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I know that the scrub RN is usually involved in maintaining the sterile field and handing instruments to the surgeon/anticipating the needs of the procedure; and the circulating RN does pretty much everything else beyond the sterile field like documentation and patient advocating. However, I am wondering what the specifics of each role are and how OR nurses typically enjoy their work life. I am currently waiting on getting into a BSN program and perioperative/OR nursing is my top specialty that I want to focus on right from the get-go, but I want to gain a better understanding of each of the roles the RN does in the OR and how it differs from bedside nursing so I can be more informed.

Hi all! I have applied for this years' intake (2022) for the BSN program offered by Camosun College and UVic. I also applied last year but was waitlisted and decided to withdraw my application to take a year to get ready for life in nursing school. I wanted to post this forum to see if anyone else has applied to the program and also to start a conversation about any speculations for admissions. I know last year was extremely competitive because they received a lot of applications and GPAs were higher due to online learning in the pandemic. Was wondering what others thought and hoping to meet some prospective classmates! ?

Have you applied to the Camosun College & University of Victoria Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program for the 2022 intake? Are you a prospective nursing student and this program is one you're planning on applying to?

Hi! A little late, but I applied to the Camosun/UVic program last year and re-applied again this year. They calculate the admissions on the 9-point scale, so your grades will be converted to match those. For example, my grades for admission were: English 12: 91% (9 on the 9-point scale) Biology 12: 86% (8 on the scale) Chemistry 12: 81% (7 on the scale) Academic 12: 98% (9 on the scale) My admissions average was calculated to be 8.18 out of 9 which works out to about a 91% average. Last year was extremely competitive, and the initial invite cutoff was 8.25. For the Camosun/UVic program, there are a total of 160 seats (50-60 reserved for current high-school students, 8 reserved for those with Indigenous ancestry, and the rest are for those who are out of high school or transferring university credits). All 160 seats were offered and the last person to get an initial seat had an 8.25 and anybody below that was put on a waitlist. That waitlist is maintained until the first week of September pending withdrawals and deferrals. I withdrew my application from the waitlist before I could find out if I got off because I wanted to wait to go to nursing school when I felt ready. I believe the last person who got off the waitlist for the last intake had around an 8.10 average or a 90%. While I can't speak to the other programs, that is what it looked like for the Camosun/UVic program ?

for people who applied to the 2021 intake at camosun/uvic for the BSN, there’s a facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2792798804298075/