Program Overview
Program Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Registered Nurses
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Second Entry Program
Further studies
Many graduate programs are available for people with an undergraduate degree interested in expanding their knowledge, specializing or conducting research. The graduate programs below are examples selected from the list of graduate programs offered by the University of Ottawa. While they are related to this program of study, it is important to consult the admission requirements of the programs as not all types of degrees qualify one for admission. Moreover, additional programs and other universities could be considered depending on your career plan.
Potential occupations
Universities studies lead to multiple occupations. Furthermore, certain professions require talent, special aptitudes, additional skills and experience beyond degrees themselves. By targeting a profession, it can make decisions easier during your schooling, throughout your job search and, finally, when choosing among job offers. The choices can change over time based on academic, personal, and professional paths and on the knowledge of occupations and of the labour market.
In order to list your choices, visit the Job Bank Canada website and, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes, view job postings, wages, employment prospects and other important information that can help you make a decision. If need be, additional and complementary information can be found via two online career exploration tools (Careercruising and Choices Planner)* also designed to facilitate your career advancement. The occupations found below are examples derived from the National Occupational Classification. They are presented by their occupational group title, in bold, followed by bulleted occupational titles specific to the program of study. Immediately after the occupational titles, the hyperlinked NOC code for the occupational group is provided. Overall, the occupations are presented side by side with their employment requirements and the establishments where to find a job.
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 is the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada providing a standard taxonomy and framework for dialogue on Labour Market Information. It gathers more than 30,000 occupational titles into 500 Unit Groups, organized according to skill levels and skill types.
Occupations related to this program
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- Clinical nurse
- Infection control officer
- Nurse counsellor
- Nursing researcher
- Registered nurse
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Clinical research associate
- Consultant, health care
- Health and social services liaison officer
- Health care planner
- Health educator
- Health services program consultant
- Nursing home policy development officer
Nurse co-ordinators and supervisors
- Assistant head nurse
- Head nurse
- Nursing unit supervisor
- Nursing care co-ordinator
Other business services managers
- Director of nursing services
Allied primary health practitioners
- Anesthesia assistant
- Nurse practitioner
- Register midwife
- Registered nurse
Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
- Inspector, environmental health
- Nursing home inspector
- Public health inspector
Physiotherapists
- Physiotherapists
- Physical rehabilitation therapist
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- Audiologist
- Speech-language pathologist clinician
College and other vocational instructors
- Health-care professor
- Nursing educator
- Nursing instructor
Acquiring experience
Experience is acquired by participating and trying new personal, educational and professional activities, where it is possible to discover preferences, increase confidence and improve skills. As for professional experience, it is acquired through volunteering, internships, self-employment and full-time or part-time jobs. And certainly, experience working on campus or in other settings adds to the set of skills acquired in your degree (see Acquired Skills section). The Employability Skills 2000+ presenting the skills employers look for in their employees as well as its complementary checklist can help target experience opportunities that will improve your skill set necessary for employment. In addition to developing these skills, performing work related to your program of study can strengthen your expertise and increase your employability.
Volunteer opportunities
In addition to providing an opportunity to apply theories and knowledge learned during your university studies outside the classroom, in real world situations, volunteering is a way to help the community and its many organizations. The Community Service Learning also allows students to contribute to their community by participating in projects that are related to their program of study.
Directories
- Centraide Outaouais
- Centre for Global Community Engagement - University of Ottawa
- E-Blue Book Community Information Centre of Ottawa
- GoAbroad.com
- I-Volunteer.ca
- United Way Ottawa
- Volunteer Ottawa
Potential employers
The following examples of employers can offer internships or employment opportunities related to students program of studies. The examples are presented according to geographic location: Ottawa and Gatineau, Ontario, Quebec and other provinces.
In Canada
- Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Gatineau
- Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario - CHEO
- Health Canada
- Hearth and Stroke Foundation
- Montfort Hospital
- Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation
- Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Atikokan General Hospital
- Calian
- Camp Arowhon
- Centric Health
- Closing the Gap Healthcare Group
- Community Mental Health
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit - EOHU
- Equitable Life of Canada
- Extendicare
- Hamilton Health Sciences
- Health Canada
- Hospital for Sick Children
- Kingston General Hospital
- Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation
- LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology
- London Health Sciences Centre
- Manitoulin Health Centre
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Public Health Ontario
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Trillium Health Centre
- Health Canada
- Jewish General Hospital
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- Montreal General Hospital
- Mount Sinaï Hospital Center
- Urgence Médicale Code Bleu
- Alberta Health Services
- Annapolis County Municipal Housing Corp.
- Prairie Mountain Health
- BC Patient Transfer Network
- Churchill Health Centre
- Fraser Health
- Health CanadaHealth Sciences Centre - Winnipeg
- Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
- IWK Health Centre
- Klinic Community Health Centre
- Revera
- Saskatoon Health Region
- Southern Health
- Sunrise Health Region
- Women's Health Clinic
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Abroad
The requirements for working abroad consider factors like administrative laws, professional standards and work permits in some countries. To learn about requirements in various countries, visit Skill Clear or MyWorldAbroad (registration with a @uOttawa.ca email is required to use MyWorldAbroad).
Job search resources
The job search resources are designed to stimulate networking activities, develop marketing strategies and facilitate access to job postings. Networking events offer employers the opportunity to learn about the available workforce, and they give students a chance to be considered in the recruitment process.Centre de développement de carrière offers helpful tips on networking, interview preparation techniques and different tools that can also be used to help with the preparation of resumés and cover letters.
Professional organizations
Examples of professional organizations, presented by location, provide essential information on professional development opportunities and networking activities, the examples can also provide access to publications and job opportunities.
Canadian Provincial and territorial
- Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
- Association of Ontario Health Centres - AOHC
- Canadian Association for Nursing Research - CANR
- Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation - CACR
- Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
- Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
- Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses
- Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association
- Canadian Healthcare Association
- Canadian Home Care Association
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Canadian Nurses Association
- Canadian Nurses Foundation
- Canadian Nursing Students' Association
- Canadian Society for International Health
- College of Nurses of Ontario - CNO
- College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba - CRNM
- Community Health Nurses of Canada
- Manitoba Nurses Union
- Nurses Practitioners Association of Ontario - NPAO
- Older Adult Centres' Association of Ontario - OACAO
- Registered Nurses Association of Ontario - RNAO
American International
- American Academy or Nurse Practitioners
- American Assembly for Men in Nursing
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - AACN
- American Diabetes Association
- American Institute for Cancer Research - AICR
- American Nurses Association - Nursing World
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - ASMBS
- International Diabetes Center
- International Health Economics Association - IHEA
- World Health Organization
Job search sites
Here are a few websites posting jobs available in Canada and abroad related to this field of study.
Canadian International