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…
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…
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…
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…
A Practical Nursing Student’s Guide to Professional Ethics
Ethics are a central part of a nurse’s daily life. For nursing professionals, supporting a community’s health involves a widely diverse range of skills and responsibilities. Strong ethical standards help…
Our Captivating Instructor in the Practical Nursing Program
One of the essential components to not only passing nursing school, but also enjoying nursing school, is a good instructor. Throughout my education, I’ve learned a bad instructor can definitely…
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…
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…
Choosing Nursing as a Career
Nursing has been something I have wanted to do since a very young age. I remember going to the hospitals and seeing all the equipment and people and ever since…
BC’s Healthcare System Expands to Serve Aging Population
It’s no secret that the population of British Columbia and the rest of Canada has been aging for several decades. The Baby Boomers demographic represents people born between 1946 and…
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