Plan of Study

Pediatric Emergency Nursing Program

This sponsored study option is designed for nurses currently working with pediatric emergency populations at Nova Scotia Health/IWK Health and allows for work-life balance and autonomy in learning. Online, asynchronous, independent study is supplemented with skills, simulations, and preceptorship/mentorship in the clinical setting.

The program contains 150 hours of knowledge, 72 hours of skills & simulations and 144 hours of clinical.

Phase I: Foundations & Respiratory content, skills and simulation labs
Phase II: Cardiac content, skills and simulation lab
Phase III: Neurological, Shock, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary content, skills and simulation labs
Phase IV: Trauma content, skills and simulation lab
Phase V: Developmental Content skills and simulation lab
Phase VI: OSCE skills labs
Phase VII: Clinical experiences

Pediatric Emergency Nursing

The Nova Scotia Health Learning Institute for Health Care Providers offers education programming designed to meet the needs of learners across the province and strengthen our health care system. We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-informed programming that enables providers to develop and maintain foundational and specialty competencies.