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  1. Ryerson University vs. York University for BScN.

    Anastasia_sav; I can relate to your resolve to go ahead with nursing school. I have five kids age 8 to 15 months, and have been slowly working my way through nursing school one course at a time. There really is never a "right" time for nursing schoo...
  2. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    happy2learn; I totally get what you are speaking about with the nurse's nasty tone. I worked part time as a ward clerk for well over 15 years and I met a few nurses that have that nasty, b****y way of speaking - especially to others they deem beneath...
  3. Excellent! That's the kind of perspective I love to hear from others. It's inspiring to know that if you are good at what you do, your coworkers will notice. My sister's husband is a funeral director and anytime one of his colleagues has a death in t...
  4. Found this question in a nursing journal and it started me thinking about the qualities other nurses admire in other nurses. Please elaborate on why you would want that colleague assigned to your care (ie - their calm demeanour, knowledge level, etc....
  5. What I wonder is if the practical nurse position was created by the governing board of nurses, or by the government? If it was originally a govenment initiative to create lower paying nursing jobs, then perhaps the Colleges of Nurses have no really d...
  6. Not to sound cynical, but I was really surprised when I searched the CNO (College of Nurses of Ontario) website for a list of Ontario Universities that offer a practical nurse to Bsn bridging program. I've been doing my own research but thought I wou...
  7. Hospitals to axe nurses

    I can't tell if they are really going to go through with this or are just trying to get more money from the government by calling their bluff on funding: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/411260
  8. Highest paid nursing field?

    Quote from Bluesnurse: "Having children is a *choice.* ... But you can't serve two masters. If you don't have the resources, either your career of your kid is going to suffer. I'm not fond of picking up all your work mid-shift because Bratley has th...
  9. Canadian Nursing Students

    I got accepted into the RPN part-time program at Humber College, but will be taking only one course in Sept, having baby #4 in January, and starting the program properly in Sept 2007.
  10. Anyone having trouble with math?

    NsNina, we are in the same boat. I am 37 and am preparing to write a preadmission exam in June for a part-time LPN program. The test is four hours and consists of math, english essay, chemistry and biology. Like yourself, math is a subject I have not...
  11. Career Advice from Nurses needed....please

    Hi TJC35, I read your post with interest because we are leading very similar lives. I am 37, have three little ones at home, and like you, was torn between completing my RPN and working while I do the RN bridging program, or wait until the little on...
  12. Gosh, that does sound a bit stressful to have to arrange things week-by-week. The part-time Humber program seems to be layed out with the set days for clinical, but having said that, it might get kind of monotonous to work every Sun and Mon for three...
  13. Through Humber, the part-time program is two evenings a week for 3 years, eight months, and clinical is held Sunday and Monday, starting in the second year. I went to Indigo bookstore today and bought a few study books, one called Nursing School Entr...
  14. Thanks - so nice to hear from someone else who is taking this plunge. Congrats on making it this far! You must be looking forward to graduating next year?
  15. Hi Everyone, I have just taken the plunge to apply for Humber College's Practical Nursing program commencing this September/06. I have applied as a mature student for the part-time program - I am a 37 stay-at-home mum to a four year old, two year old...