Theory in Pediatrics (Grad. Cert.)

This 27-credit graduate certificate, offered by the Ingram School of Nursing in McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, is completed together with the Graduate Diploma in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner by nurses who already hold a Master of Science in Nursing. Applicants entering with a bachelor's degree instead pursue the equivalent theory and clinical training through the Master of Science (Applied), Non-Thesis in Nurse Practitioner: Pediatric program. It focuses on the multifaceted role of the pediatric nurse practitioner in acute, intermediate, and critical care pediatric settings, with an emphasis on advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, diagnosis, and other skills within the legislated scope of pediatric nurse practitioner practice. Students are prepared to function as clinicians, educators, consultants, collaborators, and leaders. Graduates are eligible to write the Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec's (OIIQ) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty certification examination.