sixthwannabe

I am an American student planning on going to canada for nursing school for my bsn. I also hold Canadian citizenship so visa/etc won't be a problem. however, once I graduate, how difficult will it be for me to apply for RN licensure in the states? Will US hospitals want to take a chance on a canadian grad? Especially for more difficult specialities like ICU, etc? Specifically, in western United states (most likely California, or arizona, texas, washington, oregon) I ask because I have been accepted into a nursing school in canada as well as the states. The one in the states makes me graduate half a year later than the one in canada. THe one in canada is only 15 k/year, while the on in the states is 30 k/year in tuition costs. Will the amount of time I save by graduating earlier from a canadian nursing school be eaten up by my having to jump through hoops to get RN license in the western USA? And even if I do, how easily will US hospitals be willing to take a chance on a canadian nursing school new grad?

Let's say I am a canadian BSCN student and I graduate in december. I am in my final term of nursing school in ontario. I am both an american and canadian citizen. How would I go about securing work in the States? I have not yet taken the canadian nursing exam. I plan on taking the American NCLEX right away. If I graduate in December, how many months will it take for me to actually get licensed as an RN in America? The webiste for nurses does say 1 month or so, but we all know that most government agencies take much longer processing paperwork than they say they do ; p Should I go ahead and start now? Do American Hospitals hire Canadian BSCN students at all into the ICU, given that they might now want to take a chance on a newly minted canadian grad when they can take one of their own?? Does anybody possibly know of any incidences where an American has gone to canada for nursing school and then tried to secure work in the states? (btw i'm not taking up a spot that would be meant for canadians--my program had problems getting the spot filled that year and actually underadmitted number of students. Plus my parents still live in canada and pay taxs there : )

May I ask if you have known of anybody that got their BSN in Canada and subsequently applied for an American RN license and how long the process took? According to the website, it shouldn't take more than a month and a half, but then we all know that government agencies usually are backlogged and in reality it takes much longer

I hold both American and Canadian citizenships. I got accepted to transfer into a top Canadian nursing BSN 2 year program and an American BSN 2 year program. However, the Canadian program graduates 4 months faster than the American program. Ideally, I would like to graduate ASAP because I want to be streamlined into a master's program, but that's more or less an unimportant sidenote. However, it is really that beneficial to graduate faster? If I graduate nursing school in Canada, I will work in the US. However, if I go to school in Canada, then it will be that much more difficult to get into an American ICU position right out of nursing school? Wouldn't the four months I save by going to an Canadian school be offset/negated by my having to spend time obtaining an American RN license anyways? I know how difficult it is to get into an ICU , let alone get into an ICU from a Canadian program!! With the American school, there's a much better chance of getting into an ICU directly out of nursing school as they do externships with critical care units.

I am hold both American and Canadian citizenships. I got accepted to transfer into a top Canadian nursing BSN 2 year program and an American BSN 2 year program. However, the Canadian program graduates 4 months faster than the American program. Ideally, I would like to graduate ASAP because I want to be streamlined into the BSN program. However, it is really that beneficial to graduate faster? If I graduate nursing school in Canada, I will work in the US. However, if I go to school in Canada, then it will be that much more difficult to get into an American ICU position right out of nursing school? Wouldn't the four months I save by going to an Canadian school be offset/negated by my having to spend time obtaining an American RN license anyways? I know how difficult it is to get into an ICU , let alone get into an ICU from a Canadian program!! With the American school, there's a much better chance of getting into an ICU directly out of nursing school as they do externships with critical care units.

I am hold both American and Canadian citizenships. I got accepted to transfer into a top Canadian nursing BSN 2 year program and an American BSN 2 year program. However, the Canadian program graduates 4 months faster than the American program. Ideally, I would like to graduate ASAP because I have already taken physics, ochem, general chem., stats and biochem. I am worried that those pre-reqs will expire (past 5 years!) before I gain ICU experience and apply to crna school. I took them in spring 2009. However, it is really that beneficial to graduate faster? If I graduate nursing school in Canada, I will work in the US. However, if I go to school in Canada, then it will be that much more difficult to get into an American ICU position right out of nursing school? Wouldn't the four months I save by going to an Canadian school be offset/negated by my having to spend time obtaining an American RN license anyways? I know how difficult it is to get into an ICU , let alone get into an ICU from a Canadian program!! With the American school, there's a much better chance of getting into an ICU directly out of nursing school as they do externships with critical care units.

