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I agree, go for it. If you can read you can learn!!! Start with your LPN and who Knows?!!!!! I was a late bloomer and have never regretted my decision.

Good luck!!! If you can read you can learn anything. Get the orientation package from the hospital as soon as you are hired and start studying. I am sure your orientation will prepare you for what is ahead. There are wonderful resources from the RNAO, with specialty groups, ie:critical care. Check the website - wish we had more of you willing to take the jump!!!!

First of all let me welcome you to the profession. Nursing has been a wonderful career for me, the opportunities are endless. After graduation look for a new grad preceptorship program. If you cannot find one in Canada it might be worth your while to apply to the US for one. I did and got a one year internship in 4 crirical care areas. I was paid full wages and was assigned to a preceptor for the full year. It was a great learning experience and prepared me for the "real world". Good Luck with your studies.

I have had great experiences working in the US. I have done research and been aware of pitfalls. So much depends on where you go and your expectations. I found I was treated as an asset and not as a cost in the US. Canada has to realize our value and start treating us with more respect. The working conditions in Toronto suck, which is why I am going back to the US in April.