Perioperative Nursing/RN Advance Certificate (33 weeks, Online/Distance)

About this programme

Are you an RN who thrives in a high-energy environment? Do you enjoy life-long learning? Are you interested in becoming a leader of collaborative patient care? Consider becoming a perioperative nurse. Some programs offered online or otherwise by distance (i.e., correspondence) include on-site labs, clinicals, practicums or work experiences. They may be offered course-by-course or full-time, or both, and deliveries may change over time. Perioperative nurses care for patients undergoing surgery or invasive procedures. As part of the perioperative team, you practice as a scrub nurse and circulating nurse, collaborating with surgeons and anesthesiologists to facilitate surgical procedures. Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s nationally accredited Perioperative Nursing/RN program prepares you to work in the fast-paced world of today’s OR. Best of all, our online program enhances your professional credentials while allowing you to maintain professional and personal responsibilities. Perioperative Nursing/RN is an advanced certificate program offered online through distance education, with an onsite lab and clinical. Choose the full-time option to complete the program in eight months or the part-time option to complete the program in three years. The theory component of the program is delivered online, which allows you to study in your home community and maintain work and family responsibilities. The five theory courses are completed over 22 weeks full time. Exams are written online unless student accommodation is in place to access the test centre. Program faculty are available to su