lpn to bsn program through athabasca uni??

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Hi all, just wondering if any lpns have gone this route through athabasca university? I understand i would need to register with clpn of alberta to do this and do the clinical portion in alberta, but i was wondering how hard it is doing the program at a distance. Any info on this would be appreciated.

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I've been thinking to move from Vancouver, BC to Calgary. I have just graduated from LPN program and cannot find a job!:crying2: Here it is pretty bad with lpn jobs if you do not people .... if you know what I mean.

Any suggestion how and where to look for a LPN job in Calgary?

By the way I have seen Athabasca webpage. The course costs there 1.350 $. How you girls can afford it? How do you manage the payments?

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I've been thinking to move from Vancouver, BC to Calgary. I have just graduated from LPN program and cannot find a job!:crying2: Here it is pretty bad with lpn jobs if you do not people .... if you know what I mean.

Any suggestion how and where to look for a LPN job in Calgary?[\quote]

The easiest way to find a job as an LPN in Alberta is to go to http://www.healthjobs.ab.ca/SearchJobs.aspx and follow the prompts. You can submit applications online, set up notifications when jobs matching your skills are posted, and so on.

By the way I have seen Athabasca webpage. The course costs there 1.350 $. How you girls can afford it? How do you manage the payments?

Is that all?? $1350?? When I looked into the RN-to-BScN course there the total was more like $9000 over 2 years. It's one of the reasons I opted NOT to do it... I don't have enough years left of my career to make it worth the $$.

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Uhm, I'd double check that info on course fees. Athabasca usually runs slightly more expensive than the other university courses because they include the texts. A three credit course at GMU is running over $700. It's not a cheap programme. I have co-workers doing LPN to BScN and it's raising the funds thats killing them. No financial aide from AHS at all.

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Thanks for your infos,

Still I think that 1350$ per course is a bit tooooo much for undergraduate studies.The same is only a Law course in Washington DC. And there, thay think it is expensive......What can we say ????

Is there any other school in Calgary which has LPN to BSN program?

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Hello all,

Well i started the Post LPN to Rn in Sept 2008 .... It was kinda slow going at first because i had a baby shortly after... I have worked full time and now 0.7 line throughout my studies... I now have 4 courses left and do first clinical in FEB soooo excited.. I cannot wait to be done... Alot of essay writing.. chow for now

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