Could I skip the CRNE and then go directly and take the NCLEX? -side question: do you know how I would go about shipping fiveboxes from the states to Ontario? Most shipping companies only do large, numerous boxes meant for households that move. I'm only one person : ]

HOw similar is the CRNE to the NCLEx?

How hard is it to get a nursing job straight out of nursing school in Canada at a California Hospital? I was born in Canada but have lived in the US since I was 10 so im a citizen of both places. My whole family is in California. However, due to the high cost of nursing programs in CA and my wanting to get a BSN (for later on) instead of an ADN, I went to Canadain nursing program and got my BSN there. It is one of Canada's best nursing programs. However, once I graduate how hard will it be to get a job in california? Will it be extremely difficult to near impossible given that most people in nursing school get hooked up with jobs partly through their senior rotations at the hosptial near the nursing school they do their clinicals at? I really want to get into critical care right out of nursing school. If I'm at the top of my class, how hard would that be? Does anybody have any acedotal stories or know anything about this? thanks!!!!!

I am an American and Canadian Dual-citizen. My ultimate goal is to be a CRNA, and I had everything in line until my nursing school that I was planning on attending this fall withdrew my admissions due to a late transcript. Apparently, all public universities in my state did that this year becuase more people enrolled then excepted. I've researched and there is nothing that I can do to get back into the fall admissions for this bsn program in America. However, I still have an offer for a canadian BSN university that starts this fall. I could go here and finish in two years, or if I really wanted to go to an american BSN program i would have to wait a whole entire year! At this point there is no more classes left for me to take--ive taken all nursing pre-reqs, and even finished all my crna pre reqs like organic chem series and physics series, etc. Logistically there's really nothing I can do to get a BS or BA while Im waitin for the BSN and ive made up my mind not to do that. 1.)So, I was wondering, if I go to Canada and get my BSN there (At Queens university, one of Canada's top 5 universities), and then come back home to America to go into Critical care/ICU, how hard will it be?? I have American Citizenship so that's not a problem, but since I only intend on working in the USA, will hospitals be less likely to take me? 2.)Will most CRNA programs even accept a canadian BSN? Since that is my ultimate goal, i would be devasted if come crna application time, my degree's not even valid!! I grew up in the United States and it will forever be my home!! I just want to get a bsn in canada so I can get in and get out faster to be a critical care nurse/then crna.

I am an American and Canadian Dual-citizen. My ultimate goal is to be a critical care nurse and I had everything in line until my nursing school that I was planning on attending this fall withdrew my admissions due to a late transcript. Apparently, all public universities in my state did that this year becuase more people enrolled then excepted. I've researched and there is nothing that I can do to get back into the fall admissions for this bsn program in America. However, I still have an offer for a canadian BSN university that starts this fall. I could go here and finish in two years, or if I really wanted to go to an american BSN program i would have to wait a whole entire year to apply and then that two more years of school==> 3 years! At this point there is no more classes left for me to take--ive taken all nursing pre-reqs, and even finished all my organic chem series and physics series, various other un needed courses etc. Logistically there's really nothing I can do to get a BS or BA while Im waitin for the BSN and ive made up my mind not to do that. 1.)So, I was wondering, if I go to Canada and get my BSN there (At Queens university, one of Canada's top 5 universities), and then come back home to America to go into Critical care/ICU, how hard will it be?? I have American Citizenship so that's not a problem, but since I only intend on working in the USA, will hospitals be less likely to take me? Passing the NCLEX/jumping through those logistical hoops should be ok im willing!! as long as they are fair!!! I grew up in the United States and it will forever be my home!! I just want to get a bsn in canada so I can get in and get out faster to be a critical care nurse

