Nursing
In the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program you’ll learn to provide quality care for your patients as a registered nurse. The program includes:
- practicum placements, including clinical simulation
- research and scholarship-inspired teaching
Potential careers
What can you do with a nursing degree? Here are a few jobs and fields that relate to the program:
- critical care nursing
- medical and surgical nursing
- emergency nursing
- community nursing
- primary care nursing
- public health nursing
- Indigenous health nursing
- home support nursing
- home support supervisor
- mental health or psychiatric nursing
- senior's health nursing
- child health nursing
- policy analyst
- health analyst
- clinical research coordinator
- clinical nurse specialist
- nursing educator
- operating room nursing
- rural nursing
- palliative and end-of-life nursing
- maternal and infant health nursing
Some of these roles may require post-graduate studies or training.
Find a career that fits you
- Explore your career options at an appointment with a career educator.
- Attend career development workshops as you search for work.
- Take part in the Career Clarity program to generate career ideas and plan your next steps.
Experience & connections
Opportunities in the nursing program
- With the nursing practicum you'll gain experience in the workplace.
Opportunities outside your program
- With a work study position you can develop skills during your study term.
- Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community while you build skills.
Networks you can connect to
Here are a few professional associations related to nursing:
Hands-on learning opportunities
These courses in the nursing program offer extensive hands-on learning.
Course-based
NURS 341 - Professional Practice IV: Nursing Inquiry
Explore nursing knowledge, integrating practice, theory and research
NURS 342 - Health and Healing VI: Global Health Issues
Engage with chronic, episodic and emerging health issues
NURS 350 - Health and Healing VII: Promoting Community and Societal Health
Learn to promote health and support community development from the perspectives of equity and social justice
NURS 360 - Professional Practice VI: Nursing Research
Learn to understand, critique and use nursing research
NURS 425 - Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Use qualitative and quantitative research to enhance practice
NURS 430 - Professional Practice V: Leadership in Nursing
Learn to integrate theory and practice of leadership
NURS 481C - Nursing Practice in Hospice Palliative Care
Explore the human experience of people living and dying
NURS 482 - Pharmacological Knowledge for Nursing Practice
Learn about pharmacological, herbal and homeopathic interventions
NURS 484 - Understanding Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
(involves engagement with Indigenous communities)
Explore relational practice, cultural safety and power with Indigenous people in Canada
NURS 496 - Nursing with Childbearing Families
Explore nursing care for families from preconception through the childbearing years
NURS 497 - Nursing at the Intersections in Mental Health and Substance Use
Learn about substance use and addictions in Canada through case study, context-based learning and arts-based approaches
Field placement
NURS 456 - Nursing within Communities and Health Systems
Experience with leaders in health and other service systems, 1 day a week
Practicum
NURS 370 - Consolidated Practice Experience III
Integrate theory in practice in a 6-week practicum
NURS 470 - Consolidated Practice Experience IV
Integrate theory in practice in a 6-week practicum
NURS 475 - Consolidated Practice Experience V
Consolidate registered nurse professional role in 6-week practicum
NURS 491 - Nursing Practice VIII: Transitions
Consolidate registered nurse professional role in 6-week practicum and simulation
Professional and technical skill development
NURS 487 - Health Care Law
Learn the legal aspects of health care and when to use legal counsel
These courses are not always offered as described.
What you'll learn
Every student at UVic builds skills all employers look for. At UVic Co-op & Career we call these "competencies". This is what you’ll learn in the nursing program.
Regulated by British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives
- understand what is required to pass the British Columbia RN nursing licensing exam
- take professional responsibility and be accountable
- use nursing knowledge
- practice nursing ethically
- serve the public
- regulate yourself