bigblondebun

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1. BC RN moving to Seattle WA - TN Visa

   bigblondebun replied to hkmanursing's topic in Canada

   Hi! I was moving for a permanent staff position, so I applied directly through the hospital's website, and then emailed their HR to let them know I'm Canadian and where I was during the CGFNS/registration process. When it took longer than I would've ...

2. BC RN moving to Seattle WA - TN Visa

   bigblondebun replied to hkmanursing's topic in Canada

   I just write it down from knowledge/experience! The first time, I was nervous enough already about everything working out that I had trouble racking my brain putting what we do into words/percentages. It all worked out but I thought you may appreciat...

3. BC RN moving to Seattle WA - TN Visa

   bigblondebun replied to hkmanursing's topic in Canada

   Hi there, I am a RN originally from Vancouver who just went through the TN process for the second time earlier this week. You will need to present your WA state license at the border in order to obtain TN status. They will take a photocopy of it...

4. NCLEX in Vancouver

   bigblondebun replied to sheilachristine's topic in Canada

   Hi! I'm not sure if you've been able to find an answer to your question, but from what I remember, there were several time slots (2 morning and an afternoon) for every weekday. If not every weekday, it was offered at least 3x a week: there were many...

5. BC RN to Washington State

   bigblondebun replied to bigblondebun's topic in Washington

   Congratulations! Good luck with the big move. Thanks for the heads up on the Nursing Commission processing times.

6. BC RN to Washington State

   bigblondebun replied to bigblondebun's topic in Washington

   @Kayycee Hi! How has everything turned out for you? I am finally in your shoes, just waiting to hear back from the nursing commission. I'm hoping to hear soon back regarding a specialty residency program for my top choice hospital in Seattle!

7. BC RN to Washington State

   bigblondebun replied to bigblondebun's topic in Washington

   Hi @Kayycee, I'm still in BC at the moment, also waiting for my education to be verified and licence approved! I'm coming up on my 1 year mark as an RN and hoping to have around 1.5-2 years before I start applying to jobs down south.

8. BC RN to Washington State

   bigblondebun replied to bigblondebun's topic in Washington

   Hi Gswords, Your posts on previous topics have been very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to elaborate and answer my questions! My practice is currently based in post-op cardiac surgery, and it seems like there's demand for cardiac nurses, or ...

9. BC RN to Washington State

   bigblondebun posted a topic in Washington

   Hi there, I am an RN in BC looking to move down to Washington state to be with my partner. I've read through a recent thread regarding moving to Seattle from Vancouver, but was hoping to find some more perspectives. If anyone here able to share their...

10. Failing a pre req?

    bigblondebun replied to profrn25's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I applied with a 3.8, but the pre-requisites have changed since my intake. There's a couple threads on more recent intakes in the link from my last post, where you can check out what students got in with for Fall 2016 and January 2017 :)

11. Failing a pre req?

    bigblondebun replied to profrn25's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi there, I'm currently in Langara's program and I know several people in the program who got accepted after retaking A&P, Langara just took the highest mark into account for the GPA calculation. I'm not sure about BCIT and VCC, but there's a Can...

12. Straight out of highschool vs doing one year of prereqs

    bigblondebun replied to nataliared's topic in CA Programs

    There's few programs in BC that offer direct entry from high school, and in the lower mainland the only direct entry option is Kwantlen. If you're planning on living in the lower mainland, I believe your best decision would be to complete pre-requisi...

13. Langara Change in Entry Admissions Requirements

    bigblondebun replied to ollywolly's topic in CA Programs

    If you sign up on the first day that applications open as a new student at Langara, you get an earlier registration time. When I was in high school, I applied to Langara on the very fist day you could and was able to get all 5 of the courses I needed...

14. Langara Change in Entry Admissions Requirements

    bigblondebun replied to ollywolly's topic in CA Programs

    Sorry Kay, I misunderstood what you meant when you said "An extra English class isn't exactly going to prepare us anymore," which is why I commented. I agree that Langara should've put these changes in for an intake later than Spring 2017 and wish yo...

15. Langara Change in Entry Admissions Requirements

    bigblondebun replied to ollywolly's topic in CA Programs

    The extra English course is one that you'll have to take during the program. I am currently in term one and the load is quite heavy. Many of us took English 1129 /1130 prior to starting the program, but there are a few people in the program who have ...