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  1. RPN to RN @ UOIT w/ a 3 GPA

    toronto_nurse replied to trryt4ssasfgb34's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I know of a few of my classmates who transferred from the bridging program at Centennial College to UOIT and I recall one of them saying they had a GPA of 3.7 in their practical nursing program which...

  2. Nursing at Ryerson University

    toronto_nurse replied to karekare's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The commenter was referring to the Centennial/George Brown College Colloborative Nursing with Ryerson so the BScN program which has a third year community placement so since you are in the practical...

  3. Which rpn college has a better program?

    toronto_nurse replied to rpnstudent47's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    They have tutors at your campus library for these courses so take advantage of

  4. Transferring to another college (Centennial to George Brown College)

    toronto_nurse replied to AshuM.'s topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Keep up the good work! One thing you have to keep in mind is that the bridging program at GBC is with Trent University. Centennial's bridging program is with Ryerson. If you maintain a 3.0 at...

  5. Transferring to another college (Centennial to George Brown College)

    toronto_nurse replied to AshuM.'s topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    How do you find the workload so far at Centennial? Since you are in semester 1B I guess you are in the flex program. GBC offers fulltime only so if you are finding it challenging now at Centennial...

  6. ** RPN in Centennial College **

    toronto_nurse replied to stud-ent's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Failing Anatomy & Physiology at Centennial College was quite common in the practical nursing program. I think many students have this mentality that even if they're struggling to maintain a "C"...

  7. ** RPN in Centennial College **

    toronto_nurse replied to stud-ent's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    If you fail any practical nursing course you will NOT be able to enter the bridging program at Centennial College. Ryerson is the school that set out this requirement. For the regular 4 year BScN...

  8. CRNE assessment takes long time

    toronto_nurse replied to jibinseb's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Nursing standards are different across the world hence why you are being assessed to determine if what you have back home is equal to the standards here in Canada especially for the province of...

  9. Worried. 3.0GPA after 2 terms RPN @ Centennial College

    toronto_nurse replied to jl2002's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    So I wouldn't worry about semester 3 since pre-grad is a lot more challenging with your fulltime placement and preparations for the exams. Pre-grad can make you or break you depending on how you...

  10. Foot care course/training in Toronto area

    toronto_nurse replied to pj2013's topic in Canada

    George Brown College offers a 2 day workshop in which the instructor brings in a foot care nurse to demonstrate on another student the foot care treatment. Its a great workshop to see what the foot...

  11. Worried. 3.0GPA after 2 terms RPN @ Centennial College

    toronto_nurse replied to jl2002's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Pre-grad consolidation is worth 40 credit hours where as for example your Patho course is worth 3 credit hours so your pre-grad consolidation GPA is worth almost half the program's GPA. There are 4...

  12. Worried. 3.0GPA after 2 terms RPN @ Centennial College

    toronto_nurse replied to jl2002's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Semester 3 courses are more challenging than semester 2. In my opinion I felt Theory 2 was easier than Theory 3 and Patho 1 was easier than Patho 2 thereby it makes sense since the content gets more...

  13. Centennial College RPN Program

    toronto_nurse replied to smartway's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Thats great you're getting a head start on the electives. Since you are taking these courses before you starting practical nursing, will they be counted in your GPA for practical nursing? I am sure...

  14. CRNE assessment takes long time

    toronto_nurse replied to jibinseb's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Consider taking a bridging program so that you can gain Canadian nursing

  15. CRNE assessment takes long time

    toronto_nurse replied to jibinseb's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    RN assessment via CNO can take up to 2 years. CNO's mandate is to protect the public so essentially they function like the government so be patient with the waiting

  16. CRNE ending, NCLEX beginning

    toronto_nurse replied to eeff's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    The structure of the new CRNE starting in 2015 will be similar to the NCLEX in the U.S. The pass mark for the current CRNE and CPNRE are set by a panel of experts in which those who meet or surpass...

  17. Volunteer and Work Experiences

    toronto_nurse replied to skihan's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The admissions criteria for nursing in the western part of Canada take into consideration volunteer and work experiences. They use some point scale to evaluate and base their decisions since spaces...

  18. Ontario Second Degree Frustrations

    toronto_nurse replied to poko's topic in Canada

    I have a friend who holds a Bachelor of Commerce and wanted to get into the 4 year BScN program at the Ryerson site but was told that because they were a mature student they were not given priority in...

  19. RPN to BSCN

    toronto_nurse replied to sallyk's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Contact the school for more information. I think the difference is the location of the school or site where the program is held as in your second link it stated that since 2010 it no longer took...

  20. Help! No Evidence of Practice Requiement!

    toronto_nurse replied to Maria2013's topic in Canada

    The continuing education departing for nursing at George Brown College offers a practical placement for RPNs. You may consider checking to see if thats an acceptable option. Maybe you can get a temp...

  21. RPN to BSCN

    toronto_nurse replied to sallyk's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Where in Canada are

  22. Any benefits to a pre-health program to get into BscN?

    toronto_nurse replied to Macruse's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Unfortunately this is true as the pre-health at GBC cannot gain you admissions for the Collobrative BScN at Ryerson. You may consider taking high school courses via adult school or ILC (Independent...

  23. Anyone have tips on how to get into Public Health Nursing?

    toronto_nurse replied to Brownie_43's topic in Canada

    How about infection control? Some schools offer a certifcate or some courses in

  24. I want to make the most of my time while waiting in the dark

    toronto_nurse replied to nmlola's topic in Canada

    My apologies for the misinformation. I guess what I was trying to say was that they are not granting as many applications as before and how many of these applications are for

  25. I want to make the most of my time while waiting in the dark

    toronto_nurse replied to nmlola's topic in Canada

    Statistics from CNO show the numbers of licences granted to IENs are decreasing year after year. The CNO has been pretty straight forward with their assessments. If an IEN completed their RN through a...