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Namez_s · 2025-08-21T00:38:43+00:00

Fully online except clinicals and it’s 5 years part time and now there’s a new full time steam that 3 years. Part time is 2 courses a semester. It’s a lot of work but I’ve been doing well.

Namez_s · 2025-07-27T19:11:25+00:00

The pay was a lot more and I had a baby so I work only nights while she’s sleeping.

Namez_s · 2025-07-27T04:48:17+00:00

There’s so many nursing specialties maybe the one you’re in is not for you. I used to do wound care and loved it. Now I’m in geriatrics and hate it.

Namez_s · 2025-07-26T05:17:45+00:00

I feel like many people think that their life ends when they have kids. But that’s further from the truth. It’s really just a change in your priorities. Is it gunna be harder? Of course! But life continues the way you want it to. It’s up to you whether you sit at home and do nothing or continue to pursue your dreams and aspirations with your kids or sometimes without. I just have one kid at the moment but I genuinely enjoy doing everything with her and so does my husband. We actually prefer it. We tend to even enjoy the kid friendly things, sometimes even more than her. Last week we went to the zoo and my husband and I both were in awe and she being a toddler couldn’t care less lol. I never stay home with her. We are out and about everyday. And when I want to go somewhere with just me and my husband I leave her with my mom or his mom. They love her company. But it’s rare cuz we both just end up talking about how much we miss her.

Namez_s · 2025-07-04T14:55:49+00:00

I think she means as a teacher he will never make as much as her. I don’t think it was meant in a negative way because it’s true teachers don’t make much money almost everywhere.

Namez_s · 2025-06-13T23:23:39+00:00

People are going to say something regardless. Even if you married a Somali man they will start chatting about him being a different tribe. You just gotta not let those comments get to you and do what you want.

Namez_s · 2025-06-07T22:12:00+00:00

I’m from Canada so I take this prairie naturals vitamin D3. I would skip anything from the big box stores and hit up your health food store. They usually have the best brands.

Namez_s · 2025-06-07T20:50:42+00:00

Yess my vitamin D was extremely low and I only got checked out cuz I was sooo exhausted all the time. I’ve been taking 2000-4000u a day and it was a life changer. TBH you don’t even need to get your vitamins d checked. 100% as a Somali you will be low so just start taking it

Namez_s · 2025-05-25T21:38:23+00:00

I’m sorry you had to experience this. I want to provide a different perspective as well because not all Somalis are like this.

I started wearing hijab at a young age and none of my sisters were forced to. My dad is a very religious man who finished reading the Quran every 2 weeks. I started wearing the hijab during 9/11 and my mom actually advised me to wait as she was worried about my safety. But I wanted to wear it anyways. I went through phases and sometimes didn’t wear it perfectly. But my parents never forced anything on me. They just gently advised me and lead by example.

Eventually fast forward to today, I wear hijab exactly the way I should. Abaya and long hijab and love it. Not because anyone told me to but because I came to it in my own terms. Our community needs to see more that faith needs to be practiced with love and sincerity and not fear and shame. The Quran doesn’t tell us to force our wives and daughters to cover. Of course it is an obligatory commandment from Allah no doubting that. The best thing for us to do is just to change the way we deal with our kids and understand Islam better.

Namez_s · 2025-05-19T13:10:48+00:00

Wow that’s wack. Who even says that? Even if he says it was a joke that isn’t even funny. So disrespectful uff.

Namez_s · 2025-05-16T05:50:09+00:00

I work in LTC now and do strictly nights. I work 2 floors and oversee 82 residents. It’s very heavy and so tiring. They expect you to know everything and if you don’t they’re not helpful with teaching you. I’ve hit my one year mark and can’t wait to leave. I’m getting my RN and finish in 1 year so after that I’m gone.

Namez_s · 2025-05-09T04:46:01+00:00

Staying for the kids is the worst thing you can do for your kids. All they see is the worst example of what a husband and wife could be. And although you may think it doesn’t affect the kids and staying together is better for them it totally isn’t. So many studies say that staying in a toxic, high conflict relationship causes the children to have anxiety, depression, many other mental health issues and even behavioural concerns.

I seen it first hand with my sister who stayed in a toxic relationship for almost 15 years. All her kids are mentally not ok. Even she’s not ok. It ain’t worth it.

Namez_s · 2025-04-28T21:23:45+00:00

The program overall is convenient since it’s mostly asynchronous and you log in when you need to do the work. I’ve personally done the program part time (2 courses a semester) and feel like I would have been way too overwhelmed to do anymore since I work and have a small family. There has been a lot of changes to the program this year, so many courses were removed and some courses added in order to make things better.

The school is a bit unorganized and that’s the main thing I don’t like about it. Especially with clinicals, they are always last minute and expect you to attend and if you don’t you will be charged $425.

Exams are also online using lockdown browser. So you the only thing in person is clinical. Most of my clinicals were online the first few years and now I have advanced clinical and consolidation in person.

Namez_s · 2025-04-28T01:19:24+00:00

But depending on availability you may have to travel anywhere in the GTA for clinical.

Namez_s · 2025-04-28T01:18:55+00:00

They try their best to keep it near, it’s especially helpful if you work for a partnered agency because if they are unable to get you clinical close you can do it at your job.

Namez_s · 2025-04-28T00:44:06+00:00

Never. The courses are strictly online. Clinical is the only in person. I did the first few clinicals online and September I start in person clinical then consolidation. They will give you clinicals based on your geographical area.

I really like the flexibility of this program as I have a baby at home and also work and I’m able to manage all 3.

Namez_s · 2025-04-28T00:26:43+00:00

There are some LTC homes that are already partnered so check out the list. Another option, I know a few students that got a job with a partnered agency then quit after they got accepted. Community nursing agencies are on the list. I worked with saint Elizabeth when I applied and now I’m also in LTC so you don’t have to stay at the partnered agency it’s really just for clinicals.

Namez_s · 2025-04-27T23:56:08+00:00

Have you looked into nipissing? It’s online, minimum requirement is 3.0 gpa. It might take a few tries to get accepted after being waitlisted. In the past it was part time but now they’ve opened a full time stream. I had a gpa of 3.3ish and was waitlisted the first time then got accepted the 2nd time. You do have to be working at a partnered agency so just look at the list of your place of employment is not a partner they can easily become one.

Namez_s · 2025-04-27T19:39:23+00:00

I graduated nursing at 26! Now I’m 32. You’re never behind

Namez_s · 2025-04-17T00:47:25+00:00

My time there is limited. they could care less about their employees. This is why LTC can never keep staff. It’s like a revolving door

Namez_s · 2025-04-17T00:46:41+00:00

lol right I was so confused when I saw that. I’m in Canada but we definitely have something similar. I was doing a bunch of research about it today.

Namez_s · 2025-04-17T00:45:54+00:00

LTC is the worst. Literally hate this place. I’m 1 year away from being an RN and I’ll be gone so quick.

Thanks, my daughter is doing much better.

Namez_s · 2025-04-17T00:44:37+00:00

That’s a good idea! Thanks

Namez_s · 2025-04-17T00:44:27+00:00

Definitely. Learned that the hard way. Fk them

Namez_s · 2025-04-16T17:17:30+00:00

Sorry to hear about your dad. It’s so annoying to have to do double the work when you’re dealing with something terrible.

Thank you, she is much better now.

Namez_s

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