Nursing

CEGEP-University integrated nursing program (DEC-BN)

This five-year Integrated Nursing program is an opportunity for eligible graduates of the DEC program to complete a bachelor’s degree in two years. The program builds on the college foundation and streamlines the university component.

What to expect from a career in Nursing

Nursing can be one of the most demanding and rewarding careers requiring exceptional attention to detail and a compassion for those in need.

Nursing is a profession that focuses on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses are set apart from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in many specialties with differing levels of patient acuity .

Graduates of the program are expected to have the knowledge and abilities to practice nursing in a rapidly changing health care system, in a manner which is professional, caring, clinically competent and ethically and legally grounded. They will function as collaborative members of the health care team.

The health care sector is actively searching for qualified candidates; job prospects are excellent! Graduates of the Nursing program work in many health care settings, such as acute or chronic care hospitals, rehabilitation centres, clinics and more…

This program is for you if…

• You care about people and enjoy working with others.
• You are trustworthy and accountable.
• You have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• You have good observation and problem solving skills.

Employment opportunities

Our students are very much in demand in hospitals and a variety of different health care settings. This trend is expected to continue due to the increasing shortage of nurses and the aging population of Canadians.

Why choose John Abbott?

• Small clinical teacher-student ratios
• Exciting international internships opportunities in Jamaica and Ghana

Jamaica Project

Third-year nursing students have an opportunity to participate in a ten-day ambulatory community health experience in rural Jamaica, in Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth and Mandeville. They will develop the following skills: public speaking, health promotion teaching, fundraising, group dynamics, conflict resolution, and participate in a health fair for peers. Students give health promotion presentations to their peers and a Jamaican audience of different age groups. They will participate in blood pressure and vision screening clinics in community centres and tour rural Black River Hospital and urban Mandeville Regional Hospital. Cultural excursions will enable the students to learn about Jamaican culture.

• Award-winning simulation program

Nursing students are provided with an opportunity to learn using state-of-the-art, high fidelity simulators, as well as professional standardized patients and virtual patients, making John Abbott a leader in nursing education. This College has received a national award (SIM ONE award) recognizing its innovative approach to teaching our future nurses. Simulation, now widely accepted as an integral method in nursing education, is used in labs and class, and complements the clinical experience for our students.In addition to our fully equipped simulation centre onsite, John Abbott College has partnered with the regional simulation centre in Montreal, Environnements avec simulateur patient pour l’apprentissage (ESPA) where students benefit from simulation experiences off-campus.
Join us and let John Abbott prepare you for an exciting career in nursing today!

• State-of-the-art learning environment
• Peer tutoring

Nursing Peer Tutoring Program

John Abbott has a well-established Nursing Peer Tutoring program to promote student success in the clinical and academic environments. Second and third-year students assist learning in labs, as well as in individual and small group settings. Whether its case studies, help with clinical organization or skills tips and tricks, we have something for you! Additionally, tutors who meet the criteria, are rewarded with the Student Involvement Recognition (SIR) on their transcripts to demonstrate their professional dedication to future employers.

• Faculty tutoring hours, specific online support
• Health and Wellness day

The JAC Health and Wellness Clinic is an annual event in which students from Nursing, Paramedic Care, and Dental Hygiene departments collaborate. A variety of basic screening assessments, including blood pressure measurement, blood testing to screen for glycemic control and cholesterol levels, blood typing, electrocardiograms and cardiovascular age assessment s are undertaken. Education is offered to John Abbott faculty and staff about potential health concerns identified by the screening procedures, as well as how to reduce existing risk factors for illness and how to promote excellent dental health.

• Dialogue McGill

Under the umbrella of Dialogue McGill, second and third-year nursing students participate in a Health Caravan that travels to the Laurentians and Eastern Townships. Students have an opportunity to perform health care screening and activities for high school students and senior citizens in the Anglophone areas of these regions.This experience gives our nursing students valuable insight into community nursing and allows them to collaborate with students in other technology programs who are also part of this project including: Dental Hygiene, Paramedic Care, Youth, Adult and Correctional Intervention, and Police Technology programs.Under the guidance of their teachers, students build interactive kiosks that are adapted to the age of the community members, which address current physical and mental health care issues.

• Workshops (note taking, study skills, time management, textbook reading, stress reduction, CV preparation, and interview skills)

Our faculty and staff:

All Nursing faculty members are university educated nurses who are registered members of the Québec Professional Nurses Association (Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers de Québec (OIIQ)). Our teachers have a variety of specializations and fields of expertise. Teachers with expert knowledge in their particular subjects will teach the other core courses.

CEGEP Requirements

A Secondary School Diploma which includes:

• Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
• Secondary 5 Second Language
• Secondary 4 Mathematics
• Secondary 4 Science and Technology
  OR Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology
• Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education

Program Prerequisites

This program has specific prerequisites.

• Sec. IV Science and Technology AND Sec. IV Environmental Science and Technology OR Applied Science and Technology AND Science and the Environment
• Sec. V Chemistry
• Sec. IV Mathematics Technical & Scientific Option
  OR Sec. IV Mathematics Science Option
  (EITHER OF THESE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)

OR a Secondary School Vocational Diploma which includes:

• Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
• Secondary 5 Second Language
• Secondary 4 Mathematics

Please Note

Applicants who have not studied in Québec must have education deemed equivalent by the College.

Program Requirements

This program has specific requirements.

Prior to starting their clinical rotation in the first semester, nursing students MUST have completed:

• A BLS CPR and First Aid certification for Health Care Providers (HCP). The Nursing Department will offer this course in the summer semester and within the first 2 weeks of the fall semester before students begin their clinical rotation.
• Registration with the provincial licensing organization, the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ)
• A medical examination including an immunization record
• As per the government decree, it is mandatory that Nursing students be double vaccinated for COVID 19. The 3rd COVID 19 booster is highly recommended as it will provide increased protection against COVID and may become mandatory as per hospital policy.
• All graduates must pass the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) licensing exam and meet the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) requirements to practice in Québec

Language Requirements

Nursing Students are required to have adequate language skills to ensure student academic success and promote patient safety. Students accepted into the Nursing Program must write English /French placement test(s) if required to do so.

NOTE:
Should students’ placement test(s) result in a preparatory non-credit English and/or French (mise-à-niveau), they will be asked to switch into another program for one year. Readmission to the Nursing program after one year will be conditional upon successful completion of the English and/or French preparatory course and overall academics. If students are required to write the placement test, and fail to do so, their admission to the Nursing program will be cancelled for the fall semester.

If you have any questions concerning placement testing, please email admissions@johnabbott.qc.ca

John Abbott College is affiliated with the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) and uses its online application service.

The application deadline is March 1 (Fall semester) – 3-year program
The application deadline is November 1 (Winter semester) – 2-year program

Warning: The documents and payment must be submitted by the deadline.

Program start:
Fall for the 3-year program
Winter for 2-year program

To apply:

• Complete the online SRAM application
• Select John Abbott and the program of your choice along with the corresponding SRAM program number: 180.A0
• Upload any necessary documents directly to your online SRAM application

Students whose prerequisites are more than five years old should contact the Admissions Office.