Khow89

How many years worth of courses will you need to do all the prereq for the BScn?

I'm guessing you picked your school already but for anyone who just happens to have a similar question heres my two cent. We all put alot of emphasis in choosing the right school but in the end it doesn't really matter. No matter which school you choose there's very little difference in the content that they teach. All schools have good and bad profs. I would say choose the closest one so that your commute won't be long and that you can stay at home to save money. UofT is a good choice if you're interested in paeds since they have a partnership with Sick Kids and you will get weekly placement there in your placement rotation. At my workplace there is a variety of educational background. They place more on your experiences such as where did you do your placements and consolidation as well as your critical thinking skills when determining if they want to hire you.

I think alot of your questions are very specific and I think you'll get the best answers if you were to ask them in your interview. I think your main focus would be applying to the hospitals you would want to work at and not to worry about the small details until you get the interview.

I think if you are able to upgrade your GPA with an average(new+old) above a 3.0, I think you will have a chance

If you're okay with working with children, sickkids have a pretty good orientation period. I think it was something like around 10 shifts where you have a clinical supervisor with your new hire group and another 10 shifts with a preceptor. You also have some in class days too.

I took the program a couple of years back but it was like roughly 2 days a week. They try to squeeze all the classes together. I think you are assigned the placements, they will try to get you their closest location but I don't think you are allowed to seek your own. You should probably ask them directly if you want a more accurate answer

I think it's an average paying job in this economy. I do think the job market is pretty good but depending which area you want to work, it can take a little bit of time. You don't have to get a bachelor to get employed, you can be a RPN as well. There is a pay difference and some hospitals or units may before RN over RPN. I think it really depends on where you work or how you view morally degrading. If you have more skills then you will be more advantageous compared to other candidates but if you know how to write your resume and relate your skills to your job in an interview, I think that is more important. 1. Don't need physics or chemistry. Math you just need to be familiar with cross multiplying and figuring out mls or dose. Something like very simple algebra where you find "x". I say anatomy, physilogy and pathophysiology is more important 2. Psych courses is generally all theory. You'll get better at interacting with patients over time. Main thing is to be respectful and listen. 4. Once you hit the top limit after 8 years, you make a little over 100k plus or minus. You can make more essentially if you work overtime. 6. That was one of my reasoning prior working but now I rather find a desk job. Personally I find it hard maintain my own health when having to work night shifts. I know other nurses are able to but personally I have great difficulties. 7. I do think it will boost your confidence when interacting with negative people after working for a bit. But I'm not sure if this should be a reason for you to become a nurse. If you are having issues in your personal life, maybe consider using a therapy service.

I think you will learn more in the NICU unit but it also depends on the level. If you are interested in working children, consolidating in the NICU will give you an advantage especially if the NICU is level 3. It is also good to know that we are in a nursing shortage so if you decide that you rather work with adults once you graduate, I don't think you will have any issue getting an interview in that setting.

It depends on the hospital what they set the difference in responsibilities. But with the nursing shortage I'm assuming the line for the difference in responsibilities is probably blurred. But I can say the main difference that is consistent is that RNs get paid more than RPNs.

Clinicals are actually a great way of trying the areas of interest out without having to fully commit to it. You'll also be a student so you'll have someone guiding you. From the few people that I know who applied in the community (LTC and home care), it doesn't seem as difficult getting an interview compared to hospitals. One exception could be clinics where they may require you to work in the acute setting in that specialty before working in the clinic.

Congrats on getting into UOIT. I had pretty good experience in UOIT. I believe they have a new nursing lab which is nice. Their old one was pretty good already. About the RPN stuff, you might be able to transfer a credit or two but generally they will want you to take the core courses which are generally not offer every semester. So even if you want to fast track, you might need to wait for courses to be available. However, each school is a bit different so you might be lucky. You can try seeing what courses were available in the past semesters.

Apply to both and decide later ?

I think in terms of workload you get 1-3 patients depending on the unit. I only worked there for a year but I think salary is quite similar to the ona rates for hospitals. We might get a quarter more roughly. Personally what stood out the most are the coworkers. 99% of them are super helpful and supportive. Doctors are also very respectful and friendly as well. I think its very likely you'll get a permanent position after the contract. Is it the new grad program?

Congrats! what would you like to know?

You probably won't be able to make it for September 2021 because I think the school needs to send in the names of people graduating the nursing program to CNO. Also if the results of the exam takes the same period of time when I wrote it 4 years ago, it'll probably take another 2 months. The bridging programs will probably ask you to send in proof that you passed the exam before the start date of the program. Earliest might be Jan 2022. You should email the schools to double check because things do change.