jumper44

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  1. Too much fluff in nursing programs?

    probably going to get a lot of flack for this but bare in mind this is my own opinion. my program is fairly good but there are some courses that beat the dead horse so to speak. i think nursing in general foolishly distances itself from medicine and ...
  2. Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing 2013

    Have you guys considered Grant Macewan in edmonton psych nursing? The gpa needed is 2.7/3.0 for guaranteed admission and it's no interviews strictly GPA. Just thought id put that out there
  3. NNP vs WHNP

    you mean 24 hours straight or on call? isnt that illegal?
  4. Not sure if Nursing is for me, guidance please? :)

    Have you considered becoming an Advanced practice nurse? Less stress, better hours and more autonomy. Considering that you're more book smart you should check out this avenue you'd be able to do all the things you like. To be honest though I think yo...
  5. The University of Alberta?

    is the uofa really as bad as people say it is? can anyone from the 4 year degree speak for it?
  6. AHS Jobs.....Poof! Gone

    I don't think people are really aware of how tough the market is....when I tell people I'm in nursing they exclaim how easy it's going to be to find a job. In class our teacher's constantly tell us nursing is in demand. Really? :/
  7. I went through the same thing when I was deciding where to go. I'm in the first year at Gmac and I absolutely love it so far, the staff are very supportive and overall I have nothing bad to say (accept maybe the admissions process). I have a friend w...
  8. Male student dilemma?

    Okay. This wasn't the response I was looking for. Why does it matter what I wear? Half of girls in my class show up with their pajamas some days. How does what I wear effect my learning or the learning of others? I'm actually paying to be there it's ...
  9. Male student dilemma?

    I feel like my Nursing profs judge me based on what I wear (loose fitting urban clothing). The reason I bring this up is a few days ago a prof in one of my nursing classes who I don't know on a personal basis made a really snide remark about my choic...
  10. 1st year student struggling

    equestriRN, could you PM as I'm not able to use the system yet
  11. 1st year student struggling

    Hi Fiona, I'm at Macewan. What exactly do food services personnel do? I threw out portering because I'd heard a few people have done that before and they said it was extremely physically demanding but I don't mind that at all. I suppose if I want a s...
  12. 1st year student struggling

    I'm a first year student in a BscN program in edmonton I really love the program so far and I'm doing very well in my classes but I cant concentrate on school properly when all I'm thinking about is how I'm going to pay next months rent and eat. I've...