Nursing students...
 

Anyone thats on RS actively a nursing student thats currently in the program, especially at langara?

I need to talk to you =p

Me, at BCIT though.

I have a friends in the Langara, and I did TERM 1 at Langara.

Things you need to know, don't buy all the text books some of them are just a waste of money. Ex. The APA handbook and health assessment text book.
Don't buy the I-clicker, totally waste of money.
You may seem like you have a lot of reading to do, but in reality you don't have to read that much of it. Some of the stuff they teach you, you already know especially the verbal/physical communications.
You'll be doing a lot of group projects. If there is a problem with the group, fix it ASAP, seriously it will help you along the way.....

hope that helps

Just remember to make time for yourself and go out. If you don't you'll go insane.

I'm at VCC Nursing program at the moment, in first semester..
personally, im pretty sure VCC has a better reputation for more qualified/trained LPN nurses.. but yeah pm me if you have any questions.

Langara only trains RN's now

finished the langara nursing program and passed the RN exam
u can send me a pm if u need help

in the term 8 langara program.. let me know wut qs u have

My brother is taking a Bachelor course in nursing. I believe he's almost done. Message me if you have any questions.

I'll just post them here.

1) how much time do you guys find you spend studying/playing/school?

2) to my understanding after term 4 all the courses are nursing related? So does it turn into a co-op program?

3) oh and this is kinda random... but why is ubc's program 2 years?

1.) i found that term 1-4 were kinda tough cuz there were lotsa midterms/random tests/papers and on top of that there are 16 hrs of clinical per week.

2.) no it is not co-op after term 4, u just dont have bio anymore... so its all fluff courses like... more professional growth, self and others.... u know..useless courses like that. in addition to have clinical every term (except term 1), there is something called consolidated practice experience which happenes in term 5 & term 8. you don't go to school, just the hospital on mon-wed.

3.) ubc's program is 2 years but its crammed like crazy. most nurses dont like ubc undergrad nurses becuse they dont have enough clinical experience. do u know what undergrad nurses are? if not.. its a newer program they created.. after term 5 or 2nd year of any collaborative program, u can work at the hospital.. paid wage at $22.31. for the ubc program, u cannot work until ur done ur 3rd year.

hope that helps!

It does. I'm excited for january :D

The last statement was true back about 2 years ago, but it isn't 'exactly' true anymore. To be even eligible for UBC Nursing school application you will need at least 1.5-2 years of prior post-secondary education (I believe 48 credits to be exact).

When you start the nursing program at UBC now, you will be directly admitted into their 3rd year program, so in reality, you can work right after your first year of nursing school.


I personally took 1 year of the program at Langara, and I found term 1-3 pretty slack actually.. Probably due to the fact that I was exempt from the biology courses because I had taken the pre-req before admission into the program. Term 1 and 2 I was literally at school for 2 hours a day.. except for clinical days which lasted around 7-8 hours (7am-3pm).. the hardest part about the program was the clinical practice, waking up was brutal... having patients die after you've worked with them for a few weeks was slightly painful..

Course work in general is pretty basic stuff.. on communication techniques.. I don't know why I didn't skip more classes.. there are however a lot of group projects, but the group I hung around with was pretty keen on getting everything done early so that we could have more time partying lol so be sure to choose your group of friends wisely!

I'm in the LPN program (1 year) and just finishing off the first semester and personally (and along with many of my classmates), we found this semester to be extremely stressful and time consuming. First semester consisted of 9 courses + practicum. I was at school average of 8 hours a day, but around the weeks of exams/project deadlines, you'd be in school for about 12 hours everyday, go home and do more homework to prep for the next day. Afterschool lab hours were not mandatory, but recommended as without enough practice it's difficult to pass the practical tests. Many have quit their jobs before entering this program and let the family take over the housework. Minimum percentages to keep up for each course is mostly 68%, some are 75% and pharm. is 80% so it was important to keep up. Clinical days were once a week. First semester is intentionally made hard so they can 'weed' out students ... see which students are actually serious about the career.

Hello...

i notice that if you take the prequest prior to entering the program... i feel like the course is about 3.5 not 4 years. im planning it out right now.

do you mean pre-requisites?

The program in whole is actually 3.5 years from the day you begin the actual program. The waiting list is approximately 1-1.5 years long and that is the year that most students do parts of the program (like, english x 2 and the anatomy/physiology x2). If you take those prior to entering, you will have an amazingly reduced courseload during the ENTIRE first year of your program.

Also, you may want to look at BCIT now as well.. they have recently expanded their nursing program and also shortened it in duration as well.

Rather than making a new thread about nursing, I decided to revive this one. Anyone apply for nursing this year? I just got a shortlist from BCIT and I'm so excited! Any fellow shortlisted applicants here? =)