School ofNursing
Care for people when they need it most
Nurses play a vital role in supporting individuals, families and communities through every stage of life. Whether providing everyday care, responding to complex health needs or leading improvements in healthcare, nursing combines clinical knowledge with compassion, critical thinking and advocacy.
The School of Nursing prepares you to make a meaningful difference through hands-on learning, clinical experience and education grounded in evidence-informed practice.
Learn to care with confidence
Nursing requires clinical knowledge, compassion and the confidence to make informed decisions in complex healthcare environments. Whether you’re starting in healthcare or building on previous nursing education, Georgian offers pathways to help you develop the professional skills and clinical experience needed to provide safe, person-centered care.
Purpose-built healthcare facilities
Learn in the Sadlon Centre for Health, Wellness and Sciences in Health and Wellness Wing in the Owen Sound Campus, featuring high-fidelity simulation suits, patient care labs and home-care learning environments that reflect modern healthcare practice.
Strong healthcare partnerships
Learn through partnerships with hospitals, community healthcare organizations and the Georgian Living Classroom at Schlegel Villages, where experiential healthcare learning compliments clinical learning opportunities.
Experienced nursing faculty
Learn from experienced nurses who bring current clinical practice, mentorship and real-world healthcare experience into the classroom, simulation lab and clinical environment.
Explore School of Nursing programs
Whether you’re beginning your healthcare journey, preparing for professional nursing practice or building on previous nursing education, the School of Nursing offers programs that combine classroom learning with simulation, clinical practice and experiential healthcare learning across a variety of healthcare setting.
PERSONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Help people maintain their dignity, independence and quality of life by providing essential daily care and support.
PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAMS
Prepare to deliver hands-on nursing care while working as part of interdisciplinary healthcare teams in a variety of clinical settings.
REGISTERED NURSING PROGRAMS
Develop the knowledge, leadership and clinical judgement required for professional nursing practice through degree-level education.
Learning experience
Nursing is learned through experience. Throughout your studies, you’ll apply classroom learning through simulation, clinical practice, experiential healthcare learning and hands-on patient care in the environments where nurses work every day.
Simulation before placement
Build your professional confidence using high-fidelity human patient simulators, realistic patient care
scenarios and home-care learning
environments before entering clinical
settings, where you’ll care for patients with greater confidence and competence.
Learn across healthcare settings
Gain experience in hospitals, community
healthcare, mental health and long-term
care settings, including the Georgian
Living Classroom at Schlegel Villages,
where classroom learning is reinforced
through experiential healthcare.
Patient-centered practice
Apply evidence-informed care while
working with healthcare teams,
strengthening your clinical judgement,
communication and professional
confidence through authentic patient care
experiences.
Where can Nursing take you
Care for patients
Provide compassionate, evidence informed care that supports people through illness, recovery, aging and
everyday health.
Work in settings such as:
- Hospitals and acute care
- Long-term care and seniors’ living
- Community and home care
- Rehabilitation and specialized clinics
Advocate for individuals and families
Build trusting relationships, promote dignity and help individuals and families understand their health, navigate care and make informed decisions.
Contribute by:
- Supporting patient and family education
- Coordinating care and services
- Promoting patient advocacy
- Empowering informed health decisions
Strengthen healthier communities
Promote wellness, prevent illness and contribute to healthier communities through education, outreach and collaborative healthcare initiatives.
Connect to patients through:
- Public health and health promotion
- School and community education
- Community outreach and support
- Population health initiatives
Join a community dedicated to compassionate care
Nursing students share a commitment to supporting people through some of life’s most important moments. As part of the School of Nursing, you’ll build lasting relationships with classmates, faculty and healthcare professionals in a supportive learning community.
Build connections through opportunities such as the Georgian Nursing Society and nursing traditions that celebrate professional growth and belonging within the nursing community.
Part of the Faculty of Health, Wellness and Sciences
Learn alongside future healthcare professionals. You’ll learn alongside future healthcare professionals across disciplines, creating opportunities to understand how collaborative, team-based care improves patient outcomes.
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Related Areas of Interest
Nursing connects with many areas of healthcare beyond patient care. If you’re interested in supporting health, improving wellbeing or expanding your impact across the healthcare system, these related Areas of Interest may also interest you.
Mental Health and Addictions
Support those experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Help patients regain independence after illness or injury.
Community and Human Services
Improve health outcomes and support vulnerable populations.
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