Most Accredited LPN-RN Bridge programs in Canada??

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I have been accepted into an LPN program in Calgary. After I work as an LPN for a bit, I would like to go back to school for my RN. Since I would like to work as an RN in the US one day and also get my graduates degree to become an NP in the US, my question is what LPN-RN bridge programs would be the best choice for someone like me who wants to work in the US and Study in the US one day?

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There is only one LPN-RN program in Alberta: Athabasca. There are a couple in Ontario, but you have to be registered there and live there to enroll. 

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Specializes in Surgical/Trauma/Neuroscience/Cardiac ICU.

If possible, make sure to have theory and clinical hours on the following throughout your education so you wouldn't have problems with deficiencies when endorsing/ initial application of license in the US: 

1. medical

2. surgical

3. psychiatrics

4. pediatrics

5. obstetrics

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7 hours ago, hypnotizer90 said:

If possible, make sure to have theory and clinical hours on the following throughout your education so you wouldn't have problems with deficiencies when endorsing/ initial application of license in the US: 

1. medical

2. surgical

3. psychiatrics

4. pediatrics

5. obstetrics

Well don't all programs have all of those?

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Specializes in Surgical/Trauma/Neuroscience/Cardiac ICU.
6 hours ago, JP_403 said:

Well don't all programs have all of those?

When I did my RPN-BScN in Ontario, my clinical hours with Practical Nurse were heavily on med-surg and long term care. I did med-surg & psych on my PN Bridging. For my BScN Undergraduate, they gave hours for community but I did clinical hours on med-surg.

So I guess really it depends on the school program. 

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2 hours ago, hypnotizer90 said:

When I did my RPN-BScN in Ontario, my clinical hours with Practical Nurse were heavily on med-surg and long term care. I did med-surg & psych on my PN Bridging. For my BScN Undergraduate, they gave hours for community but I did clinical hours on med-surg.

So I guess really it depends on the school program. 

Is it important to have all 5 of those experiences so it opens up opportunities?

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Specializes in Surgical/Trauma/Neuroscience/Cardiac ICU.

It is the Board of Nursing here in the US specially in California who is strict and if you're deficient with those clinical areas then they may decline license until you completed the class in a school in California.

But I got my RN license in Michigan & Maine so it is State case to case basis. Some States are more lenient to Canadians so you shouldn't be overly alarmed. Check also the States that doesn't need SSN with licensing.

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2 hours ago, hypnotizer90 said:

It is the Board of Nursing here in the US specially in California who is strict and if you're deficient with those clinical areas then they may decline license until you completed the class in a school in California.

But I got my RN license in Michigan & Maine so it is State case to case basis. Some States are more lenient to Canadians so you shouldn't be overly alarmed. Check also the States that doesn't need SSN with licensing.

what's SSN?

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SSN = Social Security Number 

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Specializes in Surgical/Trauma/Neuroscience/Cardiac ICU.
4 hours ago, JP_403 said:

what's SSN?

SSN is to the US & SIN is to Canada. 

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9 minutes ago, hypnotizer90 said:

SSN is to the US & SIN is to Canada. 

OK I know what a SIN is but I didn't know the US uses a different name 

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On 4/2/2021 at 2:06 PM, hypnotizer90 said:

It is the Board of Nursing here in the US specially in California who is strict and if you're deficient with those clinical areas then they may decline license until you completed the class in a school in California.

But I got my RN license in Michigan & Maine so it is State case to case basis. Some States are more lenient to Canadians so you shouldn't be overly alarmed. Check also the States that doesn't need SSN with licensing.

Just a few questions you indicated you had no clinical hours for paediatric and  obstetrics, did you have any issues with Michigan and Maine? I’m currently completing  a bridging program to RN with non of the above mentioned  clinical and I’m kind of concerned I might have issues getting a license in the States after I pass my NCLEX. 
Thanks for sharing and hopefully you can share more how easy it was for you getting your license 

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