Becoming a Nurse in Canada?
I am currently taking pre-med in a Canadian university, and I am finishing semester 1 of my first year and wondering if I should consider nursing instead. This is because my grades have not been great like I thought I would get. My grades are B's at the moment, and I blame it on my poor study habits and lack of preparation (In highschool I got A's studying like this). I do know that I could do better because I have started studying differently and have noticed results, but I am not sure if I have destroyed my chances of med school by getting B grades. I am thinking of something like an ICU RN for a backup, so I am wondering what schooling would I be required to do to become an ICU RN? Salaries in Canada, specifically Manitoba if possible? How many hours a week might a full time RN work? What grades are generally ideal for someone to become a RN? Would I be taking the sciences ? (Biology, chemistry, physics) because I do enjoy biology and physics and would like to be taking these courses. Additional questions I forgot to ask: What is the job availability and job security like?
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stick with pre-med. if you are SURE you have changed your study habits, you have two choices; ask the university if you can re-take x classes and have them only list the higher grade earned the 2nd semester/year. or...... attend another school and do not mention attending the current U on any of your employment docs.
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You will likely have all the courses you need to enter a BSN program and your grades seem to be OK. Pretty much all the nurses in Canada who work in hospitals are unionized so wages and job security are good. Full time hours vary across the country and range from 1870 to 1970 hours per year. Vacancies are everywhere however, from time to time politics does get in the way and with cutbacks the jobs might be fewer in number, however, this is always temporary. If you have been in sciences so far you might need to round that out with some English and social science courses but you should be able to take these as electives during your first few years. In order to become an ICU nurse you would have to complete a degree in nursing, work for a few years to gain experience then complete a critical care course. Once you have been working for a while many employers will help you with the completion of the critical care course. At the resource website there is a chart listing all the nursing salaries across Canada. - You should be able to find Manitoba on there.
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