Korean Nursing Students Association of Ontario

General Inquiries: knsao12@gmail.com

2013-2014 Executive Team (Catherina Kim) / President / Humber College catherina.kim@gmail.com (Dan-Bi Cho) / Senior Director, Education / McMaster University dbrcho@gmail.com (Won William Park) / Junior Director, Education / Ryerson University wbpark@ryerson.ca (Christina Jinsil Jeong) / Treasurer / Ryerson University jsjeong@ryerson.ca

What We Offer

Networking opportunities with senior students and Korean nurses working in Ontario Annual general meetings to meet other Korean nursing students in Ontario Resume/interview preparation sessions Scholarship opportunities Academic support (NCLEX study groups)

Why become a nurse?

Nurses Play a vital role in Canadian health care delivery

Provide emotional and physical care for individuals of all ages, in all settings on a day-to-day basis Have a high level of knowledge, a desire to care for people, and professional skills Work in a wide variety of settings (not just hospitals!) Many job opportunities, competitive wages, and longterm job security

Where can you work as a nurse?

Hospitals Government Family health teams Universities (clinical instructor, professor) Policy Home health care Correctional facilities Public health units Community health centres Elementary, secondary schools (school nursing) Research Occupational health Long-term care homes Military

AND MORE!

Private institutions
Street nursing Parish nursing

Travel nursing
Pharmaceutical companies Consulting

How do I become a nurse?

HIGH SCHOOL -In general, require ENG4U, SCH4U, SBI4U, one 4U Math -Minimum 70% to 90%+ average required

UNIVERSITY -Complete a four year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree

LICENSE

-Pass National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and Jurisprudence

Where are nursing programs offered?

Brock University Laurentian University Nipissing University Ryerson University University of New Brunswick (at Humber College) University of Ottawa Lakehead University McMaster University Queens University Trent University University of Ontario Institute of Technology University of Toronto (minimum two years of undergraduate studies required) University of Windsor

Western University York University

Nursing Website Resources

Careers in Nursing http://careersinnursing.ca/ Canadian Korean Ontario Nurses Association http://ckona.ca/ Canadian Nursing Students Association http://www.cnsa.ca/english

eInfo Nursing Programs by School

http://www.electronicinfo.ca/en/page.php?id=35&t=aos&g=n-s&aos=206228 KNSAO Facebook Group

https://www.facebook.com/knsa.ontario