i'm interested in being an rn in canada (specifically vancouver, bc). i already have a degree from a few years back, and it's not nursing related at all. i would like to get a nursing degree as soon as possible. i am aware that a few schools offer a 2 year program: ubc and the university of calgary.
could you please tell meallthe schools in canada that offer a 2 year nursing degree for people who already have a first degree (or at least, some post-secondary education)? i ask because i want to apply to all of them.
Not every degree will grant someone admission to an accelerated degree programme.
And every nurse I've met who went through such a programme was asked why they wanted to be a nurse. "I want to be a nurse in BC" is not an answer, does the poster see it as something they've been interested in, do they enjoy working with people, did they realize that a general studies degree won't put a paycheque in the bank without further education and the acquisition of viable skills?
The original post asked for a list of ALL programmes in Canada, so that applications could be made at all of them. An expensive proposition right there in application and transcript fees.
Forgive me for not replying sooner, some of us nurses have to work.
The list of all schools of nursing in Canada offering accelerated programs is not long because there are not that many of them. So I think the original poster's request was very reasonable. I still don't see the link though between the question and why the poster wants to become a nurse. I must not be using my critical thinking skills properly
Anyway, being a nursing student in an accelerated nursing program, I have more time than busy nurses who have to work, so I have done a search on the internet to try and answer the original question. I suggest anyone wishing to find out the list of all accelerated nursing programs in Canada should contact the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing by visiting their website at http://www.casn.ca/content.php?TAG=ContactUs. The website shows a list (not comprehensive) of schools of Nursing offering accelerated nursing programs -> http://www.casn.ca/content.php?TAG=FAQ. They also provide a list of CASN member schools -> http://www.casn.ca/media.php?mid=200. The list has website addresses of these members such that anyone with the time and will can visit these websites separately and see which schools offer the accelerated programs. Hope this helps.
I know that in Western Canada there are second degree entry options (~ 2 year programs) at UBC in Vancouver, U of A in Edmonton, U of C - Calgary and U of S in Saskatoon. As for particulars you would have to do some digging!
Be prepared to meet the prerequisites and work your fanny off!
:di have to agree with b nurse, there is no reason to ask someone why she/he wants to be a nurse, every body can go to the nursing program, it doesn't matter if they already have a degree or not, no one owes any explanation for their action. we live in a free country. actually we have to be happy that more people go to this field and need to be more encouraging.
moreover, having a degree is good because you can get exemption in some of your courses as i got for all of my electives and reduce the workload.
i also know mcmaster, u of t and ryerson has 4 years nursing program.
At the bachelor's level, U of T has only the 2 year fast track, but I suspect the application deadline for this September has already passed. They require a certain number of your previous credits to be in science, including a statistics course, so you might need to do some prerequisites to be eligible. Personally, I was missing anatomy/physiology, so I did it by correspondence (Athabasca U.) the summer before, and stated in my application to U of T that I anticipated having it completed in the summer.
York University in Toronto has both a 4 year program and a 2 year fast track. I don't know the details.
Also, University of New Brunswick (the Fredericton campus, if I remember correctly) has a 2 or 2.5 year track.
Good luck, and you can email me if you want to know more about U of T.
There is not a national list in any country with their fast-track programs, each board of nursing is independent from the others, this goes for the US as well as Canada.
And the list is always evolving, schools change their rules when they want and they have the right to do so.
...a couple of thoughts...i agree with BNurses' sentiments
another is that, i have a bachelor degree in another profession and absoilutely KNOW that a degree should not be required to become a nurse. its ridiculous. its just being used as a barrier and make it inaccessible to keep 'some' people out and 'other' people in...imo and i hope that is not considered inflammatory (and if it is i am very sorry)
it just hurts me so much, that so many capable young women are being blocked out of nursing because there is so much rules/politics/barriers to getting into nursing school. just doesn't seem fair.
they need to bring back those high scholl rpn programs and bridge thos people to diploma rpn level with a short transition course at the college level. there are seriously negative politics going on in the province of ontario with regards to nursing education.
i am a practising rn--work in icu, ccu and training in hemo...and i am proud of my adn i got through the states.
