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Hi Is there anyone here who is taking or has taken the Practical Nurse program at either Mohawk or Conestoga? If so, how do you find the teaching methods? Why did you choose the college you did? Do you have any tips for a newcomer? I will be startin...

Due to a few teachers retiring, some of the teachers that stepped in for a semester are BScN teachers, I know a few not many so that was a little bit of an exaggeration.

Not sure if this will work for everyone I found out I have a "final offer" with "eligibility met" to find this I logged into mocomotion> applicant resources> check my application status > fill in your OCAS details > select program choices...

Official email came today now to start making my decision, Mohawk or Conestoga (going to be based out of Cambridge however did my RPN at Mohawk so know most of the staff and the facility)

I had class mates in the Mohawk PN program that had completed the general arts and science course and came in cocky expecting to pass with +90% grades, lets just say they didn't. Without having done the G A&S program I can only give a one sided o...

No practical exam though you have to write the jurisprudence online before you can complete your registration.

An RPN can start IV as well. Usually you a quick over view of what to look for by the nurse clinician on your unit then you are observed for a number of starts some organizations its 3 some are higher, then you are good to go do it yourself.

Congrats on getting the job! The cardiology interview didn't go well I was too nervous and got my left and right sided heart failure round the wrong way, I couldn't remember the mg of acetaminophen and codine in tyleno#3 or that percocet was acetamin...

2nd interview now arranged for Friday all the extra time has given me a chance to read up on lots more heart issues. Anyone recommend some reading on post op nursing interventions that I should read.

Thanks for all the advice, interview at internal medicine went well I hope, It was quite possibly the hardest interview I had particularly the scenario based questions I would have preferred to talk through my ideas with the managers instead of writi...

I'm contemplating my future and thought I would throw this in here and see what others thought! I've a BSc(hons) in Genetics from the UK 2nd class degree In 2nd year I covered physiology and anatomy in depth no sociology though- WES (horrible indepen...

I have a post graduate in IT from the UK and originally did freelance work when I moved here 5 years ago, I can honestly say that work became more competitive to get and the amount of work I had to do for the decreasing pay forced me out of the indus...

Congrats starlane, I too have interviews coming up, I've researched the departments asked around friends to find out information on the hospital. I would recommend revise your post - surgical nursing interventions, work out priorities for what kind o...

Both RPN and RN are having difficulty in finding jobs in ON particularly in the GTA and golden horseshoe. If nursing is what you really want to do then look to RPN as you have already said it appeals to you. You can always bridge later to RN without ...

RPNs are having it just as bad to the west of Hamilton (London, K+W, guelph, Cambridge etc...) and st joe's and HHS seem to list a constant stream of RN jobs admittedly i'm not looking to see if they are casual or permanent RPN jobs are listed less o...

Not sure if this of any use buy I recently completed an ACLS course at Mcmaster university it ran over one weekend and was pretty compressed there was a selection of physicians. RNs and myself there it ran on the assumption that you had already done ...

Today my class was given our assignments for pregrad I have been placed in an ER very excited but also very nervous. This has made me wonder what the role of RPNs (in Ontario) in the ER environment actually is? Can anyone give me an idea of what to e...

No this was purely through website application. I have tried to see managers for hospitals in the cambridge/K+W area but they seem to rely on a HR recruiter. K+W recruiter is at the main grand river hospital not Freeport site (mistake I learned the h...

Woohoo just been offered a casual pt job in gerontology, not my ideal job but it might open some internal jobs prospects.

Reports from teachers particularly from clinical settings is the only way to show my skills to departments which I haven't had direct experience with. Having the opportunity to even meet with staff would be amazing I've always left with positive feed...

Interview was cancelled less than 24 hours before hand via email, decided to go see the manager anyway, while she was nice she pretty much told me no RPNs would be hired into the ER department. I'm am seriously annoyed with the way this has all happe...

There was a collection of written based questions most where what I would call "soft questions" like what makes you a good nurse, followed by about 10 math questions all of which where very simple eg. Dr orders 10mg of drug PO you have 5mg tabs how m...

hi xokw, how did you work out your GPA or does Conestoga report on the 4.0 scale? I finished with +90% from Mohawk and was wondering how I match up and what my options might be in the future. Interesting out of 80 people in my class that graduated on...

Little update and seeking advice. I had an interview at St Pete's (a geriatric hospital in Hamilton) a friend who was also in the group interview has been offered a place while another was told she should contact them once her CNO registration was th...

I can see both sides of this, I had clinicals with classmates that looked for any excuse to avoid doing anything more than they had to do. I on the other hand took every opportunity I could to learn new skills, once my patients where set up I would a...