Students can train for a career in this important health field in Canadore College's leading-edge simulation nursing laboratories. The high fidelity labs are equipped with interactive mannequins that speak and replicate real symptoms, on which students act out common medical emergencies. Training culminates with a seven-week, pre-graduate placement experience working with a registered practical nurse. Canadore College's graduates are sought after all over the world working independently or as part of a health care team.

Students will learn: • Nursing theory and practice • Pharmacology • Interprofessional health care and collaboration • Anatomy and physiology • Canada's First Peoples/cultural safety and sensitivity • Developmental psychology

Future Careers: • Hospitals and acute care • Psychiatric settings • Long-term care facilities • Community home health agencies • Doctors’ offices and clinics • Telehealth and online nursing