Course Details and Textbooks
Please see the Plan of Study details for more information about the program.
Core Courses
Professional Nursing
- Course Tuition: $250
- Delivery: Online learning with online classroom session(s)
- Length: 6–8 weeks
- Textbook: No textbook required
- Outline: Professional Nursing course outline
Professional Communication
- Course Tuition: $300
- Delivery: Online learning with in-person lab sessions
- Length: 6–8 weeks
- Textbook: Mallette, C., & Yonge, O. (2022). Arnold and Boggs's interpersonal relationships: Professional communication skills for Canadian nurses. Elsevier.
- Outline: Professional Communication course outline
Health Assessment
- Course Tuition: $550
- Delivery: Online learning with in-person lab sessions
- Length: 10–11 weeks
- Textbook: Jarvis, C., Browne, A. J., MacDonald-Jenkins, J., & Luctkar-Flude, M. (2024). Physical examination and health assessment (4th Canadian ed.). Elsevier.
- Outline: Health Assessment course outline
Changes in Health and Therapeutic Interventions I
- Course Tuition: $250
- Delivery: Online learning with online classroom session(s)
- Length: 8–9 weeks
- Textbook: No textbook required
- Outline: Changes in Health and Therapeutic Interventions I course outline
Pharmacology
- Course Tuition: $250
- Delivery: Online learning with online classroom session(s)
- Length: 9 weeks
- Textbook: Sealock, K., & Seneviratne, C. (2021). Lilley’s pharmacology for Canadian health care practice (4th ed.). Elsevier Canada.
- Outline: Pharmacology course outline
Medication Administration
- Course Tuition: $300
- Delivery: Online learning with in-person lab sessions
- Length: 6–7 weeks
- Textbook: No textbook required
- Outline: Medication Administration course outline
Clinical Nursing Skills
- Course Tuition: $550
- Delivery: Online learning with in-person lab sessions
- Length: 9–10 weeks
- Textbook: No textbook required
- Outline: Clinical Nursing Skills course outline
Changes in Health and Therapeutic Interventions II
- Course Tuition: $300
- Delivery: Online learning with online classroom session(s) and in-person simulation sessions
- Length: 8–9 weeks
- Textbook: No textbook required
- Outline: Changes in Health and Therapeutic Interventions II course outline
Clinical Course: Medical-Surgical
- Course Tuition:
- Instructor-led and preceptored clinicals: $800
- Preceptored clinical only: $500
- Delivery:
- 160 hours of instructor-led clinical followed by 160 hours of a preceptored clinical in an acute adult medical-surgical care setting
- Learners must complete requirements as indicated on their referrals; this may include both course components, the preceptored clinical component only, or other variations
- Length: 320 hours: 160 hours instructor-led, 160 hours preceptored clinical
- Textbook: No textbook required
- Outline: Clinical Course: Medical-Surgical course outline
Specialty Courses
Child Health Nursing
- Course Tuition:
- Theory portion: $200
- Clinical portion: $350
- Delivery: Online learning
- Length: 7–8 weeks
- Textbook: Hockenberry, M., & Wilson, D. (2022). Wong’s essentials of pediatric nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier.
- Outline: Child Health course outline
Perinatal Nursing
- Course Tuition:
- Theory portion: $200
- Clinical portion: $350
- Delivery: Online learning
- Length: 7–8 weeks
- Textbook: Keenan-Lindsay, L., Sams, C. A., & O'Connor, C. (2022). Perry's maternal child nursing care in Canada (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
- Outline: Perinatal Health Nursing course outline
Mental Health and Addictions Nursing
- Course Tuition:
- Theory portion: $200
- Clinical portion: $350
- Delivery: Online learning
- Length: 7–8 weeks
- Textbook: Pollard, C. L., & Jakubec, S. L. (2023). Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: A clinical approach (3rd ed.). Elsevier Canada.
- Outline: Mental Health and Addictions Nursing course outline
Textbooks
We recommend purchasing the electronic version of the following textbooks, as page numbers for required readings will align with the electronic version. Some of the benefits of electronic textbooks are outlined in our Transition to Electronic Textbooks announcement.
Book List
| Course | Textbook | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Communication* | Mallette, C., & Yonge, O. (2022). Arnold and Boggs's interpersonal relationships: Professional communication skills for Canadian nurses. Elsevier. | 9780323875219 |
| Health Assessment* | Jarvis, C., Browne, A. J., MacDonald-Jenkins, J., & Luctkar-Flude, M. (2024). Physical examination and health assessment (4th Canadian ed.). Elsevier. | 9780323763684 |
| Pharmacology* | Sealock, K., & Seneviratne, C. (2021). Lilley’s pharmacology for Canadian health care practice (4th ed.). Elsevier. | 9780323694827 |
| Child Health Nursing | Hockenberry, M., & Wilson, D. (2022). Wong’s essentials of pediatric nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier. | 9780323683210 |
| Perinatal Nursing | Keenan-Lindsay, L., Sams, C. A., & O'Connor, C. (2022). Perry's maternal child nursing care in Canada (3rd ed.). Elsevier. | 9780323759212 |
| Mental Health and Addictions Nursing | Pollard, C. L., & Jakubec, S. L. (2023). Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: A clinical approach (3rd ed.). Elsevier. | 9780323778817 |
*Note: If you are taking all 3 core courses (Professional Nursing, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology), the electronic textbooks can be purchased together as a bundle at a reduced cost.
Where to Purchase
E-book codes can be purchased from the Dalhousie Health Sciences Bookstore:
- Address: 6136 University Ave., Halifax, NS
- Phone: 902-494-3020
Visit the bookstore in person or order online.
Other Options
If preferred, textbooks are available through the publisher, and are also sometimes available online through websites such as Amazon or Chapters/Indigo.