Nursing

CEGEP-University integrated nursing program (DEC-BN)

After completion of your DEC in Nursing, eligible graduates are encouraged to continue their studies at the university level. McGill University (Ingram School of Nursing) offers CEGEP Nursing graduates full or part-time studies towards a Bachelor’s of Nursing Integrated degree (BNI). The BNI program is offered in-person and online. Graduates may also choose to pursue their studies through other universities across Canada.

Québec Perspective Scholarship

Students in this program are eligible to receive a Québec Perspective Scholarship if they meet all the criteria. This scholarship, valued at $1500, will be awarded after each successful study term up to a maximum of 6 terms and a total value of $9000. Click here for more details Québec Perspective Scholarship Program | Gouvernement du Québec (quebec.ca)

What to expect from a career in Nursing

Nursing can be one of the most demanding and rewarding careers requiring exceptional attention to detail and a compassion for those in need.

Nursing is a profession that focuses on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses are set apart from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in many specialties with differing levels of patient acuity .

Graduates of the program are expected to have the knowledge and abilities to practice nursing in a rapidly changing health care system, in a manner which is professional, caring, clinically competent and ethically and legally grounded. They will function as collaborative members of the health care team.

The health care sector is actively searching for qualified candidates; job prospects are excellent! Graduates of the Nursing program work in many health care settings, such as acute or chronic care hospitals, rehabilitation centres, clinics and more…

This program is for you if…

• You care about people and enjoy working with others.
• You are trustworthy and accountable.
• You have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• You have good observation and problem solving skills.

Employment opportunities

Our students are very much in demand in hospitals and a variety of different health care settings. This trend is expected to continue due to the increasing shortage of nurses and the aging population of Canadians.

Why choose John Abbott?

• Small clinical teacher-student ratios
• Award-winning simulation program

Nursing students are provided with an opportunity to learn using state-of-the-art, high fidelity simulators, as well as professional standardized patients and virtual patients, making John Abbott a leader in nursing education. This College has received a national award (SIM ONE award) recognizing its innovative approach to teaching our future nurses. Simulation, now widely accepted as an integral method in nursing education, is used in labs and class, and complements the clinical experience for our students.In addition to our fully equipped simulation centre onsite, John Abbott College has partnered with the regional simulation centre in Montreal, Environnements avec simulateur patient pour l’apprentissage (ESPA) where students benefit from simulation experiences off-campus.
Join us and let John Abbott prepare you for an exciting career in nursing today!

• State-of-the-art learning environment
• Peer tutoring

Nursing Peer Tutoring Program

John Abbott has a well-established Nursing Peer Tutoring program to promote student success in the clinical and academic environments. Second and third-year students assist learning in labs, as well as in individual and small group settings. Whether its case studies, help with clinical organization or skills tips and tricks, we have something for you! Additionally, tutors who meet the criteria, are rewarded with the Student Involvement Recognition (SIR) on their transcripts to demonstrate their professional dedication to future employers.

• Faculty tutoring hours
• Biology Tutoring
• Health and Wellness day

The JAC Health and Wellness Clinic is an annual event in which students from Nursing, Paramedic Care, and Dental Hygiene departments collaborate. A variety of basic screening assessments, including blood pressure measurement, blood testing to screen for glycemic control and cholesterol levels, blood typing, electrocardiograms and cardiovascular age assessment s are undertaken. Education is offered to John Abbott faculty and staff about potential health concerns identified by the screening procedures, as well as how to reduce existing risk factors for illness and how to promote excellent dental health.

• Dialogue McGill

Under the umbrella of Dialogue McGill, second and third-year nursing students participate in a Health Caravan that travels to the Laurentians and Eastern Townships. Students have an opportunity to perform health care screening and activities for high school students and senior citizens in the Anglophone areas of these regions.This experience gives our nursing students valuable insight into community nursing and allows them to collaborate with students in other technology programs who are also part of this project including: Dental Hygiene, Paramedic Care, Criminology Intervention (formerly Youth, Adult and Correctional Intervention), and Police Technology programs.Under the guidance of their teachers, students build interactive kiosks that are adapted to the age of the community members, which address current physical and mental health care issues.

John Abbott College Nursing, in collaboration with Dialogue McGill offers clinical stages in the regions of Québec outside of the major urban or metropolitan areas. Regional internships are an exciting enrichment experience for students, as well as a way of opening employment possibilities for them, providing bilingual language services to patients throughout Québec and assisting regions where there may be a lack of Health and Social Service professionals.

