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


Certificate of Accomplishment


Program Code: 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. 

Courses

Compulsory

  • 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

How to Register

You are required to register for each individual course included in a CE program. You can register for a course by selecting it and following the instructions in the “How to Register” box.

Fees

Each CE program is comprised of a series of courses which may all have different fees. You are required to register for each course individually and pay the associated fees. Once you select the course, the fee is displayed in the “How to Register” box.

Contact Information

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

Every attempt is made to ensure that information contained on this website is current and accurate. Humber reserves the right to correct any error or omission, modify or cancel any course, program, fee, timetable or campus location at any time without prior notice or liability to users or any other Person. On October 21, 2019, the Provincial Government of Ontario announced the renaming of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU). Both names may appear on this website.

Select information only is included in this printable PDF. For complete program details, refer to humber.ca/programs.

Print/Download Date: December 12, 2024