Nurse.Krissy

Hello friends! I'm and RPN who just graduated from Fleming College this past summer. Here's a link to their curriculum: Practical Nursing Curriculum : Fleming College I lived on campus during my first year and I loved it. Each student gets a private room in a 6 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 living room apartment. Res has a good balance of social and study time - they enforce scheduled quiet hours during exams which I found helpful. The nursing classes consist of seminar, lectures, labs, and clinicals. You'll have two days per week blocked off of your schedule for clinical days. For example you'll begin clinical in the latter half of your first semester during Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 6 weeks (meaning you will have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off for the first few months..bonus!). In second semester you'll have clinical Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 14 weeks. Then you'll have clinical Thursdays and Fridays for 14 weeks in third and fourth semester. Fifth semester is a 3 month long consolidation placement where you'll be working 1:1 with an RPN while taking no other classes. This is required by the collage of nurses before you can register to take the CPNRE exam. Placements will be in ptbo and surrounding areas determined by a survey that will be send to your Fleming email a few weeks before clinical starts. They ask if you have a car and preference for location, but cannot promise a specific placement. I lived on campus and didn't own a car, but never had a problem getting to my placements. Between bus, and carpool you'll be fine. The hardest semester is semester 3, with the hardest class being nursing theory. Semester 4 nursing theory is challenge as well, but the schedule is less intense, making it easier to balance additional studying time. Overall I didn't find the program too hard, just very busy. If you dedicate time to doing your reading and developing personalized study habits early, you'll be okay in the final semesters. It's hard to get perfect grades in this program, I finished with an 87% average and was top 4 of my class, but I finished with a 69% in Nursing Theory III. Nursing isn't meant to be a program where you can memorize, you need to deeply understand the concepts taught because the real world implications are serious. The program takes 2.5 years, ending in July, graduating in June (you'll get a fake diploma until you finish your placement hours, kinda weird, I know). I was able to write my CPNRE in Sept-Oct, get my license completely processed and valid by Jan. Fleming will prepare you for working as an RPN, and if you want to return to school and get you bachelors they have many pathways to do so. I've applied to, and been accepted to all of the RPN-->BScN programs so if that is your ultimate goal it is possible. Overall I enjoyed my experience at Fleming. I loved the teachers, campus, and the opportunities the program has given me. I work on a complex unit of a rehab hospital as a new grad, and with 2.5 more years of school I can get my bachelors of nursing with Trent (or 3 years with other schools). If you have any other questions, just let me know. I'm happy to help :)

Hello everyone, I have just completed my RPN diploma at an Ontario college with a 3.7 GPA (on a 4.0 scale), and a cumulative average of 85%. I thoroughly enjoyed the program, but want to further my education and work in more complex settings. My options for completing my BSCN as follows, and ranked by preference; 1. Trent Compressed (fast-track) - 2.5 years in Peterborough, no transition between institutions and/or cities 2. Centennial bridge, followed by Ryerson - Bridge 1 year, maintain a 75 avg., upon acceptance to Ryerson 2 more years 3. Trent/George Brown Nursing Program - Bridge 1 year, maintain a 75 avg., upon acceptance to Trent 2 more years on the Waterfront Campus in Toronto 4. UOIT - Nursing Post RPN Oshawa - 3 years? I know the least amount of information about this school. I was wondering if anyone has completed any of the following streams, and how your experience was. I'd appreciate any recommendations or additional information on the matter. Thank you!