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Congratulations to those who are newly admitted! Best of luck as you enter into this exciting career. For those on the waitlist, don't lose hope! Keep pushing as nursing is certainly a marathon

Hello, I've worked on medical units for 1.5 years now and, while I'm decent at it, I want to explore something different. I'm looking for a job that has the following qualities: 1. Time 1:1 with a patient without feeling rushed (e.g. have to run to a...

Thanks, I've applied as a casual home care nurse and I'm waiting for a call back. Looking at the US home care info, a lot of them are agency-based and they get paid per visit (if a patient cancels last min, you don't get paid). I'm not sure if BC is ...

Hello, future nurses! I'm a current U of C student who applied through the degree holder route. I'll be graduating at the end of this year. Please feel free to post any questions here! Another round of applications is starting soon for the January 20...

On the unit I work on, we have an exclusion criteria that says "no total care patients - independent patients only." However, you have to keep in mind that all units are part of the hospital. When there are 60 patients waiting for admission in emerg ...

https://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/finances/tuition-and-fees/undergraduate-student-cost-estimator 15 credits Btw, you can opt out of the $10 donation.

Check with U of C nursing before you do that because I don't think they accept the challenge course. You need a C- in the course but the challenge doesn't give you a grade.

Do your CPR mid-late December or early January or if you can. You need to renew it every year. If you do it too early, you'll need to renew it during your very busy final focus in your last term. A word on Titan Health... I'd be cautious going with t...

**Assuming they didn't change the schedule for the upcoming year** You'll follow either the blue or the green schedule. Both schedules attend the lectures on Tues/Wed/Fri morning.

There are two schedules and you will be randomly assigned to one of them. You will have class 4 days a week and get either Monday off or Thursday off. If you have Monday off, then Thursday will be your full day clinical day (8 hours), and vice versa....

If you are re-doing all the vaccines, it is best to get started early because certain ones (like MMR, Hep B, Td) require multiple shots and will take a few months. I cannot remember whether they required N95 to be done before school... it's best to c...

Yes, the U Calgary Student Wellness Services (https://www.ucalgary.ca/wellness-services) located on the 3rd floor of the MacEwan Hall (the building with the food court and book store) can provide the vaccines. They will also sign and update your facu...

You need to book a N95 fit test with one of the local companies (for example, Eisan consulting https://www.eisanconsulting.com/). For vaccines, you need to obtain a document from your birthplace and translate it. If you cannot get such documentation,...

Yes, see here https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/curriculum There is a 4-month break between term 6 and term 7 for transfers, whereas degree holders go through without a break.

I've been told they review applications on a rolling basis. When I applied back then I had a 3.87 but I didn't get a response until the last week of October. When I called them early October they said they haven't even reviewed my file yet. Stay pati...

You are absolutely not alone! My first 6 months of independent practice were hell. When I applied to the job, my manager told me "this is the hardest unit to start your nursing career on." I understood that, but I really wanted to push myself. The pa...

I'm trying to transfer my Alberta RN licence to BC. On the BCCNP website they state that applicants must demonstrate English proficiency prior to registration. Although English wasn't technically my first language, I've been in Canada since elementar...

I understand. Hang in there! I distracted myself by going on a trip.

Best of luck to all the new applicants!

Hey Libby, I was able to secure a job immediately after my degree (finished December, hired same month). My "new nurse orientation" training had 50 or so members that month, and also had a wait list, meaning more than 50 people got hired within the m...

That's strange because many of the new grads from the U of C (external to AHS) who graduated in December had no problem getting hired. I know the success rate is low for the online applications, but many had success going onto units and submitting re...

Hi everyone! School is starting in a few weeks for you guys! Just wanted to offer a bit of good news and encouragement. I finished my degree early December and was hired a week later. Five out of the six people I hang out with regularly already lande...

Hi Ogonda, I'm glad you found the info helpful! Thanks for the advance congrats =) Job prospects are so-so right now and depends on the practice area. According to my peers in mental health, they are getting job offers after graduation. The med/surg...

Thank you so much Tito! If anyone here (or lurkers) feel like they benefited from the thread, please continue to support one another and future nurses by making a new thread during the next intake! It's been two years since I entered the program, and...

Hi Glowree! Block week is for some courses that can be "fast-tracked" and completed in a single week. You won't need to worry about that for the first term since none of the nursing course apply. It's technically not necessary to be in school the fir...