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  1. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    Sorry I read into your post...I tend to do that :) Just an update...Passed A&P with what I needed...70% on the final and ACED the Nrsg theory Final!! Yaaa!! Now I can relax and put away the...

  2. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    By the way I love working holidays, I pick up extra shifts whenever possible, I need to because I have a house to pay for, bills to pay, food to buy, my school fees, children's school fees... I havent...

  3. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I do work holidays...I do work birthdays...(I work in the hosp). I dont know where your getting that Im blaming someone for my grades. Nrs Theory I have an A+ . Clinical was not based on grades but...

  4. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I wrote an exam today...studied hard for it...however there were some questions that I just did not know...however I am quite confident I did well...Im thinking 70-75 range, which in that course...

  5. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    You hit it on the button! And you know...if I fail a class (or test or essay) that in my opinion does not make me a failure, quitting would be failing IMO. Some classes I have 90+ % and am way ahead...

  6. Practical Nursing Entrance Exam

    CanuckLPN73 replied to Student92's topic in International Nursing

    Ahh okay. We didnt have to do an entrance test. Here one needs gr 12, or if a mature student then Math 20, Bio 30 and English 30/33 (I think they call them Pure Math or something these days-I think I...

  7. Can a RN work as an LPN (Alberta)

    CanuckLPN73 replied to MissMcCoy's topic in International Nursing

    I don't think you can work as an LPN in a Rotation, however that said, If you have a position already and the place is short then you may get called in if they are desparate. Ive worked the LPN shift...

  8. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I have one child who is an A student...if he brings home 70 I lecture as I know he can do better, that said, another one of my children is a 60-75 percent child...they bring home a 50 they get...

  9. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    Its a good thing the pass for each class is different....In A&P where Im at one needs a C...in Nrsg Theory an A...in Psychology and Sociology a C...in clinical 3's and 4s...In Nrsg Lab an A. If I...

  10. Student caught stealing....

    CanuckLPN73 replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Im not an instructor...Im just a student, however YES! Stealing is wrong and heck Id even take my own child to the cop shop if I caught them rummaging around in my purse without my permission!! (which...

  11. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I didnt say that academic performance was not important...and I said no where that one should go blame someone else. I accept that I am a marginal student in some area's, horrible in others as I...

  12. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I disagree... I happen to be a C student, academically challenged and I have been told by my instructors that I am a good student...just some area's I struggle with. I have an A average in certain...

  13. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I looked up the difference http://www.enotes.com/nursing-encyclopedia/cultural-sensitivity I think it depends on the program. For example we learned abunch of nrsg abbreviations which now we do not...

  14. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    This post shocks me as many academically challenged students are excellent students. Maybe they dont have 90s however they do great in clinical! Everyone has an area where they shine, and some...

  15. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    I see both sides of the coin. I do agree that one cannot blame anyone for a failure, however a failure shouldnt be looked at as the end of the world. Our instructor told us that we should look at a...

  16. Older PN Students

    CanuckLPN73 replied to CanuckLPN73's topic in International Nursing

    Just an update! Am done the first semester, well okay I do have final exams in a few courses however am quite confident as I have high grades. Clinical however is done and over and I feel I did...

  17. Older PN Students

    CanuckLPN73 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I was just curious to know how many others (Canadian's) are headed back or working on their PN or BSN now that they are in their 30's and 40's? I've noticed that there are quiete a few students in...

  18. resident care attendant

    CanuckLPN73 replied to chengzz_1110's topic in International Nursing

    This depends. Where I was doing clinical (for PN) HCA's are not allowed to do any bowels, any eye drops or nasal drops, topical creams etc. I know we learned all of that in our HCA course (Norquest)....

  19. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    Im really interested in knowing the correct answer as I would have put Cultural as well. And yes those questions are relevant... We learn Culture and Religion in Nrsg theory as we are dealing with...

  20. Help. Is my outrage justified?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to fairandbalanced's topic in General Students

    Im currently in the PN program and part of the nrsg program is studying cultures and religion as we need to be culturally sensitive. We take a few weeks of Culture and Religion in Nrsg Theory however...

  21. How to perform a Papanicolaou Test ?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to natalia13's topic in International Nursing

    RN's (BN's) and LPN's are professional and we are trained before we do any procedure :) I did post that it is in the LPN scope however here is a link that it is in the RN's scope as well......

  22. How to perform a Papanicolaou Test ?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to natalia13's topic in International Nursing

    Actually yes it is within a nurses scope. Im a PN student and on one of the CD's we had to watch the nurse does to a pap as it is considered part of the assessment...The CD was quite graphic...it was...

  23. Practical Nursing Entrance Exam

    CanuckLPN73 replied to Student92's topic in International Nursing

    What is an entrance exam? Im a mature student and never wrote one. The only time it is required is when one does not hold the requirements or does hold the requirments however the requirements are...

  24. Rn Health requirements?

    CanuckLPN73 replied to FutureRNontario's topic in International Nursing

    No ....I understand... I thought your post was interesting and just cannot comprehend how ADD or ADHD is a mental illness as it is a attention deficit... We were actually discussing mental illness in...

  25. University of Lethbridge-After Degree Program

    CanuckLPN73 replied to zepher's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I am taking the PN program however I know some who are in the BN program at the UofL and a couple who have graduated...if you take the BN at the UofL you'll have to do your first 2 yrs at LCC though...