This program is designed to assist current practicing Registered Nurses and practicing Registered Psychiatric Nurses to obtain knowledge and competencies necessary to incorporate prescriptive authority safely, competently and ethically into their professional nursing practice as required by their regulating body.
The program encompasses one core prescribing course, the choice of one specialty stream and a clinical practicum. The program will be offered on a part-time basis through distance delivery. Students must complete all program requirements within two years. The streams currently available to specialize in are: Travel Health, Reproductive Health/STBBI and Diabetes Health.
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To apply, applicants must complete and submit an application and the non-refundable/non-transferable application fee.
Applicants must also complete and/or demonstrate the following:
1. Applicants must have an active registration as an RN or RPN with CRNM or CRPNM.
2. Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
The program requires completion of one core course, one specialty stream and a clinical practicum.
A minimum course grade of a B (70%) is a requirement for progression in the Nurse Prescriber program. Students must complete all program requirements within 2 years.
Program Content:
First Course of Study: Prescribing Course
Specialty: Content Knowledge Course
Clinical Course:
Legend:
C - Classroom Delivery/On site
D - Distance Delivery
Develop the foundational knowledge related to legal, ethical, professional and pharmacological principles and practices necessary for safe and effective RN prescribing practice. Principles of pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will be reviewed. You will integrate these principles into the processes necessary for making and implementing prescribing decisions for individuals representing special populations. The course concludes with a review of the mandatory elements required in the preparation, transmission and documentation of prescriptions, including client teaching, follow up care and inter-professional communication and collaboration. You will draw on and apply knowledge of content and professional practice in completing critical thinking/clinical judgment case studies.
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Students enrolling in Part-Time and Online Education courses may be required to purchase textbooks and materials at participating Campus Store locations or online at bookstore.rrc.ca. Student booklists will be available approximately 3 weeks prior to scheduled course start dates. Please ensure materials are purchased in advance, to be available for the start date.
Note: Courses requiring a textbook will show "TR" in the Delivery field.
The Consolidated Clinical Practicum will provide you the opportunity to apply, in the practice setting, the knowledge and skills learned in the theory courses. You are eligible for clinical practice after successfully completing all theory courses and all practicum requirements.
The clinical practicum is 160-hours of supervised clinical practice in the area of clinical specialty completed over one academic term. You will be working with a clinical preceptor who has prescribing privileges and be under the direction of an RRC Polytech clinical course leader/advisor.
All clinical placements are arranged by Red River College Polytech. Students may suggest preceptors who must be a prescriber; preceptors to clinical must be a prescriber, an Authorized Nurse Prescriber, a Nurse Practitioner, or a Physician.
Registration deadline for the clinical practicum: three weeks prior to the start of the practicum.
You must submit the following documents a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the practicum:
If you have any questions or concerns about documents submission, please contact Authorized Nurse Prescriber Program at ANP@rrc.ca
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.
You must successfully complete your part-time program within 24-months (2-years) from the start of the first course of the program unless otherwise stated in the program outline. You must obtain a minimum grade of 70% (B) in each course to be successful in this program. Upon successful completion of the required courses and clinical practicum, students will be eligible to graduate with a Nurse Prescriber Post Graduate Certificate.
When you have successfully completed all the required courses in this program, be sure to apply for your certificate. For complete details and forms, see rrc.ca/convocation
Questions about graduation? Please call 204-694-1789 or 1-866-242-7073 for assistance.?
Graduation with Honours
If you obtain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.8 or better for the program, you will graduate with honours. If you fail any course in the program, you will not be eligible for this honours designation.
Red River College Polytechnic endeavors to provide the most current version of all program and course information on this website. Please be advised that classes may be scheduled between 8:00 am and 10:00 pm. The college reserves the right to modify or cancel any course, programs, process, or procedure without notice or prejudice. Fees may change without notice.