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Critical Care Nursing Advanced (Level 3 ICU) (In-Flight Fall 2024 and prior)

Certificate of Accomplishment | ICD3

Program Overview

The Critical Nursing Advanced Certificate (ICU Level 3) program is designed for registered nurses (RNs) seeking to advance their practice in critical care nursing. Critical Care Services Ontario Definition Level 3 units are capable of providing the highest level of service to meet the needs of patients who require advanced or prolonged respiratory support - including invasive ventilator support - or basic respiratory support together with the support of more than one organ system. Completion of the certificate includes a clinical placement.

 For details about the term schedule click here

If you are from a hospital looking to sponsor your staff into this program, please email cplhealthsciences@humber.ca.

Admission Requirements

  • registered nurse (RN)
  • successful completion of Critical Care Nursing Introductory Certificate (ICU Level 2)

Academic Partnership with Canadian Nurses Association

Canadian Nurses Association

Additional Information 

New! Please be advised that the Critical Care Nursing Certificate will be phased out. The current certificate will not be offered after Winter 2026. 

We will be phasing out the current courses as follows:? 

LEVEL 3 - ICU 

Current Course 

Last Offering 

RNCC 502 

Fall 2025 

RNCC 505

Fall 2025 

RNCC 515 (Clinical) 

Winter 2026 

CORN 511 

No Phase Out 

Please note, CORN 510, CORN 511, NEPH 610 & POST 500 will remain unchanged and will continue to be offered because they are courses within other CPL Faculty of Health Science and Wellness certificates.?We highly recommend completing the critical care specific courses first before taking any of the above-mentioned courses to complete your certificate.? 

To complete the current certificate, students are encouraged to undertake courses within the timelines above. Students who do not complete the courses within the above timelines will be unable to finish their current Critical Care Nursing certificate.? 

If you wish to be enrolled in the Critical Care Nursing Advanced certificate program please select “Next Steps” below. 

Next Steps

Certificate Pathway

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Curriculum

Quick-Look Availability Scheduler

Use the Quick-Look Availability Scheduler to see available courses in a calendar view and plan towards achieving your certificate.

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Course Name 2024/2025 Academic Year 2025/2026 Academic Year 2026/2027 Academic Year
Compulsory Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
CORN 511: Cardiology Nursing - Level 2
RNCC 502: Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Patient
RNCC 505: Integrated ICU Concepts
RNCC 515: Advanced ICU: Clinical Practicum

Compulsory Courses

CORN 511 Cardiology Nursing - Level 2
  Start Date: January 2025, March 2025  
This course is designed to provide the nurse with the comprehensive knowledge and skill required for accurate analysis of the 12 Lead ECG to guide effective nursing and inter-professional care for clients experiencing disorders from the spectrum of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), as well as common imitators of Myocardial Infarction. National guidelines that direct emergency management, percutaneous cardiac interventions, and cardiac pharmacology for ACS disorders are examined. To successfully meet all course learning objectives, students will be required to engage in both independent and collaborative group learning activities on a consistent basis.

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RNCC 502 Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Patient
  Start Date: January 2025  
This course examines comprehensive nursing care of the high-risk, critically ill patient. Topics of emphasis will include hemodynamic monitoring and waveform analysis, the hemodynamically compromised patient, treatment modalities and evaluation of the shock syndromes. Opportunity will be provided to critically analyze complex case studies. A review of current literature in critical care will assist students with integrating theory into practice.

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RNCC 505 Integrated ICU Concepts
  Start Date: January 2025  
The advanced concepts critical care course focuses on advanced neuroscience and respiratory nursing concepts. It is designed to prepare registered nurses for critical care practice. Course objectives build on entry-to-practice knowledge, including the specialized care of clients with or at risk for developing nervous system or and/or respiratory dysfunction along the continuum of care. Upon successful completion, the students will start to develop critical reasoning skills to identify actual or potential life-threatening alterations in neurological and respiratory functions. Evidence-informed data will be utilized to develop client and family-centered nursing interventions. Learning Objectives are taken from the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) competency standards

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RNCC 515 Advanced ICU: Clinical Practicum
  Start Date: January 2025  

This experiential learning course is designed to prepare nurses to provide care to stable critically ill patients in a variety of Ministry-designated Level 3 Critical Care Units. Program objectives and content are consistent with the following: - The Canadian Nurses Association, Critical Care Nursing Standards; - The Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses: Standards for Critical Care Nursing Practice, and - The Critical Care Nurse Training Standards Task Group Final Report (Critical Care Secretariat Ministry of Health and Long Term Care) Based on current nursing research students will have an opportunity to examine and critically analyze issues affecting critical care by integrating nursing knowledge and clinical skills practice.

The Level 3 ICU Nursing clinical is 96 hours and must be completed within a 3-month term. Nurses are required to do two shifts weekly following their preceptor's schedule

Step 1: Start your clinical placement application process by completing this Clinical Placement Request Form. Once we receive this form, we will add your name to the clinical waitlist and send you detailed information about the clinical placement process. Your placement requests will be submitted to the hospitals for the next term according to the placement request submission deadline. The placement requests are submitted three months in advance.

Step 2: Once you have submitted your Clinical Placement Request Form, please start working on the Health Clearance requirements, which may take three months to obtain

Note: You will be notified to register for the Clinical Course
  • Once we have secured your clinical placement and
  • You have successfully completed all the pre-requisite courses and
  • You have emailed all the health clearance requirements to the Humber Health Clearance Office.

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Humber Continuous Professional Learning Health Sciences & Wellness
cplhealthsciences@humber.ca
416.675.6622 ext. 4554


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