...a couple of thoughts...i agree with BNurses' sentiments
another is that, i have a bachelor degree in another profession and absoilutely KNOW that a degree should not be required to become a nurse. its ridiculous. its just being used as a barrier and make it inaccessible to keep 'some' people out and 'other' people in...imo and i hope that is not considered inflammatory (and if it is i am very sorry)
it just hurts me so much, that so many capable young women are being blocked out of nursing because there is so much rules/politics/barriers to getting into nursing school. just doesn't seem fair.
they need to bring back those high scholl rpn programs and bridge thos people to diploma rpn level with a short transition course at the college level. there are seriously negative politics going on in the province of ontario with regards to nursing education.
i am a practising rn--work in icu, ccu and training in hemo...and i am proud of my adn i got through the states.
take care.
The politics are out there across the nation. It's getting harder and harder to get into nursing at any level. The PN is now required to do a two year diploma that includes first year arts and social sciences. The grades required to get into school far exceed the stated marks on the information leaflets.
But you are right, the admissions criteria are being played with to fit agendas. I understand that nursing is becoming more complex with time. But I would rather see someone with the 65% marks get into the programmes because they are interested in working with people, seeing the healing process, and don't mind getting their uniforms dirty than a someone with a degree in music (yup, I've met an accelerated student with that degree) who has been told by their family to find a degree that will get them a paycheque and has no desire to do any of the grunt work in their student days. This person wanted to go straight to management.
We don't need more managers we need more uniforms on the floor.
1. Please show proof that students in accelerated programs, don't go into all parts of nursing and just go into management. There are over 200 nursing students in Southern Ontario that graduate from accelerated programs every year.
2. Apart from UFT, and York, McMaster in Hamilton, and Queens in Kingston have 2 year programs. Trent University in Peterborough has a program u can finish in 2 1/2 years ( Start in september, end in december 2 years later)
I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide to do..
I already have a degree and I would love to do a two year program but there are none near me. I have no desire to go into management at all. At best I just hope to maybe land a day clinic job before I am too old.
well, i dont really think that most 2nd degree nurses want to go become nurses just to go into management...they may well have all the best intentions to make a good nurse (i mean i was accepted into a 2yr Accelerated BSN program at the top of the list because i had all prereqs incl. anatomy and physiology )
BUT, my concern is that they cancelled all of the high-school based rpn certificate programs so many people who could have started their nursing careers at the high school level (and then maybe continued their studies at the college level to complete the diploma rpn) have very few options of getting into nursing if they have less than an A
average.
and in addition, to get into nursing and take 4 years to do so is out of reach for many women. also they have created so many of the nursing spots that are specifically for foreign trained nurses from other countries to bridge into bsn here, that the spots that may have been available before are gone, so that makes the competition for girls educated here that much greater.
i remember i called centennial college about this in 2005 because their rpn to bsn was completely full for nurses educated here, but they advertised that spots were still open for foreign-educated nurses to do the rpn to bsn--and the co-ordinator specifically told me that they do not allow anyone else to take those spots. its a lot of politics and its nasty.
and what is more frustrating is no one is saying anything and its very painful to know that there are scores of girls graduating from high school every year who may really want to get into nursing, but for one reason or another are blocked from getting in.
i hope my comments dont bother anyone, i'm just being honest...i am a caring person and believe EVERYONE should get a chance to be educated in the area of their choice if they have adequate grades and are capable.
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Not every degree will grant someone admission to an accelerated degree programme.
And every nurse I've met who went through such a programme was asked why they wanted to be a nurse. "I want to be a nurse in BC" is not an answer, does the poster see it as something they've been interested in, do they enjoy working with people, did they realize that a general studies degree won't put a paycheque in the bank without further education and the acquisition of viable skills?
The original post asked for a list of ALL programmes in Canada, so that applications could be made at all of them. An expensive proposition right there in application and transcript fees.
Forgive me for not replying sooner, some of us nurses have to work.