Master of Nurse Practitioner Practice

Specializations

The MNPP program prepares students to enter practice at a novice NP level, meeting the basic entry-level-competencies for the profession, as certified by a national NP licensing exam for AAAS specialization, or a provincial NNP licensing exam in Alberta for NNP specialization. There are two specializations available with the MNPP program: All Ages All Settings (AAAS) Nurse Practitioner and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP).

• All Ages All Settings (AAAS) Nurse Practitioner - Graduates are prepared to practice in diverse settings (including hospital, outpatient clinics, primary care, long term care, and community settings).
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) - Graduates are prepared to practice in neonatal intensive care settings. Graduates will have a license initially in the province of Alberta, and will apply to other provincial colleges for transfer of license to the province where employment will be secured following graduation.

Course-based or Thesis-based Routes

Students in the MNPP program can select a course-based or thesis-based route.

Residency Requirement

MNPP students have opportunities to study in courses that are offered in face-to-face or hybrid synchronous teaching modalities. During two courses, students are required to attend on campus for a residency of up to two weeks total (10 teaching days) as they engage in activities such as seminars, clinical simulations, and OSCE examinations in preparation for entry to WIL/practicum hours.

1. NURS 547 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning I  /NURS 537 - Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning - Neonate  
2. NURS 529 - Nurse Practitioner Practice Seminar IV  in the winter term for both AAAS and Neonatal specializations

Clinical Requirements Prior to Engaging in Clinical Placement Courses

See additional details related to Clinical Requirements on the Faculty of Nursing website.

Students are responsible for the health and safety requirements for all clinical practice courses in their graduate program. All requirements must be met prior to starting the courses which include clinical hours. If there is an associated fee, students are responsible for the costs incurred.

• Must hold licensure as a Registered Nurse with the Canadian provincial or territorial nursing regulatory jurisdiction(s) for the duration of the program, and specifically must hold licensure in jurisdiction(s) where clinical placements will occur.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification (BCLS) for all students, regardless of specialty
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) for All Ages All Settings specialization
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) for Neonatal specialization
• Completion of all required health and safety forms and clinical placement forms
• Immunization Requirements: See University Infectious Diseases Regulation  
• Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check (Security Clearance Check)
• Professional Ethics/Code of Student Behaviour

GPS Graduate Requirements

MNPP students are required to complete the following University of Alberta requirements from the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS):

1. Professional Development (PD) Requirement
   This entails completion of an Individual Development Plan as approved by the graduate supervisor, and completion of eight hours of professional development activities inspired by the career plan.
2. Academic Integrity and Ethics Requirement
   MNPP students must complete INT D 710 , which is an asynchronous online course on Ethics and Academic Citizenship.

Course Requirements