Beebop25

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  1. I am considering applying into the LPN program at Bow Valley College in a year from now. I know it is very difficult to get into the BN program at Mount Royal from what I have heard, and I have spent 5 years in university as it is so the 17 month lpn...
  2. Mount Royal Nursing program

    For anybody else who is enrolled in the Nursing program at Mount Royal University in Calgary Alberta, is there any way to fast track the nursing degree? Also, are there any ways to take courses in the summer semester (such as the general ones) to lig...
  3. Bow Valley College - Part time

    Hey Mcgrace, I too am considering attending BVC next year. I am in a BN program right now but the part time delivery of the LPN program would suit my life right now so much better. I just wanted to ask a couple things myself as well. I am wanting to ...
  4. New Teacher Wants to Become a Nurse: Advice Please!!

    you are required to spend 1000-3000 of your salary? what happens if you dont? What if your mortgage and student loan payments and groceries take up your whole salary and you can not afford to spend any at all? I am just curious because i know i could...
  5. New Teacher Wants to Become a Nurse: Advice Please!!

    Hi Isabunny did you get my private message?
  6. Hi everyone. I have been making posts over the past couple of years looking for advice, and here I am again with some more questions. Okay so I am in a BN program in Canada to become an RN. It is my second degree, (sort of my third) and I am pretty e...
  7. I have! Its pretty even right now, lots of pros and some cons to both. I know the bridge program through AU is always an option later, and i looked through it right down to all credits and truthfully its not that much more work than doing your bachel...
  8. New Teacher Wants to Become a Nurse: Advice Please!!

    Hello RN in FL. I can't speak for anybody else out there, but I am actually still teaching part time while attending nursing school. I really like nursing and i have always wanted a job in healthcare. I am a specialized teacher and it is hard to get ...
  9. I am a mature student just started a BN program in Alberta. Having already been through a 5 year university program, I am finding that I need to be working more, and taking courses part time. There are no part time options available that will allow m...
  10. Mount Royal Nursing program

    sorry one moe question was it the full summer from may-august or just july/august?
  11. Mount Royal Nursing program

    Nice! so is that just for a certain year or is that any year that summer courses are available? I need to definately get my foot in the door for that! So is there a way to finish earlier than 4 years? I have another question too, it says that after ...
  12. Mount Royal Nursing program

    Do you know if it is possible to request to have your clinicals at certain times? I am assuming not as if everyone did this it would be impossible but..
  13. Hawaii has low unemployment so why are RN jobs tough to get?

    I have read everything in this forum. I too am hoping/planning to move to Hawaii one day, but the chances of me getting there may be even harder being a Canadian. I went to Hawaii for the first time in March this year and went again in July, I am tot...
  14. I am starting my first year of Nursing tommorow, my second degree. My first degree is in Education, I taught for a year and always wanted to be a nurse. I don't have kids and felt I should go back while I am still really young to pursue something els...
  15. Yes I am currently working part time as a substitute teacher and plan to throughout my degree. Do part time nurses not get benefits? is it different in the US than Canada?
  16. Wow thats increadible! Would it be totally weird/random if I asked for her email addy? I would love to ask somebody how difficult/manageable it is to swing both? totally understand if thats weird though.. haha.
  17. Mount Royal Nursing program

    Also how to the clinicals work as far as hours? since Nursing is of course all hours of the day, night, weekends if there is a set schedule or if it changes every week (probably depends where you do your clinical too). I am sure I will learn all abou...
  18. Mount Royal Nursing program

    Yes it is my first year. I am used to the expectations of being in university and all the hard work, but this will be completely different. I took Music Ed. as a first degree, and i will be working part time throughout the year two days a week. That ...
  19. Thanks for the responses. I think it is possible too and I would probably work about 50 hours a week most weeks but then there would be summers and stuff where I could just keep working part time to take a bit of a break. I am trying not to worry alo...
  20. I am a music educator so my education degree was specific to that, and that is my passion so I would look to do that part time nad nurse part time. With vacation time, isn't it just 6% of your hours so you would still technically get as much just hal...
  21. Mount Royal Nursing program

    Yeah this is my second degree I graduated from a 5 year program in May 2010 and am just at the stage in my life where I don't want to worry about summer jobs I would rather take courses and open up more time for working during the year. How far along...
  22. clinical placements

    Hey everyone. I am starting nursing school in September, and I was wondering if you get to choose your own placements for clinicals? I know answers will most likely vary according to location but do you get any say at all in where you are placed? Tha...
  23. clinical placements

    Yeah i know this teaching while being in nursing scool willnot work out probaby after my first year. So far its looking like my course times could work out, and (i need to find out more still) clinical is in my second term of my first year already al...
  24. clinical placements

    Do you get any say in the hours? I am hoping to teach part time in the mornings only, (currently a teacher), are you able to request weekends and evenings?
  25. New Teacher Wants to Become a Nurse: Advice Please!!

    I think you can not say things like if it is too hard. You have done alot already, it will just be different. Have confidence in yourself you will do great! And I totally understand about grading grading grading and if you dont do it every day it bui...