Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner PHCNP Program Orientation

Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) Program Orientation 2019

Unique features of our program: • • Strong utilization of distance learning modalities Consortium model (the largest nursing consortium in Canada) Clinical placement services Curriculum encompasses aspects of problem-based learning (PBL) • Small class sizes • Self directed • Professional development and CE opportunities June 17 2019 | 2

Composition of the program: • • • Students Course Professors Tutors/Instructors Faculty Advisors Administrative support Learner/tech support Site coordinators Graduate coordinators Clinical placement coordinator Deans and Directors (COUPN Board) Curriculum Committee Program Manager June 17 2019 | 3

Faculty & Staff, NP Program Ryerson University: • • • TBA, Program Site Coordinator & Faculty TBA, Clinical Placement Coordinator Instructors: TBA IP and Therapeutics Course Professors (directory online) Dr. Nancy Walton, Director, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing • Mr. Gerry Warner, Graduate Administrator, MN Program • Dr. Nancy Purdy, Interim MN Program Director **please visit the Ryerson PHCNP website for further information and list of contacts at http: //www. ryerson. ca/graduate/programs/nursing June 17 2019 | 4

New Building: Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex • Corner of Church St near Dundas St E • Anticipated move Summer 2019 • All NP offices, seminar rooms and labs will take place in the complex June 17 2019 | 5

Overview of Roles Who does what…. . 29, 2020

Coordinator: TBA (PHCNP Program Office TBA) • Part-time basis • Provides ongoing support, information, and counsel/advice to students • Admissions committee • Facilitates exam and course process (i. e. , course sectioning, room bookings for exams) • Organizes student workshops & special lectures • Oversees marketing strategies • Supervises Clinical Placement Coordinator • Communicates any issues with program administration and curriculum matters June 17 2019 | 7

Tutor/Instructors: NP Faculty Office 415 Yonge St. , Suite 205 • Facilitates seminars • Provides educational support • Liaises with clinical preceptors • Responsible for student grades June 17 2019 | 8

Course Professors • Online Directory (np -education. ca) • Shared within the consortium • From various universities in the consortium June 17 2019 | 9

Clinical Placement Coordinator: TBA PHCNP Program Office POD 448 • Oversees and coordinates NP clinical placement process • Part-time 2 days per week only; (Days TBA on a weekly basis) • Assists with retention, recruitment, and recognition of preceptors June 17 2019 | 10

Graduate Program Administrator: Gerry Warner (DCSN office) • Course enrollment via RAMSS • Graduate forms (e. g. progress forms) • Tuition fees concerns • Advising regarding academic plans in general • Manages central registry (including course plans from learners) • MN course scheduling • Does not deal with NP exams and does not sign up students for NP course sections June 17 2019 | 11

Please keep in mind: • Coordinator works on a part-time basis only; office hours for Luisa are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays as posted • Clinical Placement Coordinator (Daniella Martins) works on a parttime basis • Faculty and Staff in this program do not work on weekends • If you need to talk to us face-to-face, please make an appointment • All calls and emails by all office staff will be returned within 48 -72 business hours unless otherwise specified • If you ask us a question that is already covered in this orientation, you will be re-directed to the NP Guide • You must use your university email account or your email will not be returned! (This is in accordance to university policy/FIPPA)

Cont’d • Read your forums regularly to keep abreast of important messages! • Tuition Fees and Course Enrollment are not dealt with by NP office • Course enrollment via RAMSS via Gerry Warner • Central Registry Database (CRDB) stores student information and allows access into NP courses ONLY when authorized by Gerry Warner

Courses: • Pathophysiology: distance methods, no clinical. Seminar/chats every other Wednesday (Sept-April) • Roles and Responsibilities: distance methods, no clinical. Seminar every other Wednesday (Sept-April). **May be offered in the summer to Certificate-only cohort, but please stay tuned. • Therapeutics 1 & 2: 3 hrs on-site (Ryerson) seminar and 6 hours • clinical per week or 78 hrs per semester; distance delivery methods (Held on Tuesdays 4 -7; Wednesdays 9 -12; Wednesdays 4 -7 pm) • AHAD 1 & 2: 3 hrs (Ryerson) on-site seminar and 6 hours per week or • 78 hours per semester; distance delivery methods (Held on Tuesdays 1 4 and Wednesday 1 -4) • Integrative Practicum: a total of 455 hours (416 Clinical) with a seminar every other week over 13 week period (May-Aug)

