Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Registered Practical Nurse – Perioperative Nursing

Fleming College

This 1-semester graduate certificate offers Registered Practical Nurses the skills to become a part of the surgical team, working with surgeons and anesthesiologists in an operating room setting. The program was developed to allow students to continue working while studying: In the first 14 weeks students learn theory through online material. Two weekly online synchronous evening lectures, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, are recorded for those who are unable to join. Three intensive weekend (Sat-Sun) labs, one each month during the semester, will take place in the Perioperative Nursing lab at the Sutherland Campus in Peterborough to develop and practice hands-on skills. The design of the Perioperative Nursing lab at Fleming is specific to the fundamental knowledge required as a scrub nurse or circulating nurse. The 14-week theory and labs are followed by a 160 hour preceptorship in an operating room, arranged by Fleming based on your top three choices of where you would like to practice.