Practice Experiences

The Practice Placement Coordinators arrange the practice experiences for nursing students in all four years of the BSN program. These experiences include clinical work at hospitals and health care agencies, visiting families, community projects, and practicum placements in acute care, extended care and community settings.

Overview of Practice Experiences in Kamloops

YEAR 1

• Semester 1 - NURS1840- Chronic Health Challenges (CHC). Agency work in extended care settings.

YEAR 2

• Semester 3 - NURS2740 - Episodic acute care at Royal Inland Hospital and in the community. Provide care to clients and families in medical, surgical, maternal child and mental health practice settings.


• Semester 4 - NURS2840- A continuation of NURS2740.


• CPE2 - NURS2380- Students at the end of year two have a five year practice experience which is a continuation of NURS2740/NURS2840.

YEAR 3

• Semester 5 - NURS3740- Focus on illness prevention and health promotion. Practice placements in agencies and community will focus on medical, surgical amd mental health.


• Semester 6 - NURS3510- Health promotion and community development project with a health program or agency in the community.


• CPE3 - NURS3380- Consolidated Practice Experience 3 Consolidation practicum in acute or extended care setting with a preceptor nurse (36 hr per wk for 7 wks), at RIH or outside Kamloops (see policy E06 re placements outside Kamloops). Students have the opportunity to register for NURS 3390 - CPE3 International.

YEAR 4

• Semester 7 - NURS4380- Focus on community Nurisng and leadership. The practice setting will be throughout southern BC. Student will be preceptored in their practice.


• Semester 8 - NURS4210 - Final practicum Student will have a choice in their final practice setting.

Practicum, 36 hrs/wk for 12 weeks with preceptor nurse leading to BSN graduation!

Practicum Placements Outside Kamloops

The majority of practice experiences will occur in health agencies within or near the city of Kamloops. However, practicum placements outside of Kamloops provide a unique opportunity for students to practice health care in a variety of settings, including international ones. Most distance placements require the student to work directly with a preceptor nurse. The Practice Placement Coordinator and the Committee for Approval of Practice Placements Outside Kamloops will be available as resources for students interested in pursuing this option.

Further information can be found in Policy E06 “Practice Placements Outside Kamloops” in the BScN Student/Faculty Handbook: Guidelines for Eligibility

• Application Process
• Committee for Approval of Practice Placements Outside Kamloops

The Practice Placement Coordinators for TRU School of Nursing BScN program are:

Year 1/2 - Debra Clare
Phone: 250-377-6169
Email: dclare@tru.ca

Year 3/4 -Cheryl Zawaduk
Phone: 250-828-5435
Email: zawaduk@tru.ca