Welcome to the NSMP!
First year clinical placements are focused on caring for older adults in independent living and long-term care facilities. Skills practiced in clinicals during the first year of the program include: patient ambulation, head-to-toe assessments, vital signs, personal care (e.g., toileting, bathing, dressing, feeding), and medication administration (oral, nasal, inhalation, rectal, etc.).
Independent Living Facilities
Acute Care
RJH 4NW (Alternate Level of Care)
Long-Term Care
Aberdeen Hospital
The Priory (Heritage Woods)
The Summit
Resthaven Lodge
Gorge RD Hospital
Saanich Penninsula Hospital (Extended Care Unit)
Glengarry Hospital
Veterans Memorial
The Heights
James Bay Care Center
Second year clinical placements move into acute care units at either Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH), Victoria General Hospital (VGH), or Saanich Penninsula Hospital (SPH). N280 will be on general medicine units and N281 opens up doors to surgical and lifespan (pediatrics, maternity) units. CPE 2 will be mostly the same units as N280/281, with the addition of mental health. Skills in second year are expanded to include: parenteral medication administration (subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular), administration of IV fluids, wound care, NG tubes
Victoria General Hospital (VGH)
4AB: General Medicine/Telemetry
6CD: General Medicine
Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
4S/5NE: Renal/General Medicine
6NS: Orthopedics/Rehab
8NS: Respiratory/Oncology/Palliative
Saanich Penninsula Hospital (SPH)
General Medicine Unit
Victoria General Hospital (VGH)
3AB: Maternity/Postpartum/Labour & Delivery
4AB: General Medicine/Telemetry
4CD: Pediatrics
5AB: Orthopedics/Trauma
6AB: Neurosciences
6CD: General Medicine
7AB: Women's Surgery/General Surgery
Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
4S: Renal/General Medicine
5NS: General Medicine/Clinical Teaching Unit
6NS: Orthopedics/Rehab
7NS: Complex Surgery
8NS: Respiratory/Oncology/Palliative
Same as N280/281 with the addition of:
Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
1NS: Psychiatric Intensive Care/Mood Disorders
2NS: Adult/Geriatric Mental Health
Third year clinical placements are in specialty med-surg areas, with the addition of more complex areas and specialties. Once you get to the UVic portion of the program in Academic Term 6, you're able to rank patient populations you wish to work with (e.g., mental health, pediatrics, geriatrics, etc.) and they try to place you on a unit that serves your desired clientele. Third years, after taking N380 will have a full scope of nursing practice skills, including the addition of: intravenous (IV) insertion, urinary catheter insertion, advanced wound care, chest tube care, and tracheostomy care.
Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
1NS: Psychiatric Intensive Care/Young Adult Mental Health
2NS: Adult/Geriatric Mental Health
3NS: Cardiology & Heart Health
7NS: Complex Surgery
Victoria General Hospital (VGH)
3AB: Postpartum
4CD: Pediatrics
5AB: Orthopedics & Trauma
6AB: Neurosciences
7AB: Women's/General Surgery
Same as other clinical placements with the addition of:
Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
Victoria Hospice Society
In your final year of the BSN program, you will have the opportunity to go to community placements in Academic Term 7 and then do your final CPE and preceptorship. In your last semester of the program (N475/491), if you have a B+ average and letters of recommendation, you may be able to do specialty training in either the OR, ER, or NICU. These specialty training programs are highly competitive and require you to do additional training online either through Island Health or BCIT and have a mandatory 18-month return of service requirement.
Same as previous placements with the addition of:
Victoria General Hospital (VGH)
Emergency Department (additional requirements needed)
Operating Room (additional requirements needed)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (additional requirements needed)
Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
Emergency Department (additional requirements needed)
Operating Room (additional requirements needed)
BC Cancer Agency
The main difference between RJH and VGH are the units and services offered. VGH is the level 1 trauma center and is the only hospital in Victoria that offers pediatrics (including pediatric mental health and pediatric intensive care), maternity, women's health/gynecology, and neurosurgery. RJH is home to the island's cardiac center (including cardiovascular units, heart health, and open heart surgeries) and is the only hospital in Victoria that has adult mental health units. Both hospitals have intensive care (ICU) and high acuity (HAU) units.
Once in the UVic portion of the program, students may be able to request off-site clinical placements at hospitals other than RJH and VGH such as those on the lower mainland, up-island, or elsewhere. To do this, students must find a unit/site willing to sponsor them in their clinical practice.