PART-TIME | WINNIPEG LOCATIONS NUTHP-PC Nurse Prescriber Travel Health

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 four weeks prior to the start of the practicum:

1. Immunizations and Testing
   
   
• Review the Healthcare Program Immunizations Information. 
• If you have any questions about this requirement, contact Health Services. 
  
  
2. Adult Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector (ACRVS), Adult Abuse Registry (AAR) and Provincial Child Abuse Registry (PCAR) checks conducted no more than six months prior to you attending the clinical practice. You must submit original documents. For more information, see Police Information Check
   
   Note: If students have a criminal record, they may not be able to complete the program. If students are listed on the Child Abuse Registry or Adult Abuse Registry, you will not be able to complete the program. 
   
   
3. BLS Provider (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Level C with AED) - must be current within one year of attending the practicum.
4. N95 Mask Fit required and set to the facility you will be placed at for your Consolidated Clinical Practice.
   
5. Practicum Request Form to be submitted 2-months prior to the start of the course. 

If you have any questions or concerns about documents submission, please contact Ana Stipanovic @ astipanovic@rrc.ca.