Nipissing SPP 2018

cooper1337 · Mar 27, 2018

About the curriculum and learning style...I realize that it's very heavy on independent learning. Considering the breakdown you gave us earlier, where there are 3 weeks of reflection then 9 weeks of practicals in a semester, does this mean there is hardly any classroom time or lectures? Or does this structure vary from semester to semester?

Sorry if you already answered something similar, but I didn't see it in the thread.

Thanks!

PeachyT · Mar 28, 2018

Hope we get our admissions package before the long weekend ah! Probably won't but I'm excited to see all the details eek! Anyone else keep refreshing their admissions status page to make sure offer was still there LOL?

wardahirfan · Mar 28, 2018

LOL I think I've logged on at least 10 times today to make sure I wasn't dreaming

futurenurse612 · Mar 28, 2018

It's never a bother to answer questions @Tasha0117! With TPH, it really varies from placement to placement. I know some people doing 8 hour, 10 hour, 12 hour shifts, or only working afternoons or mornings. Their structure is a lot different than the other two organizations (UHN and SickKids). You'll eventually experience full 12 hour shift schedule though in third semester because that is when everyone in TPH switches into the hospitals for a couple of semesters. There are actually other mothers in the program, so you are not the only one! You'll have two great people for sure to talk to in my year, and the one is in TPH too!

@cooper1337 So each semester, we have three weeks of classes Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm which is called the Inquiry Period. These classes mainly consist of learning about Nursing theories with one day for clinical skills. Then we have 9 weeks in our placements which is called the Transformative Practicum, and we have a reflection seminar once a week for 3 hours to discuss how it's going in our placements. Finally we have one week for the Reflection Period where the semester wraps up and you sometimes either have a presentation, a test or an exam, etc. That's how each semester works apart from Semester 6 I believe (because in Semester 6 you do like 303.5 hours in the hospital). There are no courses for like pathophysiology or pharmacology etc., and we are encouraged to seek out textbooks and teach these things to ourselves and research further into the skills and theories we are learning while in our placements. It's structured but unstructured at the same time I guess you could say! The program is true to it's word that it is very self-directed.

ltruong · Mar 28, 2018

That's awesome! Thanks for all this info. In terms of additional school work such as preparing for the 3 hour reflections, and the inquiry courses, how much time would you say is spent in addition to your placements?

ltruong · Mar 28, 2018

Same here! Congrats everyone! Can't wait to meet you all. :)

tamaraago · Mar 28, 2018

It's never a bother to answer questions @Tasha0117! With TPH, it really varies from placement to placement. I know some people doing 8 hour, 10 hour, 12 hour shifts, or only working afternoons or mornings. Their structure is a lot different than the other two organizations (UHN and SickKids). You'll eventually experience full 12 hour shift schedule though in third semester because that is when everyone in TPH switches into the hospitals for a couple of semesters. There are actually other mothers in the program, so you are not the only one! You'll have two great people for sure to talk to in my year, and the one is in TPH too!
@cooper1337 So each semester, we have three weeks of classes Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm which is called the Inquiry Period. These classes mainly consist of learning about Nursing theories with one day for clinical skills. Then we have 9 weeks in our placements which is called the Transformative Practicum, and we have a reflection seminar once a week for 3 hours to discuss how it's going in our placements. Finally we have one week for the Reflection Period where the semester wraps up and you sometimes either have a presentation, a test or an exam, etc. That's how each semester works apart from Semester 6 I believe (because in Semester 6 you do like 303.5 hours in the hospital). There are no courses for like pathophysiology or pharmacology etc., and we are encouraged to seek out textbooks and teach these things to ourselves and research further into the skills and theories we are learning while in our placements. It's structured but unstructured at the same time I guess you could say! The program is true to it's word that it is very self-directed.

Thanks again for this incredible info! Do you have any recommendations for books that will help us with pathology or pharmacology? I have a some spare time over the summer so I wouldn't mind getting a head start!

Also, there are 6 semesters right? Are we given syllabuses at the beginning of each to let us know what kind of work we need to be doing throughout the semester to prepare for the final exam or presentation?

Thanks again!

PeachyT · Mar 28, 2018

Ooh what a good idea to get started!!

tamaraago · Mar 28, 2018

I found a lot of cool, easy resources on Amazon that I may purchase! Just to get familiar with the material! Might as well do something useful with downtime!

tamaraago · Mar 28, 2018

Would anyone be interested in an SPP 2018 Facebook group? I wouldn't mind making one, but I would probably need a co-admin because I'm not the most tech savy out there! lmao

PeachyT · Mar 28, 2018

I would be! although I'm not sure if I'm accepting my offer yet.. waiting on UofT. But to be honest I dont know which one I will accept if I get into both! Such a tough decision. Anyone in the same boat of waiting for admissions to another school??

Tasha0117 · Mar 28, 2018

Would anyone be interested in an SPP 2018 Facebook group? I wouldn't mind making one, but I would probably need a co-admin because I'm not the most tech savy out there! lmao

I will! I was thinking the same thing :)