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The Emergency nursing specialty (emergency/critical care option) Advanced Certificate is designed for registered nurses (RNs). These RNs are working in community and rural hospitals and work primarily in emergency care, with some shifts in the intensive care unit. You'll be educated in strategies, such as advanced hemodynamic monitoring and mechanical ventilation, to optimize care and comfort for acutely ill patients.After you graduate, you'll be prepared to work in intensive care, cardiac care, and cardiac surgical units. 

Emergency Nursing Specialty (Combined Emergency/Critical Care Option) Advanced Specialty Certificate (Part-Time)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Note: In alignment with public health orders, this program requires that students be vaccinated for a number of communicable diseases – including COVID-19.

The following are requirements for entry into Specialty Nursing certificate and degree courses. Enforcement or waiving of any or all entry requirements is at the discretion of the program head.

If you have any questions about your experience or qualifications, please contact the program head.

English: two years of education in English in an English-speaking country with one of the following:
English Studies 12 (73%) or
English First Peoples 12 (73%) or
Other acceptable BC and Yukon courses or
ENGL 1177 -  Writing (73%) or
3.0 credits of post-secondary English, humanities or social sciences (73%) from a recognized institution

Post-secondary education: diploma in nursing

Current practicing registration with one of the following:
BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) or
Canadian provincial equivalent or
Registered Nurse (RN) license number (if practicing outside Canada)

Work Experience: minimum six months work experience in an acute care setting

Submit a resume of work experience with your application.

Exceptions may be granted for undergraduate students taking entry-level theory courses or new graduates. A resume is required for placement in the program. If you have questions about whether your work experience qualifies, please contact the program head.

Interested nurses from international practice, residential, or other areas of care lacking recent (within two years) acute care experience may be required to complete a refresher course. BCIT recommends the following programs:

Douglas College
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Thompson Rivers University

Please contact one of the institutions above, as well as the program head, to determine an appropriate preparatory course of study.

Academic Admission Requirement

Clinical requirements

Proof of your influenza immunization or agree to wear a mask at all times prior to being placed in your clinical studies.
Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) registration and proof of BCCNM membership, Canadian provincial equivalent, or RN license number
Face Respirator Fit Testing

International applicants

This part-time distance/online program is available to international applicants who will complete the program from outside Canada or who currently have a valid work permit in Canada that will be valid for the duration of clinical training.

International applicants accepted into this program are not eligible for a study permit.

Program declaration

Please contact the program assistant to declare this program.

Additional Academic Admission Requirement

Part-time Studies applications accepted throughout the year for intakes in January, April and September.

Application Deadline Advice

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Emergency Nursing Specialty (Combined Emergency/Critical Care Option) Advanced Specialty Certificate (Part-Time)

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