Question: Dalhousie University (NS) VS Ottawa University (ON)

madascanbeRNtobe · Jun 14, 2008

Don't know too much about either university. Maybe someone else can answer that.

But make sure Ottawa will accept your 1st year credits from Dalhousie. Some universities ( e.g. Ryerson University do not allow transferring of nursing credits (as far as I know)). Ottawa could be the same.

Then you would end up with 1 year at Dalhousie, and 4 years at Ottawa ( which is not necessarily a bad thing, more a matter of opinion, if finishing in 4 years is that important to you)

Hope you get some more helpful replies, about the universities.

jncRN · Jul 14, 2008

Hi,

I can't speak for the Ottawa program, but I just graduated with my BScN from Dalhousie University in May, and it is a very good program.

The most important tool of comparison that I would look at, if it were my decision, would be the length and nature of clinical placements. For example, the final clinical preceptorship at Dal is 10 weeks...but at some universities in the Maritimes (St. FX, UNB for example) it is much less. As a new RN, I am glad that I had a lot of clinical time over the four years, as opposed to some of the other new RNs I'm working with now, who are still trying to get more orientation shifts in their new jobs because they got shortchanged on clinical experience as students.

Good luck with your decision! The four years will fly by.

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NurseScarlett, RN :nurse:

Aimee_38 · Oct 3, 2009

Hi, I am really interested, did you stay at Dalhousie or did you end up going to Ottawa? It's funny because I am in the same situation. I am at Dalhousie this year, but I want to transfer to Ottawa next year. If you have any helpful info. please let me know! Thanks.