Fanshawe College is launching a new, four-year Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree which will replace the college’s collaborative nursing program with Western University.
Fanshawe has been educating nurses since 1973 and the new program promotes excellence in nursing education at a time when there is an increasing need to prepare more professional nurses, stresses Fanshawe nursing professor Pat Bethune-Davies.
The new honours program builds on a legacy of partnerships with community Hospital Schools of Nursing, including St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital.
“We had a very collaborative and successful relationship with Western University for many years, but it is now time to offer our own degree in nursing,” advised Associate Dean of the School of Nursing, Dr. Sandra DeLuca.
“We have been fully accredited with the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing since the inception of the Collaborative program and our faculty have many years of experience to deliver what will be a rigorous, up-to-date and very compelling degree.”
As noted in a media release, the program will combine extensive theoretical and hands-on education, and students will learn by doing right from the first day of class, benefiting from real-life clinical experiences to provide health care in diverse settings, such as rural, remote and Indigenous communities.
In addition, students will learn to care for clients across the lifespan using new, state-of-the-art technology, including a clinical education suite, extended reality (XR) and realistic simulations.
Prospective students can now apply with the first cohort beginning next September.