I am an American and Canadian Dual-citizen. My ultimate goal is to be a critical care nurse and I had everything in line until my nursing school that I was planning on attending this fall withdrew my admissions due to a late transcript. Apparently, all public universities in my state did that this year becuase more people enrolled then excepted. I've researched and there is nothing that I can do to get back into the fall admissions for this bsn program in America. However, I still have an offer for a canadian BSN university that starts this fall. I could go here and finish in two years, or if I really wanted to go to an american BSN program i would have to wait a whole entire year to apply and then that two more years of school==> 3 years! At this point there is no more classes left for me to take--ive taken all nursing pre-reqs, and even finished all my organic chem series and physics series, various other un needed courses etc. Logistically there's really nothing I can do to get a BS or BA while Im waitin for the BSN and ive made up my mind not to do that. 1.)So, I was wondering, if I go to Canada and get my BSN there (At Queens university, one of Canada's top 5 universities), and then come back home to America to go into Critical care/ICU, how hard will it be?? I have American Citizenship so that's not a problem, but since I only intend on working in the USA, will hospitals be less likely to take me? Passing the NCLEX/jumping through those logistical hoops should be ok im willing!! as long as they are fair!!! I grew up in the United States and want to say in the States as my whole family is here! I just want to get a bsn in canada so I can get in and get out faster to be a critical care nurse

I am an American and Canadian Dual-citizen. My ultimate goal is to be a critical care nurse and I had everything in line until my nursing school that I was planning on attending this fall withdrew my admissions due to a late transcript. Apparently, all public universities in my state did that this year becuase more people enrolled then excepted. I've researched and there is nothing that I can do to get back into the fall admissions for this bsn program in America. However, I still have an offer for a canadian BSN university that starts this fall. I could go here and finish in two years, or if I really wanted to go to an american BSN program i would have to wait a whole entire year to apply and then that two more years of school==> 3 years! At this point there is no more classes left for me to take--ive taken all nursing pre-reqs, and even finished all my organic chem series and physics series, various other un needed courses etc. Logistically there's really nothing I can do to get a BS or BA while Im waitin for the BSN and ive made up my mind not to do that. 1.)So, I was wondering, if I go to Canada and get my BSN there (At Queens university, one of Canada's top 5 universities), and then come back home to America to go into Critical care/ICU, how hard will it be?? I have American Citizenship so that's not a problem, but since I only intend on working in the USA, will hospitals be less likely to take me? Passing the NCLEX/jumping through those logistical hoops should be ok im willing!! as long as they are fair!!! I grew up in the United States and it will forever be my home!! I just want to get a bsn in canada so I can get in and get out faster to be a critical care nurse

I am an American and Canadian Dual-citizen. My ultimate goal is to be a critical care nurse and I had everything in line until my nursing school that I was planning on attending this fall withdrew my admissions due to a late transcript. Apparently, all public universities in my state did that this year becuase more people enrolled then excepted. I've researched and there is nothing that I can do to get back into the fall admissions for this bsn program in America. However, I still have an offer for a canadian BSN university that starts this fall. I could go here and finish in two years, or if I really wanted to go to an american BSN program i would have to wait a whole entire year to apply and then that two more years of school==> 3 years! At this point there is no more classes left for me to take--ive taken all nursing pre-reqs, and even finished all my organic chem series and physics series, various other un needed courses etc. Logistically there's really nothing I can do to get a BS or BA while Im waitin for the BSN and ive made up my mind not to do that. 1.)So, I was wondering, if I go to Canada and get my BSN there (At Queens university, one of Canada's top 5 universities), and then come back home to America to go into Critical care/ICU, how hard will it be?? I have American Citizenship so that's not a problem, but since I only intend on working in the USA, will hospitals be less likely to take me? Passing the NCLEX/jumping through those logistical hoops should be ok as long as they are fair!!! I grew up in the United States and it will forever be my home!! I just want to get a bsn in canada so I can get in and get out faster to be a critical care nurse/then crna.

