Future Career Portfolio Part 4: Preferred Careers

Sewmi Wijayawickrema
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Future Career Portfolio Part 4

Part 4: Becoming Qualified
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Preferred Careers
Registered Practical Nurse Veterinarian

Career Name (R.P.N.)
Steps to your next program
Practical Nursing Diploma 4-year Bachelor of Science

Next Program Degree
Will pre-health give you the Yes Yes

qualifications needed for the
next program?
Do you have previous post- I do have post-secondary Yes I do and this might affect my
secondary experience? Will this experience in Canada, but it entry into a university.
impact your applications? won’t affect my entry into this
program as I am going through
pre-health certification.
What are the minimum grades 75% 75%
you need to achieve in Pre-
Health for likely acceptance to
the next program?
What tests or tasks are needed 65% in the Health Occupations 65% in the Health Occupations
for admission to the next Aptitude Examinations Aptitude Examinations
program, and what score must
you get?
What volunteering or other I volunteered at Suwaya hospital No volunteering or other
experience/training is in Sri Lanka before I came to experience required.
needed/useful for admission to Canada. I completed over 50
the next program or your hours and I believe this might
career? Provide examples of help my application although
things you can do or have done, this is not required.
if applicable. Provide links and
the names
Can you defer acceptance into No No
the next program?
If you do not meet requirements I do meet all the requirements Since I have an Ontario
for admission to the next for this program. Secondary School Diploma and
program, what options are this certificate by the time I go
available? For example, are into this program, I would meet
there bridging programs all their requirements.
available? List all your options
If you are not accepted to your I would do a personal support I would try going into Veterinary
next program, what is you back- worker program at Conestoga Assistant Program at a different
up plan? College. college.
The Next Program
How many years or semesters 2 years 4 years

will it take to complete the next
program?
What is the minimum passing 70% 60%
grade for a course in the
program?
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What kind of practicums or Nursing lab and practice None

placements, etc. are involved? (Clinical) and campus clinical
Working in the Field
What exams or activities must National Registration I must attend Veterinary College
be passed for full qualification examination for Practical nurses and complete the Veterinary
in the field? of Ontario must be passed. Registration Exam with The
College of Veterinarians of
Ontario
What professional association College of Nurses of College of Veterinarians of
or organization must you Ontario(CNO) Ontario (CVO)
belong to, if applicable, to work
in your field