I need advice from someone In Ontario, Canada

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Ok... So I want to be a registered nurse, but I do not have all the prerequisite. If you were in my shoes and got accepted to the practical nursing program for this january, would you take the practical nursing program and then bridge to the bachelor of science programs, or would you just take correspondence courses to get your prerequisite for the RN program? I wont be able to take start the RN program until next year If I have to take the prerequisites now. It would take one extra year to graduate If I took the practical nursing program first, so I should still graduate at the same time no matter what route I take, granted that I do not fail any courses. I'm just scared that the RN program will be hard to get into and it will be extra tough If I get in. Also, would it help that much if I volunteered at the hospital? Please help!

Thanks in advance!!!

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

You might want to post this in the Canadian Nurses Forum.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

There really is nothing I can say as far as advice goes. You have to make a choice, RPN or RN. I am an RPN in Ontario and I don't regret my choice. Many people go the RPN route and plan on taking the bridge and then they never get around to it, life gets in the way, you know how it goes. It will take you longer to reach your degree if you take the RPN first since it is 2 years and then the bridge is three.

You would have better luck posting in the Canadian Forum.

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