Acute and Critical Care Nursing Programs For Northern Ontario Hospitals
Acute and Critical Care Nursing Programs For Northern Ontario Hospitals:
at a glance
Credential(s) Earned: The Michener Institute of Education at UHN Certificate of Achievement
Program Length: 8 or 11 weeks (40 hours per week)
Tuition: Sponsorship Through Northern Ontario Hospital as per Ministry of Health Funding Criteria
Description
The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Health, offers Acute and Critical Care Nursing Certificate Programs exclusively for Northern Ontario Hospitals. These programs are designed to equip Registered Nurses with the foundational knowledge and skills required by the Ministry of Colleges & Universities standards for Critical Care Nursing.
The program prepares nurses to begin practice as novice ICU nurses while emphasizing the importance of continuing learning through hospital or unit-specific orientation, education delivered by Nurse Educators, and professional growth through clinical experience. As a generalized critical care education program, it provides broad preparation but does not cover every specialized clinical situation that may be encountered in practice and does not include advanced critical care specialty training.
By making these programs accessible to nurses working in Level 1, 2, and 3 ICUs in Northern Ontario, this partnership supports hospitals in strengthening their workforce capacity and enhancing patient care across the region.
This course is not available for individual registration. Contact ce@michener.ca for more information.
To allow flexibility and support Northern Ontario Hospitals the funded education provided by Michener and the Ministry of Health is not limited to Level 1/2/3 ICU programs. Michener will be flexible with course offerings and delivery methods to allow any Northern Ontario hospital to participate in educational opportunities.
Acute Care Nursing Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, the Learner will be able to:
- Practice within the scope of professional, legal and ethical standards, organization policies and best practices in acute care nursing.
- Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, families and/or substitute decision makers to optimize patient and family-centered acute care.
- Assess, analyze and monitor data for patients with complex, multi-system problems in order to anticipate early deterioration in patient’s condition, establish priorities and plan interventions.
- Plan, implement, evaluate and document specialized nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes in potential or actual life threatening illness and end-of-life situations.
- Advocate for and deliver patient and family-centered care to patients/families experiencing potential or actual life threatening illness and end-of-life situations.
- Collaborate with members of the inter-professional health care team in providing care for patients experiencing potential or actual life threatening illness and end-of-life situations to achieve continuity of care and optimal patient outcomes.
- Use evidence-based research and best practice guidelines to inform and adapt acute care nursing practice.
- Use strategies and available resources to respond to environmental, physical and psychosocial stressors affecting themselves and others in the acute care setting.
- Engage in reflective practice and ongoing professional development to enhance competence in acute care nursing.
Critical Care Nursing Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, the Learner will be able to:
- Practice within the scope of professional, legal and ethical standards, organization policies and best practices in critical care nursing.
- Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, families and/or substitute decision makers to optimize patient and family-centered critical care.
- Assess, analyze and monitor data for patients with complex, multi-system problems in order to anticipate early deterioration in patient’s condition, establish priorities and plan interventions.
- Plan, implement, evaluate and document specialized nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes in potential or actual life threatening illness and end-of-life situations.
- Advocate for and deliver patient and family-centered care to patients/families experiencing potential or actual life threatening illness and end-of-life situations.
- Collaborate with members of the inter-professional health care team in providing care for patients experiencing potential or actual life threatening illness and end-of-life situations to achieve continuity of care and optimal patient outcomes.
- Use evidence-based research and best practice guidelines to inform and adapt critical care nursing practice.
- Use strategies and available resources to respond to environmental, physical and psychosocial stressors affecting themselves and others in the critical care setting.
- Engage in reflective practice and ongoing professional development to enhance competence in critical care nursing.
Structure of Program
This program is delivered in a hybrid format, consisting of:
- An online learning component
- In person (virtual) classroom component
- A clinical placement component
Evaluation Method
- Students are evaluated in this course based on their performance in clinical as well as their successful completion of each assessment.
- Learners must pass both the clinical component and the classroom component assessments in order to successfully pass the course.
Prerequisites
Individual Prerequisites:
- Valid Certificate of Competence to practice nursing in Ontario
- A strong foundation in basic nursing anatomy and physiology
- Legal ability to work in Canada
- Sponsorship by unit manager through partner hospital
Funding Criteria
Please contact ce@michener.ca to learn more about potential funding opportunities available to your hospital to support nurses participation in this program or any other continuing education course.
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