Pre-Clinical Requirements
Nursing - BScN Degree
All accepted applicants are required to have the following completed prior to clinical placement and are responsible for the associated costs:
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification, C/AED - Health Care Provider Level; recertification required annually while in the program
- Up-to-date immunization record
- Mask fit testing, required every two years while in the program;
- Up-to-date Police Clearance - Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS)*
Students are responsible for their own travel and costs to clinical placements.
*Registered students who have been convicted of an offence under the criminal code for which they have not been pardoned may be denied the opportunity to enter or continue in a clinical placement while in the program.
Effective January, 2005 the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) requires all applicants for registration or reinstatement from within Canada to provide a recent Criminal Record Synopsis (CIPC check) as part of the registration process. If you have any questions related to the Regulated Health Professions Act, please contact the College of Nurses of Ontario directly at 1-800-387-5526.
