Nursing undergraduate program (uOttawa campus)

Program requirements and deadlines

Please note: Deadline dates for new entry starting September 2023 will be available as of April 1, 2023.

It is your responsibility to keep copies of all your documents, as we will not provide them. We are also not responsible for providing proof of immunization to other programs, clinical sites or future employers (including after graduation) and cannot help with this.

Please email all of your completed forms and obtained documents to your Clinical Placement Risk Management Advisor Marisa McCulloch at [email protected].

New entry: starting September 2022

Deadlines	Requirements
August 2, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after January 1, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.
November 1, 2022	Student Placement Requirements Record (all vaccinations, serology, 2-dose COVID-19 Vaccine and 2-step TST) 2-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST): Proof of a 2-step TST done any time in the past is mandatory. If you completed a 2-step TST in the past, please provide this proof and no new testing will be required until the next deadline June 30, 2023. If a 2-step TST was never done in the past, it must now be completed 1st step: to be done after June 30, 2022, due Nov 1, 2022 2nd step: to be done after April 30, 2023, due June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. 1-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Testing must be obtained after May 1, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. If you completed a 2-step TST in the past 12 months, doing the 1-step TST is not required. If you tested "positive", you must provide us the following: Copy of "Chest X-ray report" A completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form Written/documented proof of the "positive" TST with date of injection and results

Admission: September 2021 (year 2)

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.
December 1, 2022	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing
March 30, 2023	Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification Course

Admission: September 2020 (year 3)

Deadlines	Requirements
April 30, 2022	Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification Course
June 30, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
December 1, 2022	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing

Admission: September 2019 (year 4)

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
December 1, 2022	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing

Deadlines

Requirements

June 30, 2022

Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course (day/month/year of training)
Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration
Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period

December 1, 2022

It is your responsibility to keep copies of all your documents, as we will not provide them. We are also not responsible for providing proof of immunization to other programs, clinical sites or future employers (including after graduation) and cannot help with this.

Please email all of your completed forms and obtained documents to your Clinical Placement Risk Management Advisor Marisa McCulloch at [email protected].

Year 2: Entry September xxxx (Program suspended until Spring 2024)

Deadlines	Requirements
xxxx	Student Placement Requirements Record All vaccinations, serology, 2-dose COVID-19 Vaccine and 2-step TST Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, xxxx only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. Must apply first week of May xxxx to receive VSS by deadline. Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, xxxx only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. 1-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Testing must be obtained after April 30, xxxx only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. If you completed a 2-step TST in the past 12 months, doing the 1-step TST is not required. If you tested "positive", you must provide us the following: Copy of "Chest X-ray report" A completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form Written/documented proof of the "positive" TST with date of injection and results
xxxx	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing

Deadlines

Requirements

xxxx

Student Placement Requirements Record
All vaccinations, serology, 2-dose COVID-19 Vaccine and 2-step TST
Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSS must be obtained after April 30, xxxx only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.
Must apply first week of May xxxx to receive VSS by deadline.
Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training)
Certificate must be obtained after April 30, xxxx only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.
1-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
Testing must be obtained after April 30, xxxx only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.
- If you completed a 2-step TST in the past 12 months, doing the 1-step TST is not required.
- If you tested "positive", you must provide us the following:
  1. Copy of "Chest X-ray report"
  2. A completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form
  3. Written/documented proof of the "positive" TST with date of injection and results

xxxx

Year 3: Entry xxxx and Year 4: Entry xxxx

*Please refer to the Nursing (uOttawa campus) 4-yr program requirements and deadlines.

It is your responsibility to keep copies of all your documents, as we will not provide them. We are also not responsible for providing proof of immunization to other programs, clinical sites or future employers (including after graduation) and cannot help with this.

*Please email all of your completed forms and obtained documents to your Clinical Placement Risk Management Advisor Cindy Leung at [email protected]

Phase 2: entry September 2022

Deadlines	Requirements
August 1, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after January 1, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
November 1, 2022	Student Placement Requirements Record (all vaccinations, serology, 2-dose COVID-19 Vaccine and 2-step TST) 2-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST): Proof of a 2-step TST done any time in the past is mandatory If you completed a 2-step TST in the past, please provide this proof and no new testing will be required until the next deadline June 30, 2023. If a 2-step TST was never done in the past, it must now be completed 1st step: to be done after June 30, 2022, due Nov 1, 2022 2nd step: to be done after April 30, 2023, due June 30, 2023 N95 Mask Fit Testing
June 30, 2023	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period. Must apply first week of May 2022 to receive check by deadline Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.* 1-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period If you completed a 2-step TST in the past 12 months, doing the 1-step TST is not required. If you tested "positive", you must provide us the following: Copy of "Chest X-ray report" A completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form Written/documented proof of the "positive" TST with date of injection and results

Deadlines

Requirements

August 1, 2022

Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSS must be obtained after January 1, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period

November 1, 2022

Student Placement Requirements Record
(all vaccinations, serology, 2-dose COVID-19 Vaccine and 2-step TST)
2-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST):
- Proof of a 2-step TST done any time in the past is mandatory
- If you completed a 2-step TST in the past, please provide this proof and no new testing will be required until the next deadline June 30, 2023.
- If a 2-step TST was never done in the past, it must now be completed
  - 1st step: to be done after June 30, 2022, due Nov 1, 2022
  - 2nd step: to be done after April 30, 2023, due June 30, 2023
N95 Mask Fit Testing

June 30, 2023

Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.
*Must apply first week of May 2022 to receive check by deadline
Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training)
Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period.

1-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2023 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
- If you completed a 2-step TST in the past 12 months, doing the 1-step TST is not required.
- If you tested "positive", you must provide us the following:
  1. Copy of "Chest X-ray report"
  2. A completed Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration form
  3. Written/documented proof of the "positive" TST with date of injection and results

Phase 3: entry September 2021

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
December 1, 2022	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - Full Certification Course

Deadlines

Requirements

June 30, 2022

Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service
VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
Annual Full Certification Course for CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) (day/month/year of training)
Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration
Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period

December 1, 2022

Phase 4: entry September 2020

Deadlines	Requirements
June 30, 2022	Police Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - original document with embossed seal or electronic document forwarded from police service VSS must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period CPR-HCP (Health Care Provider) or BLS (Basic Life Support) Renewal Course (day/month/year of training) Certificate must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period 1-step TST or if you previously tested positive, complete and submit the form: Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms Self-Declaration Testing must be obtained after April 30, 2022 only to ensure validity for the duration of placement period
December 1, 2022	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination N95 Mask Fit Testing

Nursing undergraduate program (uOttawa campus)

Program requirements and deadlines

Please note: Deadline dates for new entry starting September 2023 will be available as of April 1, 2023.

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