Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP) Diploma

Admissions to the emphasis in Paediatric have been administratively suspended.

Program Description

The PMNP Diploma provides students holding an appropriate graduate degree the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required to practise as a nurse practitioner. Students choose one of the following emphases: Adult, Paediatric, or Primary Health Care — Global Health.

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Graduate Department of Nursing Science's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Applicants to the Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP) diploma program must have completed a master's degree in nursing or an equivalent graduate degree that includes clinical nursing experience and a minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience.

• Preference is given to applicants who have one or more years in an advanced nursing practice role (in addition to clinical experience) and support within their employment setting.

• Applicants must hold current registration as a Registered Nurse or equivalent.

Program Requirements

All students in the PMNP diploma program are required to complete a total of 3.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

• Emphasis: Adult

  • NUR1101H Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (Adult)

  • NUR1115H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management (Adult) 1

  • NUR1140H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 1 (Adult)

  • NUR1141H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 2 (Adult)

  • NUR1215H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management (Adult) 2

  • NUR1221Y Nurse Practitioners: Roles and Issues (Adult)

• Emphasis: Paediatric

  • NUR1102H Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (Paediatric)

  • NUR1116H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management (Paediatric) 1

  • NUR1144H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 1 (Paediatric)

  • NUR1145H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 2 (Paediatric)

  • NUR1216H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management (Paediatric) 2

  • NUR1222Y Nurse Practitioners: Roles and Issues (Paediatric)

• Emphasis: Primary Health Care — Global Health

  • NUR1114H Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (Primary Health Care — Global Health)

  • NUR1117H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management (Primary Health Care — Global Health) 1

  • NUR1142H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 1 (Primary Health Care — Global Health)

  • NUR1143H Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 2 (Primary Health Care — Global Health)

  • NUR1217H Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management (Primary Health Care — Global Health) 2

  • NUR1223Y Nurse Practitioners: Roles and Issues (Primary Health Care — Global Health)

• NUR1221Y, NUR1222Y, and NUR1223Y must be taken alone in the final session and only after completion of all other coursework and program requirements.

• In each emphasis, four courses require learners to be engaged in clinical practice.

Program Length

6 sessions (2 years) part-time

Time Limit

6 years part-time