French mentors are assigned to clinical areas with the goal of supporting students as they improve their communication skills and build their confidence in mastering the French language. Mentors will assist students as they interact with staff and French speaking clients in order to ease their integration into the Quebec workforce after graduation.

• Networking Event

An annual nursing event which takes place in the fall with representation from a variety of health care institutions both local and off-island. The purpose of this event is to offer all nursing students, especially soon to be graduates, an opportunity to network, meet recruiters face to face, and explore local career opportunities.

• ESPA – Montreal

ESPA – Montreal is a regional hub of expertise and innovation in high realism simulation. We are one of ten CEGEP Nursing programs that participate in this innovative learning environment. Students are exposed to diverse and complex health clinical situations that complement the hospital clinical experience.

Our faculty and staff:

All Nursing faculty members are university educated nurses who are registered members of the Québec Professional Nurses Association (Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers de Québec (OIIQ)). Our teachers have a variety of specializations and fields of expertise. Teachers with expert knowledge in their particular subjects will teach the other core courses.

The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses

Honoring nurses internationally in memory of J. Patrick Barnes

John Abbott College Nursing Department will recognize an exceptional nursing teacher and a student in their final semester with the DAISY Award®.

About the DAISY Foundation

The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from Nurses while he was ill inspired the creation of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an evidenced-based means of providing Nurse recognition and thanking Nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families. The DAISY Award Foundation also expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally.

A nursing faculty and student at John Abbott College will be honored with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty and Student. These awards are part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to express gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize the individuals for the extraordinary, compassionate, and skillful care they provide to patients and families.

CEGEP Requirements

A Secondary School Diploma which includes:

• Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
• Secondary 5 Second Language
• Secondary 4 Mathematics
• Secondary 4 Science and Technology
  OR Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology
• Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education

Program Prerequisites

This program has specific prerequisites.

• Sec. IV Science and Technology AND Sec. IV Environmental Science and Technology OR Applied Science and Technology AND Science and the Environment
• Sec. V Chemistry
• Sec. IV Mathematics Technical & Scientific Option
  OR Sec. IV Mathematics Science Option
  (EITHER OF THESE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED)

OR a Secondary School Vocational Diploma which includes:

• Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
• Secondary 5 Second Language
• Secondary 4 Mathematics

Please Note

Applicants who have not studied in Québec must have education deemed equivalent by the College.

Program Requirements

This program has specific requirements.

Prior to starting their clinical rotation in the first semester, nursing students MUST have completed:

• A BLS CPR and First Aid certification for Health Care Providers (HCP). The Nursing Department will offer this course in the summer semester and within the first 2 weeks of the fall semester before students begin their clinical rotation.
• Registration with the provincial licensing organization, the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ).
• Immunization Record – Vaccination & tests required for Nursing students
  Effective November 9, 2022, mandatory COVID vaccination and screening of unprotected workers and students in the health and social services sector is no longer required. The Nursing department and hospitals highly recommend students be adequately vaccinated to provide protection against COVID, and ensure the safety of their colleagues, patients and vulnerable population. PCR screening is still in effect for individuals that present with COVID symptoms.
• A criminal background verification will be done by the individual hospitals to ensure that the student does not have a criminal record.

Language Requirements

Nursing Students are required to have adequate language skills to ensure student academic success and promote patient safety. A working knowledge of English and French is required. Students accepted into the Nursing Program must write English /French placement test(s) if required to do so.

NOTE:
Should students’ placement test(s) result in a preparatory non-credit English and/or French (mise-à-niveau), they will be asked to switch into another program for one year. Readmission to the Nursing program after one year will be conditional upon successful completion of the English and/or French preparatory course and overall academics. If students are required to write the placement test, and fail to do so, their admission to the Nursing program will be cancelled for the fall semester.

If you have any questions concerning placement testing, please email admissions@johnabbott.qc.ca

All graduates must pass the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) licensing exam and meet the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) requirements to practice in Québec.

John Abbott College is affiliated with the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) and uses its online application service.

The application deadline is March 1 (Fall semester) – 3-year program
The application deadline is November 1 (Winter semester) – 2-year program

Warning: The documents and payment must be submitted by the deadline.

Program start:
Fall (4th week of August) for the 3-year program
Winter (1st week of January) for 2-year program

To apply:

• Complete the online SRAM application
• Select John Abbott and the program of your choice along with the corresponding SRAM program number: 180.A0
• Upload any necessary documents directly to your online SRAM application

Students whose prerequisites are more than five years old should contact the Admissions Office.