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No matter what unit you work on, there's going to be a steep learning curve from nursing school. You're going to have some level of imposter syndrome coming to work everyday and question your ability to provide adequate care. My suggestion is to apply to whatever unit you are interested in. It helps when you have a passion for that specialty in order to be motivated to learn more. It also helps having a supportive team on the unit as well.

Hello everyone. I was just wondering for those that are now RNs after becoming an RPN, have you noticed a difference in responsibilities once your tittle changed? Or have you just been continuing the same line of work as an RN.

I didn't receive two emails and I still passed. You will hear from them soon. Don't feel discourage

Yes I did. Went immediately on CNO's website and found out I passed

I passed!

If we wait any longer than today, I'm going to go insane ?

Highly unlikely. But tomorrow marks 2 weeks from when the first half received their results ?

Same! I'm trying to distract myself but the anticipation is killing me

Has anyone received their results yet? I'm so nervous

Nope, nothing yet. The anticipation is killing me Does anyone know when we will be getting our exam results?

I'm so sorry to hear this ? . Please don't let this experience discourage you. You've accomplished a lot already to make it this far.

I'm with cno. But I did my exam second half

Congratulations everyone. I had a feeling the first half would get their results today

Friday then?

So do you guys think the first half is getting their exam results tomorrow?

I recently graduated from the PN program at GBC. Semester 1 for me was very easy however it does get progressively harder semester 2 and 3. There is a heavy course load sem 1-3 but a lot of the content overlaps each other. For example, in patho you learn about a disease, pharm you learn about the med that treats the disease, and theory you learn both of those combine and other nursing interventions. Find a friend group that will support and help you along the way. You will be done nursing school in no time.

Here are my thoughts on the semester 1 classes: Anatomy and physiology: For semester 1, I noticed that it was more focused on anatomy rather than physiology. It was not that challenging in my opinion. I remember when I did it in person we had a beep test and that was probably the hardest part of the class. Review the course objectives and make notes based off of that. Nursing theory: To me the hardest part of this class was creating a nursing care plan. The prof I had did mark hard on it but I have gotten a lot better at it now in comparison to first semester. The rest of the class was super interesting. PN role and interprofessional relationships: I have heard some students complain about this class. Personally for me it was alright but the difficulty depends on who's teaching the class... Nursing skills: This is a pass or fail class first semester. It was very interesting and was not difficult to pass this class. English: With my prof, attendance was mandatory. But overall I didn't find this class to be hard. If you show up and do the work, you will be alright. Math: You need an 80% to pass the course and this class is a pass/fail course. At first glance this might seem intimidating but the actual math part is basic math. There is also a bit of pharmacology involved but the prof I had did an excellent job teaching the course. Lifespan Development: If I'm being honest, I don't remember what this class was about. I think it's some sort of psychology class but I'm not sure. I haven't heard of anyone that have complained about it.

A stethoscope is mandatory. You might have a day or two where you are on campus and practicing the skills during lab. You can also purchase a b/p cuff so that you can practice taking vital signs at home. I also have my own personal penlight but its not necessary.

I personally don't know of any upcoming students. I am heading into my final semester of the program and I personally found first semester to be very easy in comparison to the rest of the program. Enjoy the process and your freedom because for sem 2 and 3 you will have back to back tests, quizzes, and assignments that are due every week. I really like registerednurseRN for Youtube nursing concepts. I watched her vids to study for nursing skills, patho, pharm, even health assessment. Use tutoring resources that will be made available to you. Practice vital signs and other assessments on family members because it will help you a lot when you do clinical placement.

I'm on the same boat with GB. I'm wondering when they are going to send out their next sets of offers?

Hi everyone. Does anyone know how bridging applications is going to work this year? I started the RPN program in September last year and because of covid everyone is behind a semester and I'll be finishing my program late August of 2021. I was planning on applying for the bridging program that starts September 2021 but I don't know if I even qualify. I highly doubt I'll be an RPN before September starts unless I do my licensing exam as soon as I'm done the program. And I also want to stay in the Toronto area for school. Any advise? Should I just wait a year and then apply? Did anyone with similar concerns message any of the schools and asked what the September 2021 year is going to look like?

If you don't mind me asking. What was your GPA?

Do you know anyone who completed the bridging program at GBC/trent who were previously in the BScN program?