Ryerson, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program: Toronto, Canada

Preceptors & Placements

"Preceptors help nurture and train nursing students in clinical settings. We work to help them develop the confidence to think and work independently, but make sure they know when to ask for help. Even though the student may be doing much of the daily workload, we are there to monitor their work and the patients' status. Through that relationship, we make them ready to enter the workforce.

"As part of a program in Toronto , you have access to all these teaching hospitals. You're exposed to many unique opportunities and you'll see things that you'll see nowhere else."

Shari Valja, B.Sc.N, R.N.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Unit of Princess Margaret Hospital
University Health Network

- Clinical placements

Clinical placements

Theory in practice

Our Collaborative Nursing students have practice placements in every year of the program. The placements are structured to support and reflect that year's curriculum. This allows you to use your growing knowledge of methodology and theory in supervised clinical settings.

Practice placements:

Year one - long-term care facility.
Year two - continuing care, rehabilitation unit or acute-care setting.
Year three - community nursing.
Year four - medical-surgical unit, ER, ICU, day-surgery unit, or public health or other setting.

Central Placement Office for the Collaborative Nursing Degree Program

The Central Placement Office for the Collaborative Nursing Degree Program has five full-time staff who plan and co-ordinate each year's placements. And in every setting you'll have guidance from faculty and preceptors.