Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner

Highlights

Graduates of TRU’s MN-NP program will gain the specialized clinical knowledge, skills and competencies required for their careers as advanced practitioners of nursing. Training and practice in the following areas will also prepare graduates to meet BCCNM licensure requirements as NPs in family practice:

• Develop and sharpen the ability to assess and treat diseases by prescribing, ordering diagnostic tests, managing results and referring/consulting with other healthcare providers.
• Coordinate and manage client care across the continuum — from primary to secondary to tertiary level settings—with a focus on managing transitions in care while improving continuity of care and health outcomes.
• Gain real-world experience through three clinical practicums which are designed to combine the theoretical, laboratory and clinical learning within this program.
• Students will also be exposed to a range of face-to-face and online learning methodologies, including interactive meeting sites for discussion, face-to-face lab instruction and practice with simulated and standardized clients.

Careers

Work in a variety of health-care settings as a nurse practitioner — with heightened leadership, knowledge, educational and research skills.

Program structure

The program is offered through blended delivery. This includes online theory courses, on-campus condensed laboratory for skill development and consolidating practicums in the clinical setting.

The program structure builds on a foundation of five existing TRU Master of Nursing core courses (15 credits). MN-NP students take a further nine courses (35 credits) specific to developing the base of clinical knowledge and skills required for NP practice.

Included in the program are two directed health study project courses and a consolidating final clinical internship experience for a total of 50 credits.

Students may complete the program full-time in two years (six semesters) or part-time in three years (nine semesters).

Course highlights

• Research in Healthcare
• Indigenous Health Leadership
• Issues in Professional Practice for Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Practitioner Primary Healthcare
• Directed Health Study
• Consolidated Nurse Practitioner Internship

Requirements

• A completed baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited institution.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 (B or 73%) based on the most recent 60 credits of post-secondary education related to nursing or healthcare from an accredited institution(s).
• An academic transcript showing successful completion of an undergraduate or graduate course in statistics with a minimum grade of C+.
• Official copies of ALL post-secondary transcripts.
• Completed reference forms from two clinical referees. The clinical referees must be in a supervisory role in the clinical environment.
• A current curriculum vitae.
• A statement of interest.
  • Your statement of interest will be uploaded during the application process, so have it prepared before beginning the application.
  • The statement of interest is intended to be a scholarly submission that best reflects the applicant, including their writing skills.
  • The statement of interest should be concise but include:
    • Motivation to applying to a graduate level NP education program.
    • Overview of background and preparedness to embark upon a graduate level NP education program.
    • NP practice interests and goals for entering the NP profession, including potential geographical area of practice.
    • Description of a desired topic of academic study related to NP practice.
  • The statement should be a standard letter-size PDF document double-spaced in 9-point Arial with no more than 750 words. Detailed information can be found in the Application Instructions document.
• Evidence of active registration as a nurse in British Columbia.
• Evidence of a minimum of two years of relevant full-time (or equivalent to full-time i.e., 3600 hours) registered nursing practice within the last five years. (Verification of registered nurse practice hours to a minimum of 3600 hours should be provided by your employer (e.g., HR department). Self-reported practice hours such as a screenshot from the BCCNM website are not sufficient.)

TRU will accept up to 15 students each year. Approximately three seats per entry are allocated to self-declared Indigenous applicants who meet all entry requirements. Preference is given to applicants who reside within the BC Interior region.

Next Steps

Apply to this program Visit the program website