Clinical Requirements for Advanced Clinical-Nurse Practitioner Focus
The Faculty of Nursing is committed to meeting standards of practice in nursing by ensuring that students attain and maintain required licensure and certifications, and meet recommended immunization standards. Students are responsible for the health and safety requirements for all clinical practice courses in their graduate program. Proof of licensure as a Registered Nurse in a Canadian jurisdiction must be provided upon admission and annually. All other requirements must be met prior to starting the clinical courses. If there is an associated fee, students are responsible for the costs incurred.
Nursing applicants and students in the Advanced Clinical-Nurse Practitioner Focus must be a regulated member in a Canadian jurisdiction. This means that you must hold licensure as a Registered Nurse with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) or with another Canadian regulatory nursing college. Students must notify the Faculty of Nursing Graduate Studies Office of any changes to their registration status throughout their program of studies.
Clinical placements: All students doing clinical placements must be registered in the Province in which their clinical placement will occur.Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet the registration requirements of any Province in which they are placed. Proof of RN registration from all jurisdictions must be submitted to the Faculty of Nursing Graduate Office upon admission and on an annual basis
An RN student in a nurse practitioner program may use the term "student" with the protected 'NP' title. As students in the NP program must be registered with their jurisdictional licensing body for their practica, they must identify themselves as an RN when providing health services, even in the student role. Although CARNA suggests the title "RN, Student NP", students practicing in other provinces may wish to consult with their licensing body to confirm the recommended title.
Graduate students are required to read and/or complete and upload required health and safety forms to Alfresco before the commencement of their first clinical course:
Please visit the College of Health Sciences website for more information: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/health-sciences/portfolio/office-of-education/placement/prerequisite-documents.html