Nursing Schools september 2011, where did you apply?

[Kamimel]

Hello! I was just wondering where everyone applied for Nursing in September 2011.

I have applied to Ryerson, Ryerson-George Brown, Mohawk-McMaster, Georgian-York, St.Lawrence-Laurentian, and St. Clair-Windsor. I have been accepted to Georgian-York, Ryerson, and George Brown- Ryerson. I have already accepted my offer to Ryerson (my first choice) because of the "career-ready" education when you graduate so after 4 years I will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing .

Where did you apply and why?

P.S. I'm out-of-province everywhere I applied. I'm from Nova Scotia and I only applied to schools in Ontario. Both Mohawk and St. Clair sent me a letter saying that I probably wouldn't be accepted even with my 93/94% average because I am out-of-province.

[studentnurse9]

Hey,

So I wouldn't be able to tell you exactly which textbooks you need, since Humber and Ryerson might differ. Personally, I used:

physical examination and health assessment - carolyn jarvis. This book is one that would help you get ahead even if you don't use it at Humber; it shows all the diagnostic tests and normal/abnormal findings during the physical :)

Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing- Potter & Perry. This one is also an all-over nursing text, and covers everything from professionalism to immunizations and PPE. It's good, but also contains 1000+ pages and the program doesn't cover all of the info.

Human Anatomy and Physiology- Elaine N. Marieb. This book is one that I would borrow and study BEFORE school begins. The anatomy course covers each chapter, and ALL OF THE INFO is essential. It's the one with the diver on the front, blue background. If I was you, I would beging by reading the chapter to absorb, then skimming over afterwards to take notes about the most important points. I think you'll do well in this class simply because you need to know how and why everything works, and thats exactly how you need to study to ace this course.

Psychology: the adaptive mind 3rd edition. This is also a straightforward text to study, its basically psych 101.

The rest are all texts that you can wait until Sept to buy/read. They are :

Interpersonal relationships: professional communication skills for nurses- Arnold & Boggs

The Art of Nursing: a practical introduction- Cooper

The APA Handbook- 6th edition (done by American Psych. Association). You may think you know your apa, but trust me- I have yet to get a perfect APA score on any paper. Buy the guide- its a MUST

Nutrition for your personal life and professional practice- McGraw-Hill. This text was done specifically by Ryerson I believe, so I'm not sure you'd be able to get it.

Then there's supplementary texts- medical terminology guides, and medical dictionaries/encylopedias. Do I use them? Sometimes. I usually prefer to look things up on the web, but sometimes with medical jargon they can be hard to find. When in doubt, use your encyclopedia lol. The medical terminology books are good to have though AND do OVER THE SUMMER because there's a LOT of terminology that you will have to know come septemeber and beyond and these books help prepare you. I guarentee you'll be ahead if you learn the lingo now :)

Its also important because there is a standard for using short-terms in charting, and you can't make up your own or guess for obvious reasons lol

Good Luck to you :)

If you have any more questions or need help during first year, feel free to ask!