Humber College - BN Sept 2020

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Hi!

I'll be starting my first year at Humber College in Sept 2020 in the BN program.

It would be awesome to get to know other students in the program!

If you're not starting this year, but have any advice to offer about the program, please feel free to share:)

Futuurenurse

Hello

1. You pick your own schedule in your 1st semester so it depends what block you are in. You can get 1 day off but it depends on your block.

2.Second semester your schedule is made based on what days are your clinical.

3. Clinical starts in 2nd semester for 2 days where Community Placement (group presentation at a facility assigned) lasts about 6 weeks where the entire time you are at humber in a classroom with your group member(s) and teacher putting together your project; you are not going to the site every week only to present close to the end of the period. 1st visit to the site is orientation and an assessment of findings for topic and 2nd visit is when you do your presentation.

***Semester 2 is hectic so choose your placement days wisely and electives. Your LTC placement is 1 day a week so choose wisely because when community placement ends you get that day off and only continue with LTC.

***For the folks who choose LTC placement Tuesday or Wednesday or the other group Thursday or Friday you can figure out your day off when community placement ends ?.

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And sorry @MssPrincess, do you know who the author of the Interpersonal relationships textbook is?

Thanks!

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12 hours ago, MssPrincess said:

Hello I am currently a student in the UNB/Humber completing my 1st year.

Humber was not my first choice; I initially wanted to attend Ryerson/GBC however when I compared the course load and clinical exposure,and UNB/Humber seemed to be the best choice in terms of gaining the hands on experience. At the end of the day it does not matter what university you attended for nursing because employers are not looking that you went to an “Ivy League” institution...they are essentially really looking at your clinical experience(hours and skills) what you bring to the table as a new grad and the UNB/Humber program has more clinical hours than most nursing programs.

Why Humber (My experience)

1. The program specifically focuses on nursing courses and there are not many electives throughout the entire program. (I think 4 for the entire program; I don’t take electives due to prior university transfer credits)

2. You have placement every semester in all areas of healthcare and you start in semester 2 of year 1 in LTC of your top 10 choices day shift)

3. The professors are very helpful and try their best to ensure you understand the material. Clinical is fun and the instructors are also very resourceful, they are there with you at your placement.

***Advice

1. Year 1 —Semester 1 is hard and is a must pass. You cannot fail any of the courses or even 2 or more pass grade is 60% but if you desire to further your studies I don’t recommend settling to “just pass” so study and take each course serious.

2. Anatomy is a serious class that requires a lot of attention/memorizing, especially the tutorial weekly quizes. Lab component is not easy... there is a bellringer exam so it’s important to study for this class and pay attention, ask questions form a study group and attend every class. The slides are enough Mat is REALLY detailed (study ahead and do an everyday 30 min review you are good)

2. NURS 1011 Nursing as Profession and NURS 1032 Interpersonal Relationships you need to pass to be admitted into clinical for Semester 2. NURS 1011 is challenging and it’s important to keep up with your readings as well as master writing papers properly. The teachers in this program are hard hit on papers and APA format so get help if you need it and follow the rubic; start your draft early to review and make the necessary changes to check for errors etc. You also NEED to read the textbook for NURS1011 you will fail the class if you only read the slides(most students were not successful in this particular course relied on the ppt slides, didn’t understand the material, or their written assignments were not adequate?‍♀️) You do need the textbook**

3. NURS 1225 Health and Wellness second semester the theory component of clinical is a great course lots of material/reading but manageable. You DO NEED the textbook?

4. Psychology 1013 semester 1 and 1275 semester 2 can be a hit or miss depending on the teacher. (Try and get a used book or pdf. you won't need it after you complete the course but you do need the textbook)

5. Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing textbook is a must!

6. ATTEND classes and don’t waste time??

Thank you so much for this comprehensive enlightenment. It will be very useful and an important source of reference. I will read it daily. What anatomy text is recommended? If there are textbooks in these courses, you will help more if we just find them and start early. Thanks so much once again.

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Is anyone here still on the waitlist?

And for those that were accepted from the waitlist, how long did it take you?

I was accepted to a school in the states but due to financial issues, I am not sure if I will be able to go right now. It all depends on how much aid I will be given. I was initially going to apply to U of T and Mcmaster and York but there was no way I was going to be ready by the deadlines. Right now I am literally trying to find schools that are still accepting applications. The only one right now is Humber and there is a waitlist. I still want to apply though.

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...it doesn’t hurt to apply enrolment may fall this year and with classes now moved to online some folks may not find it a good fit for them and may take a gap year which could result in more space in the program. Or accept an offer elsewhere.

It doesn’t hurt to try??

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On 5/5/2020 at 1:35 PM, MssPrincess said:

Hello

1. You pick your own schedule in your 1st semester so it depends what block you are in. You can get 1 day off but it depends on your block.

2.Second semester your schedule is made based on what days are your clinical.

3. Clinical starts in 2nd semester for 2 days where Community Placement (group presentation at a facility assigned) lasts about 6 weeks where the entire time you are at humber in a classroom with your group member(s) and teacher putting together your project; you are not going to the site every week only to present close to the end of the period. 1st visit to the site is orientation and an assessment of findings for topic and 2nd visit is when you do your presentation.

***Semester 2 is hectic so choose your placement days wisely and electives. Your LTC placement is 1 day a week so choose wisely because when community placement ends you get that day off and only continue with LTC.

***For the folks who choose LTC placement Tuesday or Wednesday or the other group Thursday or Friday you can figure out your day off when community placement ends ?.

@MssPrincess Just to clarify students at bridging program at Humber have to do two days of clinical during the week during the first two semesters. Do you mind also clarifying the group presentation...is that done at the clinical site? About what exactly do they have to present.

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Hi sorry I can’t speak to the bridge program, however they do provide a handbook that will provide details about the nursing program. Secondly with all that is going on everything has been moved to online; your program coordinator will advise further in that regard.

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Just now, MssPrincess said:

Hi sorry I can’t speak to the bridge program, however they do provide a handbook that will provide details about the nursing program.

Oh oops. I thought you were speaking about the bridging program before. My apologies.

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Oh NP? I am sure when everyone has paid their tuition deposit and they have an idea of how many students will return and weigh the ongoing situation with this virus they will provide more information about how the program will be delivered.

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6 minutes ago, MssPrincess said:

Oh NP? I am sure when everyone has paid their tuition deposit and they have an idea of how many students will return and weigh the ongoing situation with this virus they will provide more information about how the program will be delivered.

Thanks for being so informative in this thread!

Did the two years at humber fly by for you? Would you say it fully prepared you? I was accepted into a one year ABSN program in the states and was super excited but financial issues and family issues.. so im focusing on canada now

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You are an rnp looking to bridge to the bachelor degree to become a registered nurse?

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I'm looking to bridge but I'm having a dilemma as to which program to actually go to GBC or Humber. Hoping to hear from graduates from either of these bridging programs.

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