I am an American and Canadian Dual-citizen. My ultimate goal is to be a CRNA, and I had everything in line until my nursing school that I was planning on attending this fall withdrew my admissions due to a late transcript. Apparently, all public universities in my state did that this year becuase more people enrolled then excepted. I've researched and there is nothing that I can do to get back into the fall admissions for this bsn program in America. However, I still have an offer for a canadian BSN university that starts this fall. I could go here and finish in two years, or if I really wanted to go to an american BSN program i would have to wait a whole entire year! At this point there is no more classes left for me to take--ive taken all nursing pre-reqs, and even finished all my crna pre reqs like organic chem series and physics series, etc. Logistically there's really nothing I can do to get a BS or BA while Im waitin for the BSN and ive made up my mind not to do that. 1.)So, I was wondering, if I go to Canada and get my BSN there (At Queens university, one of Canada's top 5 universities), and then come back home to America to go into Critical care/ICU, how hard will it be?? I have American Citizenship so that's not a problem, but since I only intend on working in the USA, will hospitals be less likely to take me? 2.)Will most CRNA programs even accept a canadian BSN? Since that is my ultimate goal, i would be devasted if come crna application time, my degree's not even valid!! I grew up in the United States and it will forever be my home!! I just want to get a bsn in canada so I can get in and get out faster to be a critical care nurse/then crna.

Neonatal is not allowed for cRNA school

So I bought a used littman classic II SE stethoscope off of ebay. It appears to be perfect. However, when I tried to use the scope, I could barely hear my own heartbeat. I can, however, hear bowel sounds. I do not know what a stethoscope should sound like, nor do I really know how they should look like. The scope does have the littman clear cover on the end you press to your skin/heart/stomach, and there is a littman classic II SE engraved on the outside rim. However, I heard that people can indeed change parts on a littman with other brand's parts, sometime with inferior parts. I am afriad that this is what happened becuase last week I used my friend's (who is a vet student) $15 dollar scope to listen to her little chiuhuahua dog's heartbeat and could hear it really really strongly (the dog had just eaten chocolate and was having activated charcoal pumped down her stomach) however. with a 60 dollar littman scope I can't even hear my own heartbeat! I did notice that I can twist the tube going into the round part you put near your heart and it increases and decreases the sound. Is that the tunable diaphram? I cannot move the rims at all thanks so much! I'm completely clueless unless nursing school starts and if this scope is a fake I have only a week more to return it!

I would love to do ICU nursing and evnetually CRNA but I'm only 5 feet and 100 pounds female with a thin bone structure. I work out but don't have much upper body strength. As a CNA, I had problems with pivot transfers and lifts when the patients were 130 pounds plus. Mentally, I can handle ICU. I am in a top nursing school with a high GPA and I absolutely love it (usually)I also have a BS in chemistry. I know this doesn't mean i'll definitely be a great ICU nurse, but I do believe that I will be able to handle ICU someday. Since I'm only 22, I' dont have joint problems (yet ) Can anybody rank the ICU nursing specialities that require the most physical strength? I am doing another preceptorship that is going to help me land a job there. Luckily, I have the choice of several ICU units. Given my physical strength limitations, which ones will have the least physical strength requirements?

Hi! I am starting my clinical rounds in the fall of this year. My ultimate goal is to become a CRNA. For that, I need ICU experiance of course. I already have a chemistry BS so I've satisfied all of the prereq's for CRNA programs except the BSN which I will get in about 15 months. (so proud to be a RN sooon!!) However, I am worried about the fact that I'm small in stature. I'm afraid if this will hinder by ability to succeed in the ICU and maybe in my duties as a CRNA. I'm only about 5 feet and 100 pounds, with a thin bone structure. I work out and i'm strong for my frame but I don't naturally have tremendous upper body strength. However I am also young, in my early 20s, and should be ok physically (no joint aches and pains--yet ) I work as a CNA on the weekends to help pay for my nursing school, and I often have problems with lifts and transfers (pivot transfers) of patients since I'm not that strong. I 've shadowed a CRNA, and dont believe the job itself needs that much physical strength. However, ICU is another story! So, will i be ok in the ICU? My nursing program also lets us choose preceptorships that usually result in a job offer at the end of graduation with the speciality you did you clinical preceptorship in. Should I choose an ICU division that doesn't need so much physical labor, such as Neonatal ICU? However, I heard that neonatal ICU isn't often accepted for CRNA school. Is there an ICU speciality that doesn't require as much physical strength? thanks!!!

