 204-775-7117
Email: registration@crnm.mb.ca
If you have program specific questions you can contact:
Lucille Canart
Nursing Department
Red River College
C616 - 2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3H 0J9
204-632-2502
E-mail: lcanart@rrc.ca
Admitted students may submit their criminal record and abuse registry check documents by mail to:
Laurie-Ann Nichol
Nursing Department
Red River College
C517 - 2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3H 0J9
204-632-2230
E-mail: lanichol@rrc.ca
Red River College is committed to student success and provides valuable support services to assist in helping students make the most of their time at RRC.
Visit www.rrc.ca/supports for more information.