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  1. Hello, Thought I'd share with you what I know ... if you already have a university degree (regardless of your academic discipline), you'd be eligible to apply for accelerated track programs in Nursing. U of Calgary offers the BNAT (this is a two-year...
  2. Where are you writing the NCLEX?

    Thanks so much for taking time to reply ... this info really helps me! Good luck to you. :)
  3. Athabasca?

    Hi! I would rank Athabasca U's distance ed courses very highly. I'm in the BNAT program at U of Calgary and a number of us are taking AU courses such as philosophy and statistics to meet our degree requirements. I took their intro to stats (Math 215)...
  4. Hello fellow Canadian nurses, Just wondering where you're writing the NCLEX. I'm still a year away from graduation at the U of Calgary and am curious to know how to apply to write the NCLEX in order to work in the US. I've been told that Minnesota is...
  5. What does "CSM" mean?

    Mystery solved ... many thanks!
  6. Nursing with the Canadian Forces?

    Hi again ... there's an article in an issue of "Alberta RN" about nursing in the CF. It's from the fall of 2003, can't remember which month. Anyway, I'm in clinical at Foothills hospital, so when I go back this week I'll pop into the Medical library ...
  7. Nursing with the Canadian Forces?

    Hey, Good to see that there's a thread on this topic. I'm in the accelerated-track program at the U of Calgary and I'm going to apply to the CF in the hope that I'll be acceted as a NUR by the Air Force. I visited a recruiting office in Edmonton over...
  8. You know you're canadian when...

    You like to fool with non-Canadians by telling them about a friend of yours from Saskatchewan who happens to be half sasquatch ... or you tell people that one night you went drinking and went to look for sasquatch ...
  9. What does "CSM" mean?

    Does anyone know what the abbreviation "CSM" stands for under the Musculoskeletal box on an assessment flowsheet?
  10. Curious of different backgrounds

    :) Hi, My background is completely unrelated to nursing ... prior to entering my nursing program, I was a teacher and graduate student in history. Wanted to switch to nursing because I value what nurses do, and I didn't find my work in history very g...
  11. Dosage and Calculations

    Hi, My school also requires a minimal grade of 90% on our math tests re: dosages and solutions ... I found that it wasn't the arithmetic that was so difficult, but the way in which to interpret/process the questions. In addition to practicing the mat...
  12. Student Nursing Uniform

    Hi there, My nursing school allows us to wear colours ... I like to wear scrub dresses because I'm kind of "girly" and I don't have a problem with wearing nylons. Most of my classmates wear matching scrub shirts and pants, but some have complained th...
  13. Curious. How many "older" students

    :) Hi there, I'm in an accelerated-track Bachelor of Nursing program in western Canada, so all of my classmates including myself have had previous careers prior to entering nursing school. I'm 34, no kids, but several of my classmates do have childre...
  14. OR nurse right off the bat?

    Really appreciate your reply -- thanks again!
  15. OR nurse right off the bat?

    Hello to all OR nurses who really like their jobs, I'm a student and have found out that I have the opportunity to go into the OR for my two-month preceptorship next year. I've been in the OR once to observe and really enjoyed the experience ... I re...