Thoughts on The End of The 2015 Year
This year has been such a great year for me. The last term of the Practical Nursing program was hectic. Not knowing how the case study testing would go and how…
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A Record-Breaking Year: Why Now is the Time to Pursue Online Nursing Courses
For the first time in nearly two decades, more Canadian nurses left the profession than have entered it in the last year. A new report from the Canadian Institute for…
Last Week of School, Getting Ready for Clinical, and Finishing Exams
Well the last week of school has finally approached us. I’m pretty sure everyone feeling anxious, nervous, angry, sad and overwhelmed to say the least. Only 5 more days till…
The Importance of Good Communication as a Practical Nurse
For my third practicum I was selected to go to the “Living room Drop in” in downtown. This was not my first selection, but I am very glad to have experienced it. The living room drop in is…
A Quick Guide to Health Promotion for Practical Nursing School Students
Today’s licensed professional nurses (LPNs) are the main link between individual people and the broader healthcare world. If you’re passionate about helping others live their best lives, you might be…
Conflict Resolution and Teamwork as a Practical Nurse
The Practical Nursing program is not only a program in which the students need to work individually in order to succeed, but it also incorporates a lot of group activities and…
Want to Become a LPN? 5 ‘Acute Care’ Basics You Need to Know
Acute care facilities in BC have faced staffing difficulties for several years. With a growing, ageing population, hospitals and other urgent care facilities have found it difficult to meet demands….
4 Practical Nursing Career Myths – Debunked!
Practical Nursing grew in popularity during World War II as a way to compensate for a shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) and meet the high demand of care needed for…
How Far I’ve Come in the Practical Nursing Program
Well we are definitely more than halfway with a few weeks of term 4 under our belt, & I guess you could say I’m, tired? All jokes aside, I feel…
Reflecting on the Practical Nursing Program So Far
I feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. We have one more semester, one more practicum and then a preceptorship and then we…
Halfway Through the Practical Nursing Program
So I am half way through the Practical Nursing program and it feels unreal. I really can’t believe I have made it this far. Looking back at my journal I…
A Brief History of Practical Nursing for New Students
Practical nursing has a long history, but one fact remains certain throughout the centuries—the world has always needed nurses. Beginning in the dark ages, records show that nursing was originally…
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