AnnaPat

Do you think this would be comfortable? I find that my cotton pants tend to be either very bulky or just fall off my butt when i sit/squat.. Thinking about going synthetic/stretch.

Great! Good luck in your career. :)

Passed. Got mine yesterday July 13, wrote exam on June 18th. Ontario (GTA). Good luck to everyone. I still cannot believe. Im a Nurse!

Well, during my recent clinical i gave one HTN med at 105/90 .. Client went to 90 and 85 (shortly after) systolic. My Clinical instructor insisted it was Ok to give to keep the Client within the base line (your point), Client's primary nurse was Not happy.. not at all.

Almost done with the program. While it was not a completely smooth ride (administration, course offerings, structure, etc), I do not regret choosing this program over others. My only advice is to take your education into your own hands and do as much independent-study as you do for classes. In Seneca (PT) no one is going to stand over your shoulder and demand things, but you are still responsible for the material. :) I love mature learning environment.

Ohh, I was worried this would happen by the time I actually need it. Why not, why not.. I'll be applying spring next year, so I'll let you know how it goes. (Hope they don't scrap the program completely by that time).

Was there a needs assessment done before your arrival to their house? Care plan completed by their case manager? Here, Ontario (Canada), everyone from CNA to RN's are taught to touch nothing that is not in our care plan. If something happens, you would not have any insurance coverage for activities that were not pre-approved. Imagine breaking their washing machine? First question from insurance would be "what were you doing in that room and why?". there are also priorities to consider. We are taught to politely refuse, explain reasons, and ask them to call their case worker, if they have questions/need reassessment. I do usual "oh I'd love to help you out, but I can't because so and so". Many clients Know it might not be your job, but will try their luck anyway.

Are you working in a spa environment? Do you have direct contact with clients? If you don't mind touching body parts, can work under pressure, have attention for detail, and can be a good team-player (GOOD team-player), then you might do very well. I know 4 (!) estheticians who could've been excellent Nurses (if life was honey and nuts). They have people coming with diabetic feet, skin conditions, mental issues, birth defects.. everyone wants to feel beautiful. So if this sounds like realities of your current work, then Nursing would not be incredibly different. :)) most important thing is to have a positive attitude, and respect for the profession, people and self. I now this sounds cliche, but it's true. Lots of miserable nurses out there making their colleagues and clients equally miserable.

You should not forget that "Russian" in this case applies to pretty much all of the countries from the former USSR. Their school of Medicine is different, Specialists were few and far-in-between, and, of course, people didn't always have access to medications. They had to develop own "sure" ways to "fix" diseases, even if they were not at all effective. Pure Bear fat chest rubs against pneumonia in a child, vodka infused early last century antiseptic cream to help with mastitis, bed rest and "sweating out" the cold, raspberry preserve in hot water to lower T... you name it. These are ok, actually, wait until you encounter people with their own "trusted" meds that "work", but are not used anymore for treatment due to side effects, etc. You can never convince them that self-medicating with Own (often wrong) meds brought from "back home" is a bad idea.

"Just a job" and "leave work at work" is just a reality of the current "western" Nursing. Back home, just 15-20 years ago, it was Ok (and in smaller communities is still Ok) if a Nurse/Doctor checked on their former patients (usually with a phonecall). It was apreciated by families and wasn't perceived as creepy in any way. What I'm trying to say is that while this sort of behaviour is not supported by our regulatory bodies (for obvious reasons), there is nothing wrong with feeling this way, as long as we don't act on it.

RPN student (pre-consolidation). Seneca College, Toronto (ON). Also have a PSW certificate from the same College.

1. Depends on a school (college for practical nursing). Note!: even if one school has 51% passing grade and another 75+% all of them cover the same curriculum (as required by Regulatory body) and all new grads are writing the same registration exam with CNO. (Heard many students are freaking out about receiving "sub-par" instruction in less demanding school). If one has plans for entering BSN after getting a diploma, then that person would need to watch their GPA and not go for "passing grade". 2. Specifically, in the past 3 years, my part-time PN program had 60% passing grade. For some courses it's a cumulative mark, for others (like Pathophysiology) it has to be 60% on all tests/assignments (so if you fail one test and pass all others you fail the course anyway). Before each Clinical placement, you are required to pass Math test with like 85-90% passing grade and 100% for consolidation (there is also an in-class component to consolidation that is very strict, don't know passing grade though). I hear they want to put the overall bar up to 75%, since their main competition has 75%+ cut off. I, personally, don't approve of this, because it's mostly pointless (though I understand the reasoning). They are forgetting, that their main competition is booting potentially great Nurses out of the program in favour of "students with good marks". Oh well.

I also would like to know. If anyone has any info on this, please share with the rest of us. Thank you for posting these questions.

Dear OP, both of these subjects are not very hard (I have completed both on Uni level as a part of another degree), but both require a lot of time for studying (real dedication). Having a course professor who knows how to actually lecture could be very helpful... but not all of us are fortunate enough. Anyway, there are mountains upon mountains of resources that could help you with these two subjects. You could try asking questions on related forums, find free online study materials from other universities across the World, study groups in your school, try a variety of textbooks in your school's library (some required texts can be unbelivably confusing), there are free online video lectures from different universities too (by award winning profs), make cheat-sheets/colour charts/block-stick models, etc. I got myself a huge dry-erase board where I practiced writing out cycles and tables. As for Nursing.. I don't think that 'not being good at them' would make you a bad Nurse. Having said that, I believe that _understanding_ Stats and Micro (at least on some minimal level) will help you to be a _Better_ Nurse. Micro helps to visualize and have deeper understanding of normal and abnormal processes in the body, as well as action of meds (very important!!!). Stats are essential for conducting and understanding research (since evidence-based practice is a thing, right?). In fact, taking your time to get comfortable with Stats can open up your future job options. Just my 2 cents. Good luck! ps. Sorry for mistakes, it seems I can't do words today.