Hi! I was wondering whether it would be feasible to get a job as a CNA (without acute care certification) this summer since I am starting CNA school in a few days and will graduate mid July. Hopefully, I would like to find a job as a CNA shortly afterwards. THe private CNA school I am going to says that most graduates find jobs, but since this is a for profit CNA school, I don't know if I should really believe that everybody gets a job upon graduation. Let's say I finish in the top of my east bay CNA school class in Mid july. Given that I am willing to work anywhere in the East Bay, How long might it take for me to find a job? I don't mind working at nursing homes, etc. The problem is that I need to find a job as soon as possible lol however with school churning out CNA's and my not having any experiance..well you know...: ) I am also wondering if hospitals might be more willing to hire me if I tell them that i'm a nursing school on the waiting list for a nursing school (out of state...) that starts in october. Is this going to look bad since it might mean (if I get off the waiting list, which is a small probablility) that I will only be working for a few months? Or if I do hired should I just not tell them and submit a letter a few weeks in advance before I leave? If so, would they be mad at me and not give me a good reference should I attempt to get another CNA job later down the road? THanks so much people! Also, How hard is it to get a job as a CNA while in school for nursing? My Niece who got accepted into nursing school in a few new places and might want to move to the Las Vegas Area, the Orange County Area, and Salt lake city area? I guess I should just ask Orange COunty since this is the california forum?. I'm asking becuase there's no point in spending money on a CNA course if I can't get a job this summer/early fall becuase otherwise if I can just wait until next spring when I get into nursing school (and then just challenge the CNA exams)

Hi! I was wondering whether it would be feasible to get a job as a CNA (without acute care certification) this summer since I am starting CNA school in a few days and will graduate mid July. Hopefully, I would like to find a job as a CNA shortly afterwards. THe private CNA school I am going to says that most graduates find jobs, but since this is a for profit CNA school, I don't know if I should really believe that everybody gets a job upon graduation. Let's say I finish in the top of my east bay CNA school class in Mid july. Given that I am willing to work anywhere in the East Bay, How long might it take for me to find a job? I don't mind working at nursing homes, etc. The problem is that I need to find a job as soon as possible lol however with school churning out CNA's and my not having any experiance..well you know...: ) I am also wondering if hospitals might be more willing to hire me if I tell them that i'm a nursing school on the waiting list for a nursing school (out of state...) that starts in october. Is this going to look bad since it might mean (if I get off the waiting list, which is a small probablility) that I will only be working for a few months? Or if I do hired should I just not tell them and submit a letter a few weeks in advance before I leave? If so, would they be mad at me and not give me a good reference should I attempt to get another CNA job later down the road? THanks so much people! Also, How hard is it to get a job as a CNA while in school for nursing? This is for the Las Vegas Area, the Orange County Area, and Salt lake city area? I guess I should just ask Orange COunty since this is the california forum. Or

Hi! I was wondering whether it would be feasible to get a job as a CNA (without acute care certification) this summer since I am starting CNA school in a few days and will graduate mid July. Hopefully, I would like to find a job as a CNA shortly afterwards. THe private CNA school I am going to says that most graduates find jobs, but since this is a for profit CNA school, I don't know if I should really believe that everybody gets a job upon graduation. Let's say I finish in the top of my east bay CNA school class in Mid july. Given that I am willing to work anywhere in the East Bay, How long might it take for me to find a job? I don't mind working at nursing homes, etc. The problem is that I need to find a job as soon as possible lol however with school churning out CNA's and my not having any experiance..well you know...: ) I am also wondering if hospitals might be more willing to hire me if I tell them that i'm a nursing school on the waiting list for a nursing school (out of state...) that starts in october. Is this going to look bad since it might mean (if I get off the waiting list, which is a small probablility) that I will only be working for a few months? Or if I do hired should I just not tell them and submit a letter a few weeks in advance before I leave? If so, would they be mad at me and not give me a good reference should I attempt to get another CNA job later down the road? THanks so much people! Also, How hard is it to get a job as a CNA while in school for nursing? This is for the Las Vegas Area, the Orange County Area, and Salt lake city area? I guess I should just ask Orange COunty since this is the california forum.

