sunship88 replied to Male_Nurse2b_PK's topic in Canada
I did A&P through Thompson Rivers University online. The price was a little more expensive than the other UBC courses I was taking at the time but not by much (was a few years ago though). I would...
I can't speak to U of C in particular but typically the school doesn't assist students in finding jobs afterword, and I've never heard of recruiters coming to schools. You can see if AHS has a new...
They for sure don't prefer LPNs over "students". I'm sure being an LPN is an asset but not many LPNs have 60 university-level credits (they receive a college diploma) which you need to apply to the...
I did my BSN at UBC and they push the Masters program pretty hard...I would say you are at an advantage if you do your undergrad there. After that I would say coming from another large,...
Non-violent crisis intervention; like one post said. My first job on a med-surg floor: the hospital I worked at offered optional free courses for staff on wound care, palliative care, mentoring new...
sunship88 replied to canadianwesty's topic in Canada
To be honest I don't think it will matter where you go to school...there is a much higher demand for nurses in small, northern communities compared to cities and you won't have a problem getting a job...
You shouldn't have any problem getting a job in dialysis in BC once you're licensed, especially coming from the US. It is a specialty and health authorities in Vancouver are paying nurses to receive...
Try the New Grad programs the health authorities offer...they are separate applications. Usually getting hired where you had your preceptorship is a good bet. If they weren't hiring initially, try...
I volunteered as a recreational therapy assistant in a long term care home...doing arts and crafts with residents, reading them the paper, etc. before I went to nursing school. There are also...
I would say that yes BCIT's program is probably a bit better in terms of clinical experience...for example you get two final preceptorships instead of one, the program is 3 years instead of 2 (and...
Look into applying to the New Graduate Programs close to graduation, most health authorities offer them...it's a separate application package for new grads and they try and match you to an appropriate...
Having a car is super helpful, especially if you are not a morning person as most clinicals start at 7am! First semester having a car isn't as important, as you are mostly at UBC and getting there by...
UBC grad here. I wouldn't say it really matters what group you're in. It may seem really important at the time but looking back it's no biggie, you'll meet cool people in each group and you get to...
I graduated a few years ago from the program....I know of one person who did this and left at the end of year 1 of nursing to go into med. It's not very common. Retention rates for the program are...
It's unfortunate but there are families because of cultural reasons that will refuse male nursing students, like Fiona59 said. Not the vast majority of the time, but it happens. Don't take it...