Nursing is a knowledge-based profession including an exciting blend of science, mathematics, psychology, anthropology, organizational management, and sociology, to name a few. Nursing education addresses each of these areas and prepares the student for a lifelong career locally or abroad with opportunities in acute care hospital, public health, community health care, telehealth, outpost nursing, research, education, health care management, health policy development, and much more.
Nursing students at Laurentian University have many advantages: the LUSN faculty members have a wide variety of nursing experience and expertise. We boast a state-of-the-art clinical learning laboratory and a world-class library facility. Sudbury is the medical referral centre for northeastern Ontario. The resulting comprehensive health care system allows for a variety of specialized learning opportunities for nursing students. Our students are part of the larger university community and are able to benefit from the expertise of many other disciplines such as midwifery, human kinetics, social work, and medicine. They are able to participate in all that university life has to offer. In addition, students may wish to enhance their learning by assisting with research or participating in professional nursing organizations.
Laurentian University’s school of nursing offers a bachelor of science in nursing (BScN) in both French and English. LUSN has responded to changes in the nursing profession as well as in health care by offering a Post-RN program, web-based courses, nurse practitioner certification and an MScN degree. The Laurentian BScN degree program is offered in English at Cambrian College, Northern College, Sault College, and St. Lawrence College.
The Four-year program leads to an honours bachelor of science in nursing (BScN) students have clinical hours beginning in first year
BScN degree available at Cambrian College, Northern College, Sault College, St. Lawrence College, and Collège Boréal (in French) through formal collaboration agreements with Laurentian
also available: master of science in nursing and nurse practitioner certificate at Laurentian.
Prospects: education, graduate studies, home care, nursing in various hospital units and health-care settings, research…
Offered in English and French. See "Sciences infirmières" on French side of Calendar.
Admission requirements
Ontario secondary schools
- 1 grade 12 4U biology
- 1 grade 12 4U chemistry
- 1 grade 12 4U English
- 3 other grade 12 4U/M courses
- Minimum overall average of 70%
See Admissions for other requirements
To be admitted, candidates must also submit:
- a health assessment form (completed by the student) and proof of up-to-date immunization on a form supplied by the School of Nursing. This form is automatically sent to students who are selected for admission.
- a report of a Two-Step Mantoux test for tuberculosis*. If the test is negative, it must have been completed within one year prior to admission. For known positive, only a chest x-ray is required.
It is highly recommended that students receive the Hepatitis B vaccine* before entering clinical agencies. It is also preferable that incoming 1st-year students have valid First Aid and Basic Life Support Skills certificates.
Students are required to show these two certificates during the first week of classes of each year of the program, before beginning clinical experiences.
Diploma-prepared RN students must show a current Basic Life Support Skills certificate prior to the clinical component (First Aid certificate not mandatory). Diploma-prepared RNs enrolled in either the B.Sc.N., NP or NP/B.Sc.N. program must maintain an annual certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
All students are required to provide the results of a check by police of prior findings of guilt or convictions for criminal offences to the School of Nursing before the start of classes in September of each year of the program. Students are responsible to report to the director of the school, findings of guilt or convictions for criminal offences that occur between the time they enter the Nursing program and the time they graduate. Each reported finding of guilt or convictions for criminal offences is reviewed by a committee to determine what impact the offence might have on the students’ academic status in the program. Failure to report prior findings of guilt or convictions for criminal offences are grounds for dismissal from the Nursing program and denial of registration by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
* These can be arranged at University Health Services.
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