MellaBella

I hear you, and I agree with what you're saying. Kudos to you for being proud of what you do and taking on the education needed to get where you want to go. I'm sorry that some RNs or Student RNs have had that "superior" attitude with you or others.

I know Mt Sinai and Sick Kids in Toronto do not hire RPNs, however I'm not sure about UHN. Not all downtown hospitals do not hire RPNs, for sure, Sunnybrook (Holland Orthopedic and Arthritic Centre) and St. Michael's hires RPNs, and both of these are...

Hi MacNursing, I really wish RPNs and RNs could work together harmoniously as well, as i'm sure they do in many workplaces. I've never actually seen an RN put down an RPN or an RPN put down an RN in real life, but I do see it alot around here on all...

Hey Guys, I'm in Ontario, just got my results today and I passed!!! it came in a regular sized envelope btw. Congrats to everyone else who passed, and good luck to those who still await results! - Mella

Hey I'm in Ontario, no results yet:bugeyes:

Hey B3dorca, I'm a new grad RN (pending:bugeyes:) as well and I've been working for about a month now on a busy surgical unit. I have a mentor as well for 8 weeks. I feel overwhelmed as well sometimes!!... I don't think that this is just unique to u...

I don't know if it was just me but I had a male nurse preceptor when I was consolidating and I found that compared to the previous female preceptors that I had had, patients definitely showed him more respect. I don't know what it is but patients who...

Hey NBmom! I wrote the CRNE today as well! I must say I DEFINITELY felt what you were describing yesterday (back and forth with the emotions). I even feel it now! lol. Very long day, Glad to be over it and now anxiously waiting results! Good luck to ...

Hi Busybee, I've just completed the Ryerson Collaborative Program in Toronto and I went through the 2 year College- 2 year University route. Really there's no difference whether you do the 4 years at University or collaboratively. I think it really ...

Smokes! That's good for Albertan Nurses! Is the cost of living about the same as here in Ontario (Toronto to be exact)?

Hi Edmonton, In the New Graduate Guarantee that we have here in Ontario, the wage for a new grad in the initiative is 26.75 on a temporary license. Once you pass the CRNE and achieve "General Class" status, you will be bumped up to 28.50. That's her...

The cost for the exam in Ontario is 421.97 as of January 2009 (plus 49.07 for assessment fee).

Hey! I'm in Ontario and my school is the same 63% to pass all nursing courses.. I was also reading about the grading scales in the US:stone and saw the failing mark was below 76 or something!.. not sure how that works but nonetheless I'm pretty sure ...

Hi Utopia! So sorry for the delay.. don't worry, ur not being a pest.. I know it's hard to get information and you're anxious to have it.. In first year, they just assign you to a LTC facility which is in Scarborough.. at the end of first year, they...

The clinicals really help you find yourself in nursing.. You really get a feel for what you like.. Yeah most people (including me) really wanted to get into peds in their first year or two but once they start to get exposure to other things, most cha...

Remember that that's 10-20 people out of probably 200 so it's not that many.. and most times from what I know those people had personal issues that they were dealing with which was why they couldn't keep up.. Ryerson Nursing is hard only if you make ...

hey.. i'm not sure the exact figures.. but in first year there were maybe 10-20 people who failed or just dropped out b/c of personal issues... The thing with this program is that if you fail one of the nursing courses, you have to repeat them ALL.. ...

Hey Utopia, Sorry I could not PM you because I don't have enough posts but I can tell you about the program: I did the Centennial-Ryerson program and it was a good experience. At Centennial, you get the advantage of having smaller class sizes (under...

Hi I'm currently in the Collaborative Program at Ryerson. In first year, we didn't get to do clinicals until 2nd semester and it was 3 days.. focus was on long term care this year so we were in a nursing home providing basic care (bed bath, lifting, ...