Queen’s Nursing collaborates in a consortium of nine Ontario universities to deliver the seven courses of the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program that are required to complete PHCNP Diploma program. Successfully finishing the program allows graduates to apply to complete the Canadian family/all-ages nurse practitioner licensure examination and apply for Extended Class registration as a Nurse Practitioner in Ontario.
The Nurse Practitioner Primary Health Care Program at Queen's University is approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario (www.cno.org). Additional information about the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program can be found at http://np-education.ca.
Please Note: International students cannot apply to this program unless they have active registration as a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario in Canada.
Additional Resources
Fall:
- NURS 850 Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners (OL)
- NURS 853 Roles and Responsibilities (OL)
- NURS 856 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostics I (CP)
- NURS 858 Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I (CP)
Winter:
- NURS 850 Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners (OL)
- NURS 853 Roles and Responsibilities (OL)
- NURS 857 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostics II (CP)
- NURS 859 Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II (CP)
Summer:
- NURS 854 Integrated Practicum (CP)
Fall Year 1:
- NURS 850 Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners (OL)
- NURS 856 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostics I (CP)
Winter Year 1:
- NURS 850 Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners (OL)
- NURS 857 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostics II (CP)
Fall Year 2:
- NURS 853 Roles and Responsibilities (OL)
- NURS 858 Therapeutics in Primary Health Care I (CP)
Winter Year 2
- NURS 853 Roles and Responsibilities (OL)
- NURS 859 Therapeutics in Primary Health Care II (CP)
Summer Year 2
- NURS 854 Integrated Practicum (CP)
Clinical placements typically occur within the city of Kingston and/or communities within an hour's drive of Queen's campus. Our placement catchment area covers an area along the north shore of Lake Ontario from Peterborough to Smiths Falls to Brockville. As students are responsible for transportation to and from clinical placements, a vehicle may be necessary.
The final clinical course Integrated Practicum requires 416 hours of clinical and 39 hours of tutorial over the 13 week term.
For more course information please visit the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Academic Calendar.
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Applications for Fall 2023 are now open!
Deadline to apply: Applications for Fall 2023 are due February 1, 2023.
Applications to all graduate programs are made through the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs starting in September for admission the following year.
Please note, only complete applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Program Committee in the School of Nursing.
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing and a master's degree (nursing preferred). Both must be from accredited universities.
- Minimum overall average equivalent to B calculated over the core courses in both degrees.
- Two academic letters of reference (e.g. course professors). This is submitted as part of your SGSPA application.
- One clinical reference (three referees total). See Additional Required Information tab below for more details.
- Active registration as a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
- International students cannot apply to this program unless they have active registration as a registered nurse with the CNO.
In addition to the online application submitted to the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, the following must be submitted by email or hard copy to: Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON Canada K7L 3N6.
- Proof of active registration as a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
- One clinical reference (e.g. your manager or supervisor), submitted directly by the referee.
- "Verification of Employment Hours" form submitted directly by employer(s). Applicants must have the equivalent of two years of relevant full-time practice as a registered nurse within the past five years (minimum of 3640 hours).
- Copy of Curriculum Vitae (Resumé).
- Completion of nurse practitioner personal essay questions.
- English language proficiency test (if required; See "International Applicants" tab)
Queen’s welcomes and encourages inquiries and applications from Indigenous candidates. If you are an Indigenous applicant and wish for your application to be considered under the “Indigenous Student Admission Regulation,” you must self-identify as Indigenous upon application for admission. For the purposes of this regulation, Indigenous is defined as First Nation, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI). Visit our Indigenous applicants pathways page for further details.
International students cannot apply to this program unless they have active registration as a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario in Canada.
Yes this program can be taken part-time. If taking the program full time, students are advised not to work.
No. This program requires attendance at on-campus courses, most of which are organized as seminars requiring active discussion among and presentations by you and your classmates. There is an expectation that you attend and actively participate in courses, scholarly presentations and research events in the School of Nursing, within the Faculty of Health Sciences and within the University's community in general. Clinical placements occur within the Queen's catchment area.
Applications to all graduate programs are made through the School of Graduate Studies website. Applications are available starting in late September for admission the following year.