kintaro

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1. [Calgary] U of C vs. MRU ?

   kintaro replied to MRUOC's topic in CA Programs

   Hi I am about graduating from MRU and I should agree with Bre90. Mount Royal has a little more hands on especially after U of C had changed their program in 2010 (I believe). The U of C students in third year are introduced to acute settings (Hospit...

2. Nursing job and time off-How flexible?

   kintaro replied to Naoko2001's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Naoko, I just felt urgent to reply your thread because your situation sounds exactly like mine. I am also from Japan living in Canada. I have both of my parents living in Japan and my younger sister is looking after them. Yes. It is very hard. I f...

3. Is Anyone Else Starting Mount Royal College's Degree Program in the Fall?

   kintaro replied to Cdnurstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The first semester is probably the hardest because you don't know what to expect. The tips....Don't get overwhelmed by the amount of work you have. You don't need to read and remember every single details. Try to understand the concepts instead of me...

4. Is Anyone Else Starting Mount Royal College's Degree Program in the Fall?

   kintaro replied to Cdnurstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Welcome to MRC Nursing! Hi, I am just finished my first year at MRC. So far, it has been a great experience for me. I really like the nursing program at MRC. Most of the instructors are very helpful and friendly. As being a fairly new program, ther...

5. Nurse In Africa

   kintaro replied to swede_panda's topic in General World

   One of my friends went to Africa(I think it was a rural area in South Africa) a few years back for volunteering. She was ended up helping people there as a medical assistant. She wasn't a nurse back then, but she had some medical related training, I ...

6. Yay! First Semester is OVER!!!

   kintaro replied to Nurse-To-Be-Joy's topic in General Students

   Finally, the first semester is over. I just wrote the last exam this morning. I never felt this good before. Yap, NURSING isn't the easiest program for sure. I really struggled the beginning of the semester, because I didn't know what to expect and h...

7. First week of Nursing school over!!!

   kintaro replied to sherriberry1's topic in General Students

   Hi guys, I just finished the first week of my four year program. Yes, I am overwhelmed. The instructors seemed very nice, but they sure gave us tons of readings and homework. I guess this is just the beginning. It's nice to know I am not the only one...

8. Class of 2010 (starting nursing school in Fall 2008)

   kintaro replied to RDH-NrsgStudent's topic in General Students

   I am also starting BSN in coming Sep. in Calgary, Alberta. Four years seems so long, but we can do it!! We support each other, eh!!

9. Nursing: I'm just not that into it!

   kintaro replied to carebear1976's topic in Pre-Nursing

   How about Massage Therapist? I have a few friends who are RN - MT. If you are interested in human body, like helping people, but cannot deal with blood, massage therapy might be an option!? Although, in many cases, massage therapy has some business ...

10. Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mount Royal College (Calgary)

    kintaro replied to mNm85's topic in International

    I just wanted to correct my error on the previous post. GPA 3.4 wasn't the cut off, it was the guaranteed acceptance. sorry guys!!:bowingpur

11. Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mount Royal College (Calgary)

    kintaro replied to mNm85's topic in International

    My overall GPA was 3.2 (this is for the 20 courses I took for General Arts and Science Diploma), although my last five courses average was 3.64. I am not sure this year's cut off score was, but according to my friend who is in the 3rd year, it was 3....

12. Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mount Royal College (Calgary)

    kintaro replied to mNm85's topic in International

    I am just about starting nursing program at Mount Royal in Fall 2008. There's something you might consider. MRC has basically three admission categories: 1.High school standing(based on your grade12 Math, Engl, Biol, and either Chem or Phys - you pr...