Studying Habits
It is very important to make friends while in school so that you have people who you can ask questions to and ask for help if you do not understand…
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Practical Nursing
3 Tips for Your Health Care Job Interview
Professionals working in the health care field are often drawn to this career path because of their compassion for others and desire to make a difference. The health care industry…
3 Reasons Why Immunization is Important
In 1998 Andrew Wakefield published a paper that claimed to link the MMR vaccine – which treats measles, mumps, and rubella – to autism. Even though the paper was retracted…
Learning to be a Professional
We started off first semester with classes called Professional Communications and Professional Practice. You don’t realize how important these classes are, or why on earth you actually need them until…
Learning Quickly in the First Clinical
My first clinical was an amazing experience. I had chosen to go to a Richmond facility. This is a home that housed older adults of different ages and different backgrounds….
Nursing Clinical: Mary’s Perspective
Our very first clinical was interesting to say the least. It was a mix of emotions of being excited that exams have been passed, and nervous to put everything we…
4 Benefits of IV Therapy: A Guide for Nurses in Training
For those unfamiliar with the term, IV therapy (IV stands for Intravenous, meaning “within vein”) refers to the infusion of liquid substances directly into a vein. IV therapy is known…
First Clinical Experience as a PN
My first clinical experience as a PN (Practical Nurse) was everything I thought it was going to be and more. The first day i remember being very nervous. Not knowing…
Should You Work in a Hospital or a Private Clinic?
If you’re training for a healthcare career in B.C., you may start considering whether you’d like to work in a hospital or private clinic setting. Each choice would have its…
Hitting the Ground Running
Starting any new schooling experience can be scary and I still remember the first day we had at Stenberg. I knew Nursing was a hard program before I started so…
Why Practical Nursing
Nursing is a profession that I’ve forever been interested in. My parents always thought it was weird that I would come home from elementary school and watch Untold Stories of…
About Mary – Practical Nursing Blogger
My name is Mary, I am 21 years old and am a PN student in the 1014 cohort. I originally started out at UVic in the hopes of becoming an…
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