Very Important: You are expected to travel to seminar and clinical placements; LOCATION (where you reside) is not a factor—NO EXCEPTIONS! 29, 2020 | 15

Very Important: • As seminars are held at Ryerson, you must adhere to Ryerson alerts (i. e, closures, security, weather alerts, etc. . ) • ALL RYERSON NP students MUST follow Ryerson policies and procedures (i. e, appeals, missed exams) in GRADUATE STUDIES; (see School of Graduate Studies website) • Know the NP Network (directories, policies, announcements, etc…) • Ryerson’s graduate calendar may conflict with NP Calendar with regards to Exam periods; You must follow NP exam dates June 17 2019 | 16

VARIATIONS TO THE RYERSON YSGS SIGNIFICANT CALENDAR DATES: • FOR THE PHCNP COURSES, THE EXAM PERIOD FALLS OUT OF STEP WITH THE YSGS EXAMINATION PERIOD. • It is important that students review their courses’ syllabi, as well as the academic calendar posted on the NP Website. 29, 2020 | 17

Course sections • Seminars for AHAD and Therapeutics will have sections as follows: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday • Course plan must be submitted to Gerry Warner • No switching of class sections • The NP Program reserves the right to not enroll a student in a section if the section is full and/or process for signing up was not followed by a student • Sign up date is Wednesday, June 26 by 5 pm via EMAIL to Erin Ziegler at eziegler@Ryerson. ca

Section Sign-Up (AHAD & Therapeutics only) • Sign up for Tuesday and Wednesday sections will take place on June 26 via Erin Ziegler only. No section switching is allowed once the student signs up. The NP Program reserves the right to cancel a section if enrollment is not filled. • If a student fails to sign up for a section on June 26, either the student will be automatically assigned to a section or if the section is ‘full’ the student will not be enrolled in the respective NP course. • Make sure there are no conflicts with your core courses when signing up for sections; this will be your responsibility. Please send Erin Ziegler an email on June 26 with your course(s) section choice. Luisa will not approve any course section request emails prior to and dated after June 26 at 5 pm. (Students can email Erin at 12: 00: 01 on June 26 th and it will be accepted). • AHAD 1 is offered: Tuesdays at 1 pm-4 pm; Wednesday 1 pm-4 pm • Thera 1 is offered: Tuesdays at 4 pm-7 pm; Wednesday 9 am-12 pm; Wednesday 4 -7 pm • If a student is unable to email Erin from their email account on the 26 th, please send Erin an email granting a family member or friend permission to send the email on the student’s behalf on the 26 th from their personal email account. • Sections are based on a number of factors, as determined by the program team and enrollment! • Students may not get their choice of sections, this is a request process!

Communication: • Any requests that follow under the university’s policies and procedures must be communicated via email using your university account and at appropriate times/dates, otherwise, you will not get a response and it will not be considered ‘official’ June 17 2019 | 20

Get Ready • Please complete course plans and demographics via central registry (CRDB) • Please review this power point and the CLINICAL PLACEMENT power point and handbook on a regular basis (all available online) • Start surfing the NP Network • Please review all university Graduate Studies policies and procedures (available online) • Submit your completed document package to (in person) for your clinical placements by Friday, August 9 th • All exam dates are posted in September; these dates are firm and cannot be changed (as per policy) and must be written ON-SITE

Cont’d • Familiarize yourself with forums (especially np. university) and keep up with reading all postings • Please ensure that you check your email account and np. university regularly as many messages will be sent via this forum during the summer! • Begin all pre-course materials; this program is extremely • Physical assessment/head to toe review courses are offered at various higher education institutions; our office does not coordinate this; • Ryerson will be offering Session I over two days - July 22 & 23 from 1500 – 2100 OR Session II over two days - August 15 & 16 from 1300 -1700 (if you are taking AHAD in 2019 - 20) • If you have any questions about this course, please direct them to Gerry Warner • Register at: events. eply. com/2584124

Questions? 29, 2020 | 23