EtherealRailgun

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  1. UBC 2021

    EtherealRailgun replied to lbadaura's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I think it depends on where you want to go into. If you do want to go into higher acuity, like ER/ICU, it would be advantageous to have it. I know for some people, they took it during term 3 or...

  2. UBC 2021

    EtherealRailgun replied to lbadaura's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'll try to answer as best as I could. Every term has specific focus on clinicals and everyone gets placed in all the same settings except for Term 4 (either home health or public health-please...

  3. UBC 2021

    EtherealRailgun replied to lbadaura's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You're very welcome ? I was waitlist #19, got an acceptance email on June

  4. UBC 2021

    EtherealRailgun replied to lbadaura's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Hello everyone, it sounds like everyone did such a hard work as it was very competitive this year. Great job everyone, you are all awesome. I graduated from UBC program 2019 and I was waitlisted...

  5. UBC 2020 Nursing

    EtherealRailgun replied to bbbeee's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    What you decide to write in the supplemental is your choice. I picked the experiences that I think is the most relevant for the

  6. UBC 2020 Nursing

    EtherealRailgun replied to bbbeee's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Hello @bubbletea2019! I'd say I had quite a bit of volunteering experience when I was applying. On top of healthcare experience, I had non-healthcare volunteer experience as well. I think for relevant...

  7. UBC 2020 Nursing

    EtherealRailgun replied to bbbeee's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Hello everyone, I graduated from UBC vancouver program in 2019 and currently working. I could also try to help with any questions anyone has. I will try to answer my best but there may have been some...

  8. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello nursing2424, as for the breaks, you can look at current cohort or previous cohort's schedule and see what they do with the break. You can look through schedule by going to nursing.ubc.ca, click...

  9. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello Kathleen L! Just wanted to comment that it is possible to work part time during the program. I graduated this year and I know some of my cohort were working part time. However, I would suggest...

  10. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    No problem! I think the aspect that makes this program hard is because it's accelerated. I really did not mean to discourage anyone in my previous replies. Please do not get discouraged! It's...

  11. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm glad I can be of some help! It is quite intense program. I would say getting good grades is quite difficult but definitely possible. I also wanted good grades but I said it's difficult because...

  12. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi RD19, For the first week, you have 2 days off 9-4 class then one day of clinical/lab orientation (shorter day) and one day of lab. Lab sessions are 2hrs and you are assigned into different time...

  13. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    You're very welcome. And yeah, I don't mind questions at all!. As with clinical being on Saturdays/Sundays is if you have clinicals on Saturday and Sunday, you will get 2 days off from weekdays. If...

  14. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi jennifersgj! Yes, our cohort was the first cohort with the new revised curriculum and they did increase lots of clinical hours, including increased preceptorship hours I believe. Since I did not go...

  15. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello everyone, I just graduated this year from UBC nursing. I could help answer some questions if there are any regarding program or anything. One thing I want to mention is I was also on waiting...

  16. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey! If I remember correctly, we had about 3weeks off between 1st and the 2nd term (in December). Then for summer, we have entire August off. For graduation, the actual graduation date is going to be...

  17. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey, westlife1, I'm not sure which schedule you're referring to so I'll use an example from our cohort's last September schedule (Term 1). So last September (2017) for first 3 weeks: (with an...

  18. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Yeah, so it is kind of hard to understand if you just look at the calendar. For the first 3 weeks of our first semester, we had simulation labs or going through different scenarios. We were assigned...

  19. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey! I can totally understand the anxiety. I was like that last year April as well! In regard to admission letter, if I remember correctly, it is sent by email only. After you get admitted, there are...

  20. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey, babyfriendly! In regard to our current cohort date, you can go to UBC nursing website, click undergraduate program then on the left hand side, you should be able to see BSN Program Schedules tab....

  21. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey! If you want to look at 2017 cohort schedule, you can go to undergraduate program->BSN program schedules and you can see the calendar of current cohort. I think it only has the calendar until...

  22. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey westilife1! I think I can answer some more about clinicals. As for clinicals, it's either Tues/Wed or Sat/Sun for the first term of our cohort but next year may be different days. We know that we...

  23. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hey westlife1! I'll also try to answer the question. For clinical, I totally agree with to-be-nurse. For the first term, clinical doesn't start until the 3rd week of the term. We learn skills in the...

  24. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hello skihan! When I was filling out the application form, I was technically still in school even though I was taking only one course: Anatomy and Physiology. So I did not have to check 'Education has...

  25. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    EtherealRailgun replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    I'm also not sure if my references were contacted but I did let them know beforehand that I am putting down their contact info for nursing school application so they were aware if they were contacted....