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I’m entering my final year in September ?
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To be honest I think it’s a prestige thing with BCIT. From what I understand the NCLEX passing rates are pretty similar. Ultimately what matters is that you get a good education that opens up doors for you, and doesn’t bankrupt you.
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Personally I chose Douglas even though I could have gotten in to Langara or BCIT faster because of the cost savings and overall good reputation of the school. It’s also the most convenient to me. I have enjoyed it so far and have had some great faculty support me on the journey.
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I recently found out a few people in my class that I have often suspected of cheating have in fact been cheating. That being said, I have not personally witnessed it, so I just have to take solace in the fact that it’s extremely unlikely that they will pass their NCLEX and thus will have wasted a huge amount of time and money.
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They literally taught us the first week of nursing school: “the gloves are for your protection not the patients” unless they are sterile gloves for a sterile procedure, they do nothing for the patient.
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Just a note: I don’t know how this works in other programs but Douglas has moved mostly to e-texts for nursing which are required and charged with your tuition fees so there is no way to opt out.
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If you obtain a very high GPA in your pre-reqs you can get in sooner at Langara or BCIT. At Douglas as long as you get the minimum GPA you can get in but it’s first qualified first admitted so it takes longer (average about 2-2.5 years after finishing your pre-reqs). They are all good schools.
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Good article. I live in Canada where we don’t really have Urgent Care. My area is trying to get this started and have opened some clinics near hospitals where they are open later.. I think around 10 pm. I am a nursing student (RN/BSN program) and my son is sick right now. He is 3 years old and had a fever of 40.3 C (104.5 f) and had tachypnea and tachycardia and was very lethargic but his lungs sounded clear (he has asthma and hx of pneumonia twice in the last 12 months). I left him home with my husband who booked him an appointment with our GP (she was able to squeeze him in same day). I was talking to my clinical instructor and she thought I should have been bringing him in to the special pediatric hospital in our area and should have stayed home from clinical. This week we have a final assignment due based on our patient from this week so I did not want to miss clinical practice. I felt a little judged but also that I was making the right decision for my child and situation. Turns out he has an ear infection, the doctor put him on Ampicillin and he felt way better within 24 hours. If I had listened to my clinical instructor and not my own instincts he would have been exposed to unnecessary viruses and bacteria at the Peds ER which he would have been particularly susceptible to give his history and compromised immune system. The point being, listen to that parenting instinct because we know our children the best.
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@roseypoo I worked too. I work on a Redevelopment Project at one of the local hospitals which is a great way to make contacts while you are waiting. Other than making sure all your vaccinations are up to date there isn’t much else you can do. You will need your first aid/CPR HCP but because they expire it’s better to do it closer to starting.
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The wait for Douglas is usually 2-2.5 years after you finish your pre-reqs. OP will probably get in Fall of 2021 or thereabouts. I had a 3.92 GPA and finished August 2017, and I start my program Fall 2019.
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Email that I signed up with. My douglas email was cut off awhile ago so it's a good thing they didn't send it there.
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Yep: Paying fees in person - Douglas College
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I got in! Got my email this morning and paid my deposit right away!
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Nothing yet! I called the other day to the registrars office and they said that my application was still pending review but they had no idea when it might be reviewed.