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I love psych nursing....but it's not for everyone.

I just got my results today in Edmonton. I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracy12, Where did your friend pick up their results from? In which province did they write the exam? Hopefully, all the results will be out this week. Best of luck to everyone!

For sure, such a long wait! I know CARNA says 6-8 weeks but I wonder how long the last group that wrote in June had to wait.

I took the regular statistics course. It really wasn't that bad. I didn't take the computer course as I wasn't that used to using a computer when I took this course. Each course has a tutor who is actually a professor and they are very helpful. You c...

Hi, I can give you some info as I have just completed this program. As Fiona pointed there is also a lot of info in the calender. Anyhow, you will have to come to Alberta 3 times. They may be able to schedule two rotations back to back but chances ar...

You're right, the longer you're out of school the harder it will get to find employment. Employers will probably wonder why you have no experience yet or if you are leaving out a job off your resume due to getting fired, etc. Also I think employers w...

You can do all the electives before finishing your practice hours. Also, you will definitely need to take time off work to do the clinicals. I'm not sure why you're asking that, how could you do the clinicals without taking time off? The clinicals ar...

Also if you want any information just call student services at AU.:):):)

There are a lot of interesting electives to pick from. I picked all nursing and psych courses as electives. For humanities I did biomedical ethics, I also did occupational health. There is also a chat board on the AU site where you can ask questions ...

No problem, feel free to ask all the questions you want. I had so many questions at first as well. I think the clinicals courses run three times a year starting in May, Sept and Jan. But I think it depends on how many students there are ready to do t...

The med/surg clinical and public health clinicals were ran in both Calgary and Edmonton this year as far as I know. The psych clinical that I was on was only ran in Edmonton so everybody had to come to Edmonton to do it. However, in the past I think ...

So Alberta nurses, when do you think Alberta Health Services will start having some nursing posting that will be open to the public to apply for? What is your best guess???

I found the program to be really good. It was a really good experience all the ways around. I had been out of school since 1990, and had no prior University at all, so it took me a little to get into writing papers. I took the English course as one o...

What you need to do is send them all your information such as high school transcripts, university transcripts, info from your LPN program and LPN license as well as LPN hours (need to have equivalent of one year) and they will assess this information...

I'm from Nova Scotia and it has a lot lower crime rate then the rest of the country. You can look up the crime rate of provinces across canada on the internet. There is lots of work for nurses across Nova Scotia. Truro is opening a new hospital this ...

I am wondering how long before I graduate would it be appropriate to start applying for jobs?? Thanks

I usually took 2-3 courses at a time. You can register every month for courses as long as you do it by the 10th of the previous month so when I felt I was ready I would just add a course. The public health rotation is with a preceptor only on site. T...

Hi there, I am almost done the program through Athabasca, just waiting to do my final 3 month placement. I took me a little less than four years to complete but I am also working, have kids, etc. I think employers love the program as they get an expe...

I am not sure how many courses I take each year but I do take them year round. I work 5 days a week but usually only 5 hours a day. It's not easy but it's been worth it.

Hello, I am almost done this program. I am really satisfied with it and would encourage anybody interested to pursue it. A lot of the students are from out of town and just rents rooms for the clinicals. Sometimes from other students that live in the...

Hi, You should check out the LPN to BN program through Athabasca University.