Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

The Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) Program is a unique program offered at Lakehead University as part of the Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing (COUPN) PHCNP Programme. A consortium of nine Universities (including Lakehead University) offers this program.

 

The Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) program courses may be taken at Lakehead University as part of the Master of Nursing with PHCNP or Master of Public Health Nursing Specialization with Nurse Practitioner Electives Programs.

Master of Public Health with Specialization in Nursing with Nurse Practitioner Electives

MN, Advanced Practice Specialization

MN, Nurse Practitioner Specialization

Applicants who currently have a Graduate Degree in Nursing, or equivalent (e.g., Master of Public Health with Nursing Specialization) may be eligible for the PHCNP certificate program.

All students in the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program must complete the following 7 required courses:

For complete course descriptions see the Course Calendar.

All Lakehead University PHCNP students must complete the required tutorials for Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis (I and II) and Therapeutics I and II at the Lakehead University campus, and clinical placements within Lakehead University’s geographical border (Thunder Bay and/or northwestern Ontario). This would be east to Wawa, north to Hudson’s Bay, west to the Manitoba border, and south to the U.S. border.

All questions can be directed to Dr. Nisha Sutherland, Graduate Coordinator (nsutherl@lakeheadu.ca) or Amy Safar, Administrative Assistant (adminasst.mnurs@lakeheadu.ca).