I-8, r. 8 - Regulation respecting the classes of specialization of specialized nurse practitioners

Schedule Disposition versions

2014-03-06

SCHEDULE I

(Revoked)

O.C. 997-2005; O.C. 669-2007, s. 16; O.C. 79-2014, s. 15.

2012-09-01

SCHEDULE I

(ss. 23 and 25)

(1) Nurse practitioner specializing in neonatology:

(1) Training program prerequisites:

3,360 hours in a neonatal intensive care unit;

(2) Graduate program including 15 shifts of clinical duty, of at least 8 hours each, supervised by a neonatologist, and 1,490 hours as follows:

(a) 510 hours of theory courses, including:

Branch: Nursing Science

i. 45 hours in research and statistics;

ii. 45 hours in ethics and legal aspects;

iii. 45 hours in theoretical bases of nursing science;

iv. 45 hours in the role of the specialized nurse practitioner;

v. 45 hours in intervention with families;

Branch: Medical Science

i. 45 hours in advanced general physiopathology and 90 hours in the physiopathology of neonatology;

ii. 30 hours in advanced general pharmacology and 45 hours in pharmacology related to neonatology;

iii. 75 hours in advanced clinical assessment in neonatology and therapeutic intervention, including full physical examination, diagnostic tests and interpretation of results;

(b) 980 hours of clinical training, including:

i. 600 hours in intensive care, including the delivery room, prenatal consultation, and transportation;

ii. 300 hours in intermediate neonatal care;

iii. 80 hours in an ambulatory care clinic.

(2) Nurse practitioner specializing in nephrology:

(1) Training program prerequisites:

3,360 hours in a nephrology or adult critical care unit;

(2) Graduate program of 1,465 hours as follows:

(a) 555 hours of theory courses, including:

Branch: Nursing Science

i. 45 hours in research and statistics;

ii. 45 hours in ethics and legal aspects;

iii. 45 hours in theoretical bases of nursing science;

iv. 45 hours in the role of the specialized nurse practitioner;

v. 45 hours in intervention with families;

Branch: Medical Science

i. 75 hours in advanced general physiopathology and 90 hours in the physiopathology of nephrology;

ii. 45 hours in advanced general pharmacology and 45 hours in pharmacology related to nephrology;

iii. 75 hours in advanced clinical assessment in nephrology and therapeutic intervention, including full physical examination, diagnostic tests and interpretation of results;

(b) 910 hours of clinical training, including:

i. 105 hours in predialysis;

ii. 105 hours in peritoneal dialysis;

iii. 175 hours in hemodialysis;

iv. 175 hours in kidney transplantation;

v. 350 hours in a clinical field or fields in which the nurse practitioner specializing in nephrology practices.

(3) Nurse practitioner specializing in cardiology:

(1) Training program prerequisites:

3,360 hours in a cardiology or cardiac surgery unit, intensive care or emergency;

(2) Graduate program of 1,535 hours as follows:

(a) 555 hours of theory courses, including:

Branch: Nursing Science

i. 45 hours in research and statistics;

ii. 45 hours in ethics and legal aspects;

iii. 45 hours in theoretical bases of nursing science;

iv. 45 hours in the role of the specialized nurse practitioner;

v. 45 hours in intervention with families;

Branch: Medical Science

i. 75 hours in advanced general physiopathology and 90 hours in the physiopathology of cardiology;

ii. 45 hours in advanced general pharmacology and 45 hours in pharmacology related to cardiology;

iii. 75 hours in advanced clinical assessment in cardiology and therapeutic intervention, including full physical examination, diagnostic tests and interpretation of results;

(b) 980 hours of clinical training:

i. 210 hours in ambulatory care;

ii. 70 hours in coronary or cardiac surgery intensive care;

iii. 245 hours in a medical cardiology unit;

iv. 105 hours in rythmology;

v. 140 hours performing consultations;

vi. 140 hours in a cardiac surgical unit;

vii. 70 hours in hemodynamics.

(4) Nurse practitioner specializing in primary care:

(1) Training program prerequisites:

3,360 hours in primary care or in a hospital centre in one or several of the following fields: emergency/critical care, medicine, surgery, obstetrics or pediatrics;

(2) Graduate program of 1,580 hours, divided as follows:

(a) 630 hours of theory courses including:

Branch: Nursing Science

i. 45 hours in the use of scientific evidence;

ii. 45 hours in theoretical bases of nursing science;

iii. 135 hours in the following fields: health education, interprofessional collaboration, ethics and legal aspects;

Branch: Medical Science

i. 135 hours in pharmacology;

ii. 270 hours in the following fields: physiopathology, clinical assessment.

(b) 950 hours of clinical training in the field of the speciality concerned.

O.C. 997-2005; O.C. 669-2007, s. 16.