NURSING INFO SESSION (M. LEE)

GRADE 11/12OCT. 29, 2012

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Nursing, eh?

Is Nursing Right for You??

Please see handout:

Becoming a Registered Nurse in British Columbia:

Requisite Skills and Abilities

College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

https://crnbc.ca/Standards/Lists/StandardResources/464requisiteskillsabilities.pdf

NURSING PROFESSIONS IN BC

Registered Nurses (RN) **our focus today** 3-4 year degree (depends on the school, the way the program

is structured AND number of credits required beforehand)

Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN) 3 year diploma or 4 year degree

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) 1-2 year certificate/diploma

Nurse Practitioner Master’s degree (Post RN)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs

DIRECT ENTRY Admitting students straight out of high school

POST-SECONDARY CREDIT ENTRY Admitting students who have completed certain post-

secondary courses required for entry into the nursing program or a certain number of post-secondary credits

This seems to be the direction that many schools in the Lower Mainland are heading…

BRIDGING ENTRY FOR LPNs Licensed Practical Nurses continuing their education to

become an RN

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements (courses/marks required/admission averages) vary from school to school

General admission requirements AND program admission requirements

Deadlines vary / application timelines varySingle or multiple intakes (applications vary)Prepare to apply for MULTIPLE schoolsCompetitive entry—take best applicantsFirst qualified, first admitted—meet requirements

then admitted (often there are waitlists)OTHER REQUIREMENTS (other than grades) need to

be met prior to acceptance / program start

Examples of OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Attending an info session

InterviewLetter of introduction /

essayLetters of

recommendationVolunteer experienceCPR certificationFirst Aid certification

Immunization recordsCriminal record checkDriver’s licenseHealth assessmentRespiratory mask fit testNon-violent crisis

intervention certification

Additional requirements depending on the school

BC BSN Programs (direct from high school)

College of New Caledonia (Prince George)College of the Rockies (Cranbrook)

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Langley)North Island College (Comox Valley)

Northwest Community College (Terrace)Selkirk College (Castlegar)

Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops)UBC Okanagan (Kelowna)

University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack)Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo)

**Schools highlighted in BLUE are located locally**

DIRECT ENTRY PROGRAMS

Specific high school courses requiredMinimum percentages must be metCompetitive/selective entry = higher marks

than the minimum requiredFirst qualified, first admitted = meet

requirements and then admitted (often there are waitlists)

Entrance requirements/averages are generally lower outside of the Lower Mainland (higher population in LM = more competition for spots)

Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity (Langley)

College of New Caledonia (Prince

George) General admission

requirements (including English

Proficiency Requirement)

English 12 (minimum B)

Biology 12 (minimum B)

Chemistry 11 (minimum B)

Pre-calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 11 (minimum B)

UNBC admission requirements

English 12 (minimum C+)

Biology 12 (minimum B)

Chemistry 11 (minimum C+)

Pre-calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 11 (minimum C+)

Sample Direct Entry Academic Admission Requirements

BC BSN Programs (post-secondary entry)

BCIT (Burnaby)Douglas College (Coquitlam)

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Langley)Langara College (Vancouver)

Vancouver Community College (Vancouver)UBC Vancouver (3rd year entry)

**Schools highlighted in BLUE are located locally**

Programs That Require Post-Secondary Credits for Admission

each program will require that you take certain courses/minimum # of credits in order to be eligible to apply for admission

You will need to enroll in a school that offers the courses or the equivalent courses required for each program that you hope to apply for Check course transferability using the BC Transfer Guide (

www.bctransferguide.ca) Ex. Douglas Biology 1103 & 1203 = Kwantlen Biology 1160 & 1260 Speak with program advisors about transferability of courses

Take the courses/course equivalentsMeet / beat the required marks for each courseComplete “other requirements” as neededApply for programs when ready

Langara College(Vancouver)

Douglas College (Coquitlam)

minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33 on university-transferable courses

completed a minimum of 15 credit hours of university-transferable courses (within the three semesters immediately preceding application)

complete the following 5 courses with a minimum grade of C+ in each course. These courses can be counted towards the 15 credit hours in requirement 2 above English 1127 or 1128 Biology 1190** Statistics 1124  two university-transferable courses

Completion of 30 university transfer credits (min C+ in each course) Biology 1103

Biology 1203

Biology 2401

Biology 2200

English 1130

English Elective

Math 1160 OR Psyc 2300

Any Social Sciences university transfer course (recommended: philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, women’s studies)

2 university transfer elective courses

Sample Academic Admission Requirements: Programs That Require Post-Secondary Credits

Other BSN Programs in BC

Camosun College (Victoria)Program admission under review; update Dec.

2012

Trinity Western University (Langley) (private)Direct entry from high schoolPrivate Institution = higher tuition ($715 /credit)

UNBC and UVic3rd and 4th year of Nursing programs; entry via

affiliated college programs

BSN Programs OUTSIDE of BC

Alberta Grande Prairie Regional

College Grant MacEwan University Keyano College Lethbridge College Medicine Hat College Mount Royal University Red Deer College University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Lethbridge

Saskatchewan First Nations University of

Canada SIAST University of

Saskatchewan

Manitoba Brandon University Red River College University College of the

North University of ManitobaOntario 32 different institutions

offering undergraduate nursing programs!!

