Hey, I live in Canada and am currently in high school and hope to enter the medical field one day as a nurse. My question is, I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, but if you get your RN through an LPN to RN bridge program, are you able to apply to NP school or do you have to have the 4-year nursing degree program under your belt? 0 Likes
Fiona59 Has 18 years experience. Jun 11, 2020 The bridge gives you a four year degree.I know people who have gone LPN-BScN-NP 0 Likes
JP_403 Jun 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, Fiona59 said:The bridge gives you a four year degree.I know people who have gone LPN-BScN-NPdo you live in Canada? 0 Likes
Lucydog14 Has 13 years experience. Jun 12, 2020 If you do the bridge you end up with your BSN. After lots of experience you can apply for NP.14 hours ago, NurseBlaq said:I don't know about Canada but in the US you need a BSN first.A bridge to RN would mean you have your BSN. We don’t have ADN up here. 1 Likes
JP_403 Jun 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Lucydog14 said:If you do the bridge you end up with your BSN. After lots of experience you can apply for NP.A bridge to RN would mean you have your BSN. We don’t have ADN up here.don't you need a bare minimum 1 year as an RN to apply to NP school? 0 Likes
Lucydog14 Has 13 years experience. Jun 12, 2020 I think different programs have different requirements. Ideally you would have more than just a year. NP is advanced practice nursing. How on earth could you be successful with very little experience? I know some US programs admit people with no nursing experience. That’s nuts. Edited Jun 12, 2020 by Lucydog14 1 Likes
JP_403 Jun 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Lucydog14 said:I think different programs have different requirements. Ideally you would have more than just a year. NP is advanced practice nursing. How on earth could you be successful with very little experience? I know some US programs admit people with no nursing experience. That’s nuts.yeah, I've heard there are NP programs in the US that accept people who only have been an RN for a month! it is crazy! 0 Likes
Fiona59 Has 18 years experience. Jun 12, 2020 21 hours ago, JP_403 said:do you live in Canada?Er, this is the Canadian Forum. Athabasca has had a bridge for nearly two decades and I've one coworker doing her NP currently. A couple of others are slogging away at their degrees.The NP degree was never meant to be used the way the Americans use it. Most of the older NPs I know had extensive experience before they went for the designation. I'm talking about years in the military , years in the Arctic where as a nurse they were the only medical person for hours. They knew a lot before the specialized but also knew enough to know what they didn't know. 1 Likes
Nurse1stPurse2nd Specializes in esthetics. Jun 20, 2020 Can a Canadian nurse do their NP schooling in the US? 0 Likes
dayandnight Jun 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Nurse1stPurse2nd said:Can a Canadian nurse do their NP schooling in the US?Of course. All you need is a US license which isn't all that hard to get Edited Jun 21, 2020 by dayandnight 1 Likes
Sun1 Specializes in N/A. Has 2 years experience. Jun 21, 2020 3 hours ago, dayandnight said:Of course. All you need is a US license which isn't all that hard to getDo canadian students take the same NCLEX exam that the us students take? Also, do Canadian NP students take the same exam that the US NP students take at the end?Many thanks. 0 Likes
dayandnight Jun 22, 2020 21 hours ago, Sun1 said:Do canadian students take the same NCLEX exam that the us students take? Also, do Canadian NP students take the same exam that the US NP students take at the end?Many thanks.I don't think the NP exam is the same. The NCLEX is accepted in both countries. I highly suggest you study where you want to work. US and Canada have very different healthcare systems, and the job opportunities will be better if you do clinicals where you want to work. Edited Jun 22, 2020 by dayandnight 0 Likes
JP_403 Jun 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, dayandnight said:I don't think the NP exam is the same. The NCLEX is accepted in both countries. I highly suggest you study where you want to work. US and Canada have very different healthcare systems, and the job opportunities will be better if you do clinicals where you want to work. which other countries are nursing students required to write the NCLEX in? 0 Likes
Sun1 Specializes in N/A. Has 2 years experience. Jun 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, dayandnight said:I don't think the NP exam is the same. The NCLEX is accepted in both countries. I highly suggest you study where you want to work. US and Canada have very different healthcare systems, and the job opportunities will be better if you do clinicals where you want to work. Thanks for the answer....from looking at the Canadian website, it seems to direct me to the American Nurse practitioner board about latest updates of being allowed to take the exam.... 0 Likes
dayandnight Jun 22, 2020 4 hours ago, JP_403 said:which other countries are nursing students required to write the NCLEX in?just Canada and the US..... 0 Likes
Nurse1stPurse2nd Specializes in esthetics. Jun 23, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 8:26 PM, dayandnight said:Of course. All you need is a US license which isn't all that hard to getThanks so if the Canadian nurse then wants to return to Canada as an NP do they have to just get licensed to practice in Canada? 0 Likes
JP_403 Jun 23, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 3:09 PM, Fiona59 said:Er, this is the Canadian Forum. Athabasca has had a bridge for nearly two decades and I've one coworker doing her NP currently. A couple of others are slogging away at their degrees.The NP degree was never meant to be used the way the Americans use it. Most of the older NPs I know had extensive experience before they went for the designation. I'm talking about years in the military , years in the Arctic where as a nurse they were the only medical person for hours. They knew a lot before the specialized but also knew enough to know what they didn't know.wdym the way that Americans use it? 0 Likes