Hi! I realized I wanted to be a crna after shadowing them in the surgery room. I am currently a third year chemistry major that has recently been accepted into nursing school (2 more years starting this fall). I have taken two quarter of a yearlong three quarter sequence biochemistry sequnece for chemistry majors. I am done with biochem I, II, and am in the process of currently taking biochemistry III. I have obtained two A's in Biochemistry I and II. However, I am completely burnt out. I realize that I don't really need biochemistry III to apply to crna school in four more years given that I have 2/3 of a yearlong biochemistry sequence done and all of Ochem done. After glancing at this board, it seems as though I don't really need a last biochemistry course and that I should focus on grad courses in Pathio and Pharmacology later on. I really want to drop this biochem course, and I will recieve a "W" grade that won't affect my gpa. On the other hand, other people on this forum say that a chemistry minor would look really nice and that people should just tough it out.(however, the school I am transferring to for nursing doesn't even offer chemistry minors) I have taken many science courses being a chem major who is transferring majors into nursing (I will not graduate with a chemistry degree). These include General Chemistry semester I/II for chemistry majors (A, B) , and three quarters (equivalent to two semesters) or Organic Chemistry for chem major (grades: B, C, B), as well as an A in Calculus, B in Physics, A in statistics as well as in anatomy and physiology and other science miscellaneous courses like CHemistry of DNA/Nucleic acids (grad course) and genetics. Should I drop this biochemistry course for a "W" grade? Is this course of any value when applying to crna school in a few years? If it is, I would definitely just grit my teeth and finish this with an A but I really would have to make personal sacrifices. Interestingly, I don't want to do that if I would be just better off taking grad classes in pathio and pharmacology later on. Thanks!! ~Sally

Hi I am a third year chemistry major that has recently been accepted into nursing school (2 more years starting this fall). Through my school's healthcare mentorship program, I have shadowed various nurisng specialities and I know that crna is for me. I have taken many science courses (I will not graduate with a chemistry degree). These include General Chemistry semester I/II for chemistry majors (A, B) , and three quarters (equivalent to two semesters) or Organic Chemistry for chem major (grades: B, C, B), as well as an A in Calculus, B in Physics, A in statistics as well as in anatomy and physiology. I have taken two quarter of a yearlong three quarter sequence biochemistry sequnece for chemistry majors. I am done with biochem I, II, and am in the process of currently taking biochemistry III. I have obtained two A's in Biochemistry I and II. However, I am completely burnt out. I realize that I don't really need biochemistry III to apply to crna school in four more years given that I have 2/3 of a yearlong biochemistry sequence done and all of Ochem done. it seems as though I don't really need a last biochemistry course and that I should focus on grad courses in Pathio and Pharmacology later on. I really want to drop this biochem course, and I will recieve a "W" grade that won't affect my gpa. On the other hand, a chemistry minor for CRNA however, the school I am transferring to for nursing doesn't even offer chemistry minors) Should I drop this biochemistry course for a "W" grade? Is this course of any value when applying to crna school in a few years? If it is, I would definitely just grit my teeth and finish this with an A but I really would have to make personal sacrifices. Interestingly, I don't want to do that if I would be just better off taking grad classes in pathio and pharmacology later on.

Hi! I just got into Nursing school I'm not sure what specialty to go into yet, but I am leaning towards CRNA. I shadowed two CRNAs, and it was a great experiance! So I was wondering about CRNA prereqs--since I have time next semester to take some classes, and I start sighning up in only a week. I know that statistics is a CRNA prereq. I took it before, and got a "B." Since next semester is the only time I will have extra time (based on how the nursing curriculum is organized) to get some pre-crna prereqs out of the way, I was wondering if I should retake Statistics so I can get an A. Or is it not worth it since it's only one class? I noticed on some schools they want my statistics grade listed, among ochem and biochem. Although, it won't look like a retake becuase my school just re-organized the math department and the statistics course was previously under "health sciences" is now a different name under "mathetmatics department"--not that it would really matter I guess lol. I've already gotton all the other prereqs like ochem, physics, etc out of the way. SHould I pool my time into retaking that class or is it really not worth it? thanks!!!