Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate (PHCNP)

Nurse practitioners work in direct care, health promotion, and the treatment and management of chronic health conditions. They have an expanded scope of practice and can diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications and perform certain procedures.

Ryerson’s Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) Certificate is an intensive program that prepares nursing professionals to write the College of Nurses of Ontario, external link’s NP – Primary Health Care (Ontario), external link exam.

Admission to Ryerson’s PHCNP Certificate program is highly competitive. We give preference to registered nurses who hold a master’s degree in nursing and have continuous clinical experience that demonstrates critical thinking and the potential to work in a collaborative, holistic, family-centred practice or advance evidence-based practice.