Liisa444 BSc

Hi! What did you end up doing? Did you leave Finland?

You can request to have clinical near where you live from semester 6 and 7. Otherwise out of town students stayed in the lowermainland for those clinicals from semester 1-5.

Labs are always before the clinicals. Labs are generally grouped together.

The dates of lab vary, you won't know until your semester starts. Keep in mind you need to be in town for clinical as well. You could fly in for a couple weeks then fly out. Or some out of town students stay in lowermainland up until semester 4 after that you need just to be town for clinical and no lab after semester 4.

The last day of classes is December 1. Instructors then have until December 16 to post final grades. There are no classes or clinical placements after the last day of classes on December 1, this is how the program is structured every semester. Everything is completed by the last day of classes. I hope that makes sense. So your break will start on December 2 and continue until the next semester begins.

Hi, If you take a semester off, you defer your studies and will be placed into the next available semester. However, there's no guarantee this will be the very next semester, it depends on whether there are spots available. When you return, you'll join a different cohort. As for taking a leave of one or two weeks, I'm not sure about the rules, especially since most of the program is online. I do know of one student who flew back to Ontario during the online portion and then returned to BC a couple of weeks later when her clinical started. She didn't need to take a formal leave of absence. So there is some flexibility built into the program. Are you considering taking a leave? I'd recommend discussing it directly with the school to get the best guidance. Hi, If you take a semester off, you defer your studies and will be placed into the next available semester. However, there's no guarantee this will be the very next semester, it depends on whether there are spots available. When you return, you'll join a different cohort. As for taking a leave of one or two weeks, I'm not sure about the rules, especially since most of the program is online. I do know of one student who flew back to Ontario during the online portion and then returned to BC a couple of weeks later when her clinical started. She didn't need to take a formal leave of absence. So there is some flexibility built into the program. Are you considering taking a leave? I'd recommend discussing it directly with the school to get the best guidance.

You will receive a conditional offer. Once you meet the requirements, you will get the official offer after submitting all immunizations, CPR, a criminal background check, etc.

I have no idea about LPNs or which province is best for them. I have only lived in BC, am in school for my RN, and don't know much about LPNs. However, I do know that in BC, for the most part, school nurses are no longer present, and when they did, they were RNs, not LPNs. Also for pysch nursing in BC, they mainly only hire RNs and pysch nurses.

We only have LPNs in Canada, and you need to decide which province you want to get licensed with. Each province has its own licensing process.

Hi, I know this is an old post. I am a Canadian nursing student who will be visiting Finland in April. I would like to shadow a nurse there for a day. Do you know any nurses in Finland I could shadow? In Canada, I work as a mental health nursing student. Thanks!

Hi! This is off-topic, but I am a Canadian nursing student. I will be taking a trip to Finland in April. I was trying to find a nurse to shadow for the day. Do you know of anyone? I work as a mental health nursing student. Would it be neat if I could shadow a mental health nurse there? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

Did you take the entrance exam to get into the university? What is it like? How hard was it?

This is very interesting! I was looking at this program in Finland. I'm in my last year of nursing school in Canada and was thinking about transferring over as I want to move to Finland. But it sounds like it is better to complete my nursing education in Canada and then study Finnish full-time in Finland. I'm sorry you are struggling. Do the instructors realize the language classes are not enough to be fluent? Have any students mastered the language?

You need a visia to any country to go to if you plan to volunteer.

Did you graduate as a nurse in Finland? I know in Finland they have nursing degree programs taught in English with also Finnish language incorporated as you progress through the program.