Quebec McGill Other schools offer

programs taught in French

Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Nursing Studies Memorial University of

Newfoundland

New Brunswick University of New

Brunswick

Nova Scotia Cape Breton University Dalhousie University St. Francis Xavier

University

PEI University of PEI

Northwest Territories Aurora College

Nunavut Nunavut Arctic College

REQUIREMENTS! REQUIREMENTS!

Not meeting requirements = you won’t qualify at this time—no exceptions! (missing course, unsatisfactory grades, missing certification etc)

Minimum may not be enough…(competition, space etc)

It is YOUR responsibility to check the requirements! Check out school websites / viewbooks Attend program info sessions Speak with Program Advisors (in person, phone, email, chat)

A Sample of Direct Entry Admission Averages (last year)

Average is calculated on the required courses

Kwantlen: approximately 93%

UBC Okanagan: mid to high 80s

College of New Caledonia (PG): approximiately 76% and above

University of Alberta: 80% (early admission avg for Sept 2013)

University of Calgary: 78%

Do you REALLY want to become a nurse?

Educate yourself!

Be realisitic!

Talk to professionals!

SOME Other Health Related Careers / Programs

KwantlenHealth Unit CoordinatorHealth Care Assistant

DouglasDental AssistingHealth Care Support WorkerHealth Information ManagementTherapeutic Recreation

LangaraDieteticsHealth SciencesHuman KineticsLeisure StudiesRecreation LeadershipRecreation Management

BCITCardiology TechnologyDiagnostic Medical SonographyElectroneurophysiologyEnvironmental Health (Public Heath Inspection)Food SafetyFood TechnologyMedical Laboratory ScienceMedical Office AssistantMedical RadiographyNuclear MedicineOccupational Health and SafetyProsthetics and OrthoticsRadiation Therapy

VCCDental AssistingDental HygieneDental Reception CoordinatorDental TechnologyDenturistHealth Care AssistantMedical Lab AssistantMedical Offices AssistantMedical TranscriptionistNursing Unit ClerkOccupational/Physical Therapist AssistantPharmacy TechnicianRenal Dialysis Technician Certificate

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Upcoming Events

BCIT Nursing Info Session: TODAY 6-8pm @BCIT

Kwantlen Applications OPEN November 1st! APPLY! Kwantlen Drop In Advising: Tues/Thurs 1-4pm

Nov. 6th: Langara Nursing Info SessionWed. Nov. 14th: PM Scholarship EveningNovember 15th: Kwantlen Psychiatric

Nursing Info SessionNov. 13th & Dec. 4th: Douglas Nursing Info

Session

Links to BC Nursing Program Websites

BCIT (Burnaby) http://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/8870bsn Camosun College (Victoria) http://camosun.ca/learn/programs/nurse/ College of New Caledonia (Prince George) http://www.cnc.bc.ca/CNC_Programs/Nursing_BA.htm College of the Rockies (Cranbrook) http://www.cotr.bc.ca/regnurse/ Douglas College (Coquitlam) http://www.douglas.bc.ca/programs/nursing.html Kwantlen (Langley) http://www.kwantlen.ca/calendar/2012-13/health/nursing-deg.html Langara College (Vancouver) http://www.langara.bc.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/nursing/index.html North Island College (Comox Valley) http://www.nic.bc.ca/program/bachelor_of_science_in_nursing North West Community College (Terrace) http://www.nwcc.bc.ca/Programs/BOSN.cfm?Program=BOSNSelkirk college (Castlegar) http://selkirk.ca/programs/hhs/health/nursing/Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) http://www.tru.ca/nursing.html Trinity Western (Langley) https://twu.ca/academics/nursing/ UBC Okanagan (Kelowna) http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/nursing/welcome.html UNBC (Prince George) http://www.unbc.ca/nursing/programs/undergraduate/index.html UFV (Chilliwack) http://www.ufv.ca/health/programs/bachelor_of_science_in_nursing_degree.htm

UVic (Victoria) http://www.uvic.ca/hsd/nursing/prospective/undergraduate/oncampus/index.php

VCC (Vancouver) http://www.vcc.ca/programs-courses/detail.cfm?div_id=6&prog_id=220VIU (Nanaimo) http://www.viu.ca/calendar/UniversityDegreeCompletion/bscnursing.aspUBC Vancouver http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Undergrad/ProspectiveStudents.aspx

Listing of LPN (private & public) https://www.clpnbc.org/Practice-Support-Learning/Education/CLPNBC-Recognized-PN-Programs.aspx

Programs in BC:

Useful Websites

Career Cruising: www.careercruising.com Login: pmss Password: careers Search for programs at schools across Canada Detailed career information

BC Transfer Guide: www.bctransferguide.ca Check for transferable courses between institutions

Student Aid BC: https://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentaidbc/ Information on financing your post secondary

education

Questions??