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  1. admission decision from Mohawk/McMaster - RPN to BScN, for Sept 2015?

    xokw replied to tara.lynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'm not sure about Kitchener, but I live in Cambridge and it is very reasonable. The campus is literally right on the border between cambridge and Kitchener, so there are a lot of

  2. admission decision from Mohawk/McMaster - RPN to BScN, for Sept 2015?

    xokw replied to tara.lynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Definitely. It has been eye-opening to see the perception of RPNs from this side, and we are certainly working as a group to change things. It has kind of become our mission. I must say, however, that...

  3. admission decision from Mohawk/McMaster - RPN to BScN, for Sept 2015?

    xokw replied to tara.lynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Initially I hated the program. I found the first semester really difficult, not because of the content or workload, but because of the new teaching method. McMaster's PBL style is VERY different from...

  4. admission decision from Mohawk/McMaster - RPN to BScN, for Sept 2015?

    xokw replied to tara.lynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    On another note, one of my best friends has been accepted to Conestoga/McMaster but has not yet heard from Mohawk/McMaster, so you're not

  5. admission decision from Mohawk/McMaster - RPN to BScN, for Sept 2015?

    xokw replied to tara.lynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    It actually depends on the school, as well as your grades. Acceptances begin going out the first week of February, for most schools, and they continue rolling out until April (wait-list acceptances...

  6. admission decision from Mohawk/McMaster - RPN to BScN, for Sept 2015?

    xokw replied to tara.lynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'm just finishing up my first year of the Conestoga/McMaster bridging program. I absolutely love it. I'm not too sure when MoMac will start sending out acceptances, but I do know the waiting is...

  7. Mohawk 2015 Fall RPN Program

    xokw replied to Licinia's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    That's how it was at Conestoga as well. Tuition wasn't like university, where you pay per unit/credit, it was a set amount of money. So if we wanted to take courses during the summer, that was our...

  8. Ottawa U vs. McMaster U --need help

    xokw replied to SuAlaska's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I'm a Mac student as well and I couldn't agree more. The program is lacking in the hands-on department, and as was mentioned above, it is extremely focused on research. I'm an RPN currently, and my...

  9. Obstetrics as an RPN, likely?

    xokw replied to ash1111's topic in Canada

    What do you mean by certification? Are you talking about getting a certificate through a college after you graduate? You don't need extra education to work in these areas, although you may find...

  10. Ontario Second-Entry Nursing (2015)

    xokw replied to MatchaGreenTea's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Did you do any upgrading to improve your chances between last year and this year? Admission averages tend to go up each year because of the number of applicants increasing

  11. Mcmaster vs Mohawk, please help

    xokw replied to AlexTheNurse's topic in Canada

    Are you talking about the McMaster BScN and the Mohawk-McMaster (MoMac) BScN? Or the Mohawk RPN program? If you are talking about the MoMac BScN program, it will be about the same price and same...

  12. How do I gain experiences as a first year nursing student?

    xokw replied to _nurse_to_be's topic in General Students

    Many long-term care facilities will hire nursing students to work as PSWs after their first semester. That is what I did and it gave me great

  13. RPN Mohawk September 2015 help

    xokw replied to rmac's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    The minimum cutoff for Conestoga typically falls between 80-85% depending on how many people

  14. Can licensed RPN of ON work in other province like AB?

    xokw replied to lilychen's topic in Canada

    I understand the job market is not ideal, but I cannot for the life of me understand how people go years without finding jobs. Within months of graduating I had two jobs, and many other calls for...

  15. Ontario BScN Programs

    xokw replied to KarleyLynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    As an RPN, I love the program as well. However, my classmates and I have had numerous discussions about exactly what you just said. If I hadn't been already working as a nurse, I am certain that I...

  16. 2015 undergraduate student BScN applicants

    xokw replied to milica2015's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    If you are upgrading your highschool courses through adult learning, I'm pretty sure you have to apply to the 4-year program. If you have the university science prerequisites, you can apply to the...

  17. Ontario BScN Programs

    xokw replied to KarleyLynn's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I attend McMaster, so I can give you a little bit of information. Mac uses a PBL (problem-based learning) teaching method, and it is VERY, very different from conventional lecture-style teaching. It...

  18. how do you successfully graduate

    xokw replied to RayRay03's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Good luck to you too. Keep working

  19. how do you successfully graduate

    xokw replied to RayRay03's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    My number one piece of advice is to keep at it and don't give up, the more you work at it the more it will come to you. I have found YouTube to be the greatest discovery in regards to my education. If...

  20. Careers as an RPN

    xokw replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    I don't even hear a bit of anger in this discussion. Anywhere. Very strange. But yes, the role of an RPN is vastly different in Canada when compared to the U.S. Canadian practical nurses have more...

  21. Careers as an RPN

    xokw replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    Exactly. I think a lot of RNs have the idea that people who chose to become RPNs want to be RNs eventually, or aren't smart enough to be an RN. My sister-in-law is the perfect example. She is an RPN,...

  22. Careers as an RPN

    xokw replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    Are you aware that RPNs work in many places other than LTC? Your response sounds as if you think that is the only spot? There is also the option the bridge after becoming an RPN, if you can't get into...

  23. Careers as an RPN

    xokw replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    Starting as an RPN is not just an "option". It is actually a respectable career and, believe it or not, many people have NO desire to be RNs. In some areas RNs are being laid off and replaced by RPNs...

  24. I'm an LPN and I understand.

    xokw replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh boy, so glad I do not work with people who speak to others like this. It really is a reflection of

  25. I'm an LPN and I understand.

    xokw replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That's not at all what I said. If you actually read all of my posts you'd see I'm quite pro-education. I'm saying education does not automatically make you BETTER than someone else. I wasn't, at any...