Nurse28

You do not have to disclose this. These are common mental health issues and does not put patients at risk. Do not disclose this, it's not any of their concern.

You are not a fully trained nurse. You do not know, what you do not know. A specialist nurse should have a good base of knowledge that a RN program would provide, before being allowed to obtain a specialty. The evidence/research supports this and honestly, it results in better care provided for those in hospital and in the community we serve.

"Our skill set is almost as broad as an RN". This is a poor example. Anyone can do a skill...we teach patients, with no nursing/medical background, how to perform skills at home! Anyone can "do a skill". The point is, during a hospital stay, a RN is much better at catching deterioration (through assessment) in patient condition and intervening early. Failure to rescue rates are higher on floors that have less RN's. Anyways we are off topic, I'm just surprised that colleges go behind CNA's back and allows RPN's to become specialty trained.

RPN/LPN are not fully trained nurses. Usually, to be a specialty nurse, you need to be fully trained nurse to begin with (RN). CNA only allows RPN/LPN's to take med/surg and geri specialties, so I'm surprised to see a local college bypassing that and offering specialty courses to a RPN. There is endless evidence/research to show that care delivered by a RN will result in less complications, hospital length of stay, and less mortality, when compared to a RPN/LPN delivering care. The hospitals are doing no favours to their patients by allowing anyone other than a RN to deliver care in specialty areas. Most jurisdictions in North America allow LPN's to work in hospital settings but usually only with patients awaiting placements who are medically stable. There are exceptions as some provinces are looking to save money rather than provide evidence based care.

Why can a RPN/LPN get speciality training in mental health? Isn't specialty training specifically for RN's?

Hi, I am a student in a BSN program and I can only tell you what I've heard from nurses on the floor. If you are looking for any RN job, it shouldn't be difficult. There seems to be a general shortage in many areas - especially in the OR. With your job experience - I am sure you will find a job. Sorry, I'm not familiar with the job situation in pediatrics. Congrats on deciding to move back. It's really a great area to live in.

Hi everyone. I've been following this forum for a while. I just received an acceptance email! Good luck to everyone else waiting.

Hi everyone. Congrats to those who have been offered an interview! Did you receive your email via your personal email? Or do you have to have a UBC email?