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No it's not all LTC placements. No programs is.My daughter started in January. Her first placement was LTC and this semester it's Bridgepoint Health.My own program was LTC. hospital, community and mental health placements.Where you do your placements has no effect on post grad certifications.
I go to Mohawk and am in my last semester. No, not all the placments are LTC but hardly anyone got the placments you're "suppose" to get. For example, second semester rotation is medical, third surgical and fourth maternity /psych. But there arent enough placements so I got complex continuing care in second, medical in third and rehab in fourth. Only a select few lucky ones got all the "correct" rotations (and strangely, it seemed to be all the same people). However there is much to be learned at any placement, and I have had great learning experiences at all of mine, it's just harder to follow along and relate course work to clinical experiences. It may be different for george brown though, maybe there are more placements because it's Toronto.
Well they are not the same for everyone.They make an effort to take into consideration of what part of the city you live in. You go in small groups.They don't send everyone to the same spot.Both of my daughter's placement groups have been about 8 people. There are about 160 people in her class.
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Hi everyone!
Well I have started my Pre-Health course and I am finding it really easy and fun!
I just need some input from RPN's. So yesterday I had the unfortunate experience of attending a group where these 2 young women were in the RPN program at George Brown and were saying that it was only Geriatrics, now granted there is nothing wrong with that except the fact that I thought RPN's had a broader range of practice not just in seniors homes.
Can someone help me in clarifying where George Brown RPN students are placed for clinicals? Is it all long term care? Or is it that they start in long-term care and move on to hospitals late down the line?
The reason I'm asking this is my ultimate goal is to be in the OR as an OR tech, I know I have to take a post-grad course for this after RPN.