Hi, name is Jack. I got a Bcomm at UofT, worked for a year, decided to change to nursing. Notice that nursing, even with the HFO new grad program, still sucks in getting a job. Notice also hospitals replacing RN with RPN to save money. Notice also more people getting into nursing.
So I will try to get in to UofT 2nd entry program. My strategy is thus in order to get a job after I graduate 3 years from now. So please comment on this strategy.
1. Volunteer from now and til I finish the 2 year program, where I start next fall, at a hospital and network.
2. Volunteer at the speciality I want or in a speciality.
2. Get a placement at the hospital where I have volunteered and try to match the speciality in which I volunteered for.
3. Get a HFO job at the hospital where I did my placement that's related to my speciality during placement and volunteer.
4. Take offer I am given after the HFO, hopefully the economy is better in 3 years, or take any offer despite a unit I hate, location or time.
The 4 steps will give me when I graduate:
- 3 years of volunteer experience at a hospital hopefully getting to know the managers
- 6 months of HFO new grad experience
Any comments? From all the experienced RN, if you had done this before you graduated, do you think you may have landed a job sooner?
It looks like you only care about the money, and why should it matter you will get your masters and then you will get to just come to work and collect your pay check and never see a pt again.
As smart, educated and technical nurses are, I think caring comes first, it's an art form. Honestly you seem like.... Never mind, the AN gods would deleate it.
Librarians make good money and mostly care for books.
If nursing paid less, as long as it was enough to live on, I would still do it. I truly cannot think of any other job.
I believe in the end you and your pts will be unhappy.
I think a lot people are unwilling to help you because you don't seem to be getting into it for the right reasons. However, your motives are none of my business. Programs in Ontario like UofT are highly competitive and have requirements such as interview/essay/volunteer components for admission which weed out people like you. Try 2 year fast-track programs in Alberta admission is strictly based on GPA.
Daisy_08, BSN, RN
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It looks like you only care about the money, and why should it matter you will get your masters and then you will get to just come to work and collect your pay check and never see a pt again.
As smart, educated and technical nurses are, I think caring comes first, it's an art form. Honestly you seem like.... Never mind, the AN gods would deleate it.
Librarians make good money and mostly care for books.
If nursing paid less, as long as it was enough to live on, I would still do it. I truly cannot think of any other job.
I believe in the end you and your pts will be unhappy.