BCIT Jan 2013 Applicants

Chhun3 · Mar 23, 2012

We if I get accepted, maybe i'll see you around campus. And maybe i'll stop by and said hi if you have a bake sale for your Africa trip. I appreciate your advice, you are very kind, there should be more people like you SMILEY!!

babywhisperer333, BSN · Mar 23, 2012

aww thanks! I hope you do get accepted, you seem like you are ready to get going. feel free to msg me anytime if you have any more questions! :nurse:

sourpickle93 · Mar 23, 2012

Thanks for all that information Smiley, I thought I noticed your name, you're on another site too arent you? cnsa? You're input is very helpful! Congratz on getting into the program, it's nice to hear that you're enjoying the program. I can't wait to get in myself!

babywhisperer333, BSN · Mar 24, 2012

Hi sourpickle

I was on cnsa as well, then one day our whole thread vanished. No one was able to explain it, or to recover it for us! So I came over here. Are you applying for January as well?

sourpickle93 · Mar 24, 2012

Oh no that's horrible yet strange ...hmmm...well now you can always post on here:)

And yes! I am apply for the january 2013 intake and I'm so desperately determined to get in. I just have a question for you smiley, I've ben told that there's a nursing instructor at VGH and apparently she gives hard times to the nursing students and she fails you easily if you're not perfect in your work, have you come across anyone like that? God forbid you don't tht's just what I heard and I think it's unfair because students work hard and they pay alot of money to get the best kind of education and support. Not to be treated like that just by some instructor..

babywhisperer333, BSN · Mar 24, 2012

Determination is so important, especially once you are in the program. None of my instructors have ever been mean. The instructor you have for your clinical placement is hired through BCIT, not through the hospital, and so there are very specific guidelines that they have to follow. We, as student Nurses, have specific outcomes that we need to meet in order to move forward in the program, but those expectations are outlined very clearly for each course. There are some less than friendly Nurses in the clinical setting, but that's normal for any type of work. I guess some instructors might come across as demanding or mean, but they understand the importance of patient safety, and practicing competent care. As student's, we practice under our instructors licence, so if mistakes are made, guess who is accountable...As far as an instructor failing you if you are not perfect, this sounds a bit extreme. After our initial assessment course, 1 person didn't pass. She was continually making errors related to patient safety and was talked to many times. The expectation is clinical is not that you are perfect, but that you are safe and that you improve. Also that you are accountable and honest if you do make a mistake. Thankfully my clinical instructor has been amazing! She definitely challenges us, but in a very supportive way.

Fiona59 · Mar 26, 2012

Nursing instructors are hired by your educational institution and they are usually assigned to a hospital that they have worked in because they know the routine of the units, the paperwork involved, the surgeries on the unit you are assigned to.

Nurses on the floor aren't your instructors. They aren't paid when they are buddied with a student and spend their shift answering your questions and checking your work. You work under your instructor's license but the RN or LPN who is assigned the same patients as you are responsible for them. We have to know that the meds are given, the dressings changed, the assessments done. We have to assess the patients, exam the dressing, etc in order to be able to verify your charting. Bear in mind some of us have had students who have caused issues on the unit.

It's very rare for a student to be failed in my area. We've had students drop out of nursing school after finding out just how physical and dirty the job can be. I remember my med surge rotation. My instructor was a perfectionist. Seven of us went to one unit. Only four of us returned to college to finish our education.

I have had co-workers go to be instructors, not all are suited for it. They require a degree but no formal adult eduation course background. It's a shame because some of the RNs who have diplomas or were hospital educated would do a far better job, but ultimately, it's the degree that matters.

sourpickle93 · Mar 26, 2012

That's good to hear ! Thaks for the info you guys...:)

yohane · Mar 29, 2012

Hi Smiley65,

Great work balancing school, work and kid!! I also wanted to thank you for always participating the posts. Last time for the Jan 2012 intake I often read your thread and it was interesting. But at that time I did not participate in the discussion but instead was a voyeur. This time I am more active and find it interesting and mutually beneficial. I found out today that I can start Nursing at BCIT in Aug. I was wondering if you would be interested in selling me the texts you will not need for level 2. I don't worry about the condition of the book as long as you it wil get me through the term.

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Mar 29, 2012

Hi Smiley65,
I was wondering if you would be interested in selling me the texts you will not need for level 2. I don't worry about the condition of the book as long as you it wil get me through the term.

Just a gentle reminder... Any such arrangements must be made in private, and not here in the thread. Remember that the Terms of Service don't allow the buying or selling of any goods or services.

yohane · Mar 29, 2012

Oh! Sorry about that I forgot about the conditions. Statement retracted. Yohane.

greys03 · Apr 17, 2012

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. Decided to join because all it looks like some great advice is being passed around!

I'm currently in my second year at Langara College and was looking into apply into BCITs bsn program this coming May. I'm aware of the prerequisites required for entry into the program. Some of my courses from Langara, such as the 6 credits for psych do transfer, but others do not. My english for example, does not transfer to bcits Eng 1177. I have found an equivalent course at Langara and plan to take it in the fall.

As for the liberal courses, I have not completed them. Is my only option taking them as part time studies at bcit over the summer? They are quite expensive, about $700 each. I do have volunteer experience, i have volunteered at vancouver general hospital for 2 years now and prior to that I volunteered at a seniors care facility.

Is anyone else planning on applying for bcits bsn january intake? Does anyone have any advice for me regarding whether or not to apply this coming May?

Opinions and are always appreciated!