Possible Humber 2016 Student???

[rlsdhounds]

Hello All

I am considering Humber for RPN, I have applied to both the full time and part time courses, and I have been offered a position in both, my choice obviously. I am looking into finding out what current students are finding there? This will be my second/third career, a proper one this time. I just want to be as informed as much as possible. I'm not interested so much in horror stories, as I am an alumni and found Humber great the first time around. I am looking for course load, time in class, commitment and what the courses are like in general, and of course anything you wish you had known before you started.

Thanks so much in advance

[futureTBA]

Hi rlsdhounds,

I am just finishing my fourth year in the BN program at Humber so I can't tell you too much about the PN program. I will suggest that you might find more helpful advice in the Canadian forum (you might want to ask a moderator to move this post there!).

Nursing will be pretty time intensive. You'll have classes and clinicals, including weekends sometimes. Classes may not look like they take up that much time, but once you factor in study time and mental fatigue, it's a more tiring day than you'd expect.

Courses are tough, there's much more reliance on self-teaching. No one will give you week by week homework. No one is checking to be sure you're doing what you should be. It's on you to make sure you've understood what you were supposed to learn, even if it wasn't explicitly covered in class. That takes a lot of people by surprise. But as much as an instructor's job is to instruct, it is a learner's job to learn. Do you readings (maybe not all of them if you run out of time - or fall asleep!). Cover your objectives. Watch the skill videos (trust me!). Don't freak out about memorizing all the details, worry about understanding the patho - that will help you figure out why we look for certain symptoms, or why we perform certain tests or other actions.

Good luck!