Nursing

Concentration in Community Nursing

The Community Nursing concentration trains students to provide primary healthcare and nursing in a community setting. Students are trained to design and implement programs to provide health services, preventive care, health education, intervention, rehabilitation and chronic disease management outside of the hospital setting. Students have the opportunity design and implement research that relies on data and analysis to assess community needs and create action plans in clinical practice. 

Concentration in Mental Health Nursing

The Mental Health Nursing concentration provides students with specialized knowledge and skills needed in providing nursing care to people with a range of mental health issues.  Students develop competence in the communication, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with mental illness using evidence-based practice. Through both clinical and laboratory training, students connect theory to practice as they develop necessary interpersonal and management skills.  Graduates of the program are placed on the Mental Health Nurses Register, ensuring their preparation for employment in the field and further specialization.

Concentration in Emergency and Intensive Care Nursing

The Emergency and Intensive Care Nursing concentration provides high-level training in the care of critically or acutely ill patients through theoretical coursework, simulation laboratories and clinical practice.  The program equips students with the knowledge and skills to meet current and continuing needs for appropriately trained professional nurses in intensive care units, cardiology care units and emergency departments.