George Brown College
Registered Nurse (RN) Perioperative Nursing Program

51 Dockside Drive
PO Box 1015, Station B
Toronto, ON M5T 2T9

This Full Time 14- 16 week (hybrid) Perioperative Certificate course is delivered fully in-class/or partially on-line. The course is open to experienced registered and novice nurses registered within their provincial affiliate to be eligible.

The program is grounded by and reflects the national competencies outlined in the current Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) Standards.

One line theory modules, direct and online lectures provide students with continued support throughout the theory and clinical component of the course. Thirteen (13) Lab days in a state of the art simulation lab provide the Lab skill aspect of the course. On completion of this course students have the perioperative framework and are ready to start orientating as a novice perioperative course into the perioperative setting.

Foothills Medical Centre
Post-Graduate Perioperative Program

The program is committed towards the promotion of the perioperative nursing profession. It is open to both novice and experienced Registered Nurses who have current licensure with the College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA). The program spans across 14 weeks consisting of full time hours from Monday – Friday. Four weeks are dedicated to the didactic content covering theory; approach includes lectures, skills labs, and self-study modules. The final 10 weeks focuses on application of knowledge within a clinical practicum. The student pairs with a preceptor to provide support while learning clinical application of theory and knowledge; this takes place at Foothills Medical Center. Upon completion of the program, the Registered Nurse will be an independent practitioner who will be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge and skill required to provide safe patient care in all perioperative phases at an entry to practice level. Educational opportunities are posted on the Alberta Health Services website: www.albertahealthservices.ca

Grande Prairie Regional College
Perioperative Registered Nurse Certificate Program

Length of Program: 6 months
Program consists of four courses. Two theory courses offered through innovative distance learning (asynchronous and synchronous online delivery). Skills lab course- held in Grande Prairie (skills lab site may vary); Clinical practicum course –clinical sites throughout Canada. Clinical practicum supported by instructor and preceptor. Full time study recommended.

Entrance Requirements:

• 1 year recent registered nursing experience or letter of recommendation,
• Current registered nurse practice permit in the province or territory where you will participate in clinical practicum
• Health & Safety requirements - Police Information Check, current CPR and N95 mask fit test, and immunization status/requirements.

For more information visit GPRC perioperative RN certificate program homepage

MacEwan Centre for Professional Nursing Education
Perioperative Nursing for Registered Nurses Post-Diploma Certificate

Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre (RNPDC)
Perioperative Nursing Program for Registered Nurses

1276 South Park Street
Bethune Building, Room 231
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Contact: Elizabeth Bishop, RNPDC Administrative Assistant

The RNPDC performance based Perioperative Nursing Program for Registered Nurses prepare RNs for professional practice in the Operating Room. This program is offered in two formats: Full-time onsite option or Part-time distance option (asynchronous and synchronous online delivery). Both full-time and part-time programs consist of a knowledge (theory) component, a skill development component, and a preceptor-led clinical learning experience.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Perioperative Nursing RN Program

As an emerging member of Polytechnics Canada, the Perioperative Nursing RN Program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly SIAST) offers high-quality, job focused education for nurses seeking to practice in a perioperative setting.

• Flexible online learning (delivered over approx. 5 months)
• Innovative teaching - mobile app
• Continuing to work while you study
• Accessible and personalized instruction
• Hands-on learning
• High-tech simulation learning
• Industry endorsed programming
• Three intakes per year
• Transfer credit to both the University of Saskatchewan and Athabasca University

You will consolidate your learning through the following phases:

• One week of intensive simulation based learning (30 lab hours)
• Four weeks of supervised clinical led by a faculty member (160 hours)
• Six weeks of preceptoring with experts in surgical specialty areas (240 hours)
• *400 total hours of clinical practice education

All phases of your learning are monitored and supported by a faculty member committed to your success. While the program's clinical practice education is primarily offered in Saskatchewan, contract based education can be tailored (i.e. start dates) to suit the needs of partnering organizations. Entrance requirements: Licensed with the registered nurses licensing body in the province where you will participate in the clinical experience. For more information about this advanced certificate or the opportunity to collaborate in providing perioperative nursing education please visit www.saskpolytech.ca