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Hello, I'm a nursing student who is really interested in the types of nursing that might relate to police work, specifically in Canada. I'm wondering if anyone out there who has a job that involves working closely with the police could tell me about ...

Hello, I'm a nursing student who is really interested in the types of nursing that might relate to police work, specifically in Canada. I'm wondering if anyone out there who has a job that involves working closely with the police could tell me about ...

What I do is try to break the "best answer" questions down. What are things that can be life threatening? (Think Airway, Breathing, Circulation - ABCs!) If there is one of those, that's the "best" thing to do first because it's the most important. Th...

Hello, I'm still a student, but two of my current areas of interests are psych nursing and pediatric nursing. I'm wondering if there's anyone who works in pediatric psych? I'd be really really interested in anything you can tell me about what you do,...

Fiona and AirForceRN, thanks so much for your replies! I appreciate it. I'm Canadian, too, so the Canadian info is great.

Thanks so much, AirForceRN! Off topic, but do you have "civilian nurses" who work on the AirForce base where you are? A family member just joined the army, so its got me wondering about nursing jobs in the forces.

Thanks so much, AirForceRN! Would you happen to know what sort of experience he had prior to getting that job? Med Surg? I really appreciate your reply. His job sounds like something that I would be really interested in.

AirForceRN, and Guppy, thank you so much for your replies! AirForceRN, when you say "lock up" do you mean the temporary cells in the police station? That must be an interesting job. Is your friend who does that on AllNurses? Thanks!

Hart, It sounds like you're really prepared. UBC has released statistics on their last year's class, and I believe 67% of those accepted had a prior degree. They look for good grades, volunteer work, a committment to nursing and a passion for it, and...

Jenn and Guppy, thank you so much for your replies! I really appreciate it. How much experience did you have prior to becoming a SANE? Where did you work? Emerg? Med-surg? I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to me.

Thanks for your reply! No, I wasn't talking about being based in a police station. Does anyone know if that sort of job exists? I thought that correctional nursing had more to do with the prison system than the police? How much contact do you have w...

Hello! I think the policy about this may vary by school, but at my school, "recycling" your own essays is considered plagarism, and you can be suspended/expelled for it. You can quote yourself, but you have to site it proplerly, as you would any othe...

Just in case this is helpful, here's the link to the requirements for UBC Vancouver. http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Undergrad/ApplicationProcess.aspx There's a detailed explanation about what credits and classes you need before applying.

You can no longer apply directly to UBC Vancouver nursing from high school. (This is different to applying to do general arts or sciences at UBC, where you apply from high school). UBC Vancouver nursing is an accelerated two year program. You need to...

Hey everyone, I'm still fairly new to this site. I haven't posted much, since I just joined, but I've been reading lots and lots - even before I joined. I just wondered, are any of you getting ready to apply for Fall 2009? I'm working on finishing u...

Wow, I go on holiday for awhile, and come back to 4 pages of posts!! Best of luck everyone! I hope that your preparations are going well! Leena, You sound a lot like me. I tend to get super stressed and worry about everything. My finace is a huge hel...

I have to have my application in by February, so it's not quite a year for me. We're supposed to have them in as soon as possible before February, though, so mine will be going in at the start of January, meaning I have about nine months to get it al...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the site, but I've been reading posts since I made the decision to apply to nursing school. I won't be applying until late fall, but I'm trying to be as prepared as I can. I"m also in Canada, so sorry if I refer to things t...

Thank you so much everyone! I really appreciate the advice. I really, really want to do this!

Hello everyone, I've been reading this site since I decided that I would be applying to nursing school. Deciding to apply has been a really exciting decision for me, and for the first time, I'm really excited about my career after school. I'm just fi...

Oh, wow! The grading systems must be really different. No, an 80% is an A average here. I guess maybe a 3.6 or a 3.8 on that scale? Thank you for your reply.

Thank you! I know that my chosen school bases the decision on whether to interview on GPA and "extras" (volunteer work, etc) and then bases things off of the interview and GPA after that. So thank you, I will make an appointment to talk to an advisor...