I, too, will be writing the CPNRE tomorrow! Eeeeks! I've just been using the prep guide and reading up in some of my texts and Internet about some disease processes. I have no idea how ready I am, but I guess it's too late now. Best of luck!!
Wow. That was not cool. The student should have known not to hand the meds out. Even if she was allowed to hand them out, we were taught that we never, under any circumstances, hand out meds that have been poured by someone else.
nessy replied to HUCtoRNBScN's topic in International
I've taken other general courses at BCIT, but nothing directly related to nursing. I am taking my nursing at Douglas College and may do the specialty nursing at BCIT once I've been working as a RN for a while. Good luck!
Depending on the instructor, we either do 8 or 12 hour shifts. I don't mind either. 12's aren't nearly as bad as I had anticipated -- even including the fact we don't get paid. Our rotations (as in # of weeks we were in hospital) were less when worki...
nessy replied to HUCtoRNBScN's topic in International
I am quite sure you need to complete the BCIT specialty programs before working in these areas. If you get hired on at some of the hospitals here in the lower mainland (probably on medical or surgical wards?) they will pay for your specialty schoolin...
nessy replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in International
There's also Yanni's (?sp) in New Wesminster on Columbia Street. It's kind of hidden, but should have a sign pointing you in the right direction from the street area. I haven't been there in about 3 years though, so I don't know what their current se...
nessy replied to np_wannabe's topic in Pre-Nursing
I'm 28 and have just started my 3rd year of the program. I always wanted to become a nurse, it just took me a long time to get my butt in gear and focus on schooling.