The UPEI School of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) as a standard four-year undergraduate program, and as a two-year accelerated program for students with a previous degree. Graduates are eligible to write licensure examinations to practice nursing, and to hold membership in the Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island.

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Read more about clinical placements and information for nursing preceptors.

The UPEI School of Nursing has created a Nursing Passport as a guide for students entering the program. It includes information and requirements for admission, as well as an overview of what to expect as a new nursing student. You can download your own copy here.

For a quick review of common math functions you will perform daily as a practicing nurse, try this Math Competency Self Assessment.

Information for students entering the program: Nursing 101 Required Text Books for the Fall 2011

• American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th. ed.) Washington, DC: Author
• Curren, A.M. (2010). Dimensional analysis for meds (4th. ed.).  Albany, NY: Delmar, Thompson Learning.
• LaFleur Brooks, M.,& LaFleur Brooks, D. (2010). Basic medical language (3rd ed.) Toronto, ON: Mosby Elsevier.
• (Nursing skills online for Canadian fundamentals of nursing (revised 4th. ed. User guide and access code). Toronto, ON: Mosby Elsevier.
• Ross-Kerr, J.C.& Wood, M.J. (2009). Potter Perry Canadian fundamentals of nursing (revised 4th ed.) Toronto, ON: Mosby Elsevier.
• Stedman (2011) . Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing (12th. ed.)Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams &Wilkins.
• Touhy, T.,& Jeff, K. (2010). Ebersole and Hess' gerontological nursing and healthy aging (3rd. ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Please note that these two resources have been packaged with the fundamentals text to realize student cost savings.