BC Nursing School rankings

[pivotpivot]

Hi everyone. This May I'll finally be graduating from UBC with a BSc in Pharmacology and have recently been looking into nursing schools. It's a profession with great prospects and flexibility.

I've missed the UBC Option 2 deadline, but also feel that it's for the best. What schools do you think are up to par in BC? At the moment I'm leaning towards BCIT because of the strong emphasis on clinicals. Can anyone give me their opinion on the schools in BC? (BCIT, Langara, Douglas, UBC)

[Jay-Jay, RN]

1) The last I heard, the NP unemployment rate in this province (Ontario) was over 50%. Guess BC makes more use of them than we do.

2) The NP's from the north would be more confident, because, like community health nurses, they are used to working without close physician supervision. Many northern communities DO NOT HAVE RESIDENT DOCTORS. The nurse has to use her judgement and assessment skills to decide if a patient is sick enough for an air ambulance lift to the closest hospital, or whether they can wait for the physician's weekly visit.