Psychiatric Nursing
Health Career Option for Aboriginal Learners
Join us for a free, hands-on two-day Psychiatric Nursing Institute for Aboriginal Learners.
December 14 & 15, 9am to 3pm, Douglas College David Lam Campus (Coquitlam).
If you want to make a real difference in a specialized and challenging field of mental health, explore Douglas College's Department of Psychiatric Nursing.
Douglas College has been B.C.'s primary provider of Psychiatric Nursing education for over 30 years. Building on our experience, Douglas College now offers a four-year degree program in this specialty - the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing. In addition, we offer a three-year Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing and an online, distance learning degree-completion program for Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses. A new preferential admission process has eliminated long waiting lists for our degree and diploma programs.
A FIELD OF SPECIALIZED SKILLS
As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, your unique skills will qualify you for employment in many areas of health care ranging from psychiatric hospitals to community mental health and addiction-care settings. And they are skills that are in demand - over 98 percent of Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing graduates step into jobs in the field. (Find more information on careers here).
EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT
Studying at Douglas College, you'll learn with experienced faculty and staff dedicated to preparing you for today's mental health care settings. Your instructors are experienced psychiatric nursing practitioners. Your studies will emphasize the latest practices and will enable you to apply your knowledge in clinical and workplace settings. As well, you will complete your program in state-of-the-art facilities in our new Health Sciences Building at the David Lam Campus.
Welcome to our Web site. We invite you to explore, learn more about our programs and the field of Psychiatric Nursing.
You should also attend a free information session for more details about this program and your career options.