Registered Practical Nursing in Ontario

vanillabloom · Aug 22, 2005

hi welcome! Just wondering which school you applied to?? I know several school have waiting lists, but don't give up hope because I hear that several people drop out of their program the first few weeks for one reason or another. Maybe you can get in then.

Good luck!

~*L.

RPNinTO · Sep 9, 2005

HI there, I am new to the site and just graduated practical nursing.

I went to school in toronto. It was 2 years, just recently changed to 2 years.

Have you heard anything about your school?

let me know I can try to answer any questions you have!

I just applied for the RPN course at the local college - and they put me on the waiting list... in the mean time I have applied for other courses. But I was wondeirng if anyone here has done it - or will be doing it or plan on doing it... if I could chat with you about the course and see how it works. I look forward to hearing from you
Mary

Fiona59 · Sep 10, 2005

There are always a number of people who leave the course in the first few weeks, but I've never seen anyone admitted after the semester has started. Too much to catch up on.

What does happen is people drop off the waitlist and you can find yourself getting a phone call months before you expected it. I was told I would have an eight month waitlist ahead of me and within six weeks got a call asking if I could start in September rather than January.

Good Luck

loriangel14, RN · Sep 10, 2005

I am in my second semester of a 5 semester rpn course in Ontario.Pm me if you want to chat.

Tashia · Sep 12, 2005

Just started the PN course this September at Conestoga College. It's a 2 year ,4 semester course. If you need any questions answered or just want to chat.........

Tiger66Lilly · Sep 25, 2005

hi there, i am new here. i am in my second year of the rpn course. i am on a surgical rotation now and loving every minute of it.

i was wondering if anyone knows how it works for someone wanting to go to the states to work as an rpn?

hoping to hear from someone.

tiger66lilly

RPNinTO · Sep 26, 2005

hi there, i am new here. i am in my second year of the rpn course. i am on a surgical rotation now and loving every minute of it.
i was wondering if anyone knows how it works for someone wanting to go to the states to work as an rpn?
hoping to hear from someone.
tiger66lilly

hi, i am pretty new here too. i just graduated in june a rpn course and just

wrote the exam.

first, some advice for anyone who has not written, be sure to use the canadian exam guides. i did not, and while i studied like crazy, i think the exam style was quite different. if i could do it over again, i would use canadian guides only, and pay to take the on line test! (in fact, if i don't pass i may well get my chance to do it over again, haha)

regarding the states, i have been to a nursing fair held by marskell which is coming again to toronto in october and i was told there were " problems" due to nafta agreement that made it harder to go to the states as a rpn.

i dont know what these issues are, but you could look into it.

i did not find any american recruiters interested in rpns as a result at this fair.

i cannot believe that it would be impossible though, just more difficult.

i am glad you are enjoying yourself, i hope the states works out for you!

jennifer

Tiger66Lilly · Sep 26, 2005

Hi, I am pretty new here too. I just graduated in June a RPN course and just
wrote the exam.
First, some advice for anyone who has not written, be sure to use the CANADIAN exam guides. I did not, and while I studied like crazy, I think the exam style was quite different. If I could do it over again, I would use Canadian guides only, and pay to take the on line test! (In fact, if I don't pass I may well get my chance to do it over again, haha)
Regarding the States, I have been to a nursing fair held by Marskell which is coming again to Toronto in october and I was told there were " problems" due to Nafta agreement that made it harder to go to the states as a RPN.
I dont know what these issues are, but you could look into it.
I did not find any american recruiters interested in RPNs as a result at this fair.
I cannot believe that it would be impossible though, just more difficult.
I am glad you are enjoying yourself, I hope the States works out for you!
Jennifer

Thanks for replying to my message. I am just two hours away from you. That is so cool. As for the American thing, well I am naturally an American. I am just a landed immigrant here. Not sure if that will make a differnce or not. I was just curious anyway, as a couple of girls in my class would like to take that approach.

What kind of jobs are there in TO? Did you have a hard time finding a job as an RPN? Sorry for all the questions. Did you find the exam hard? I go to Loyalist College in Belleville.

Hope to hear from you again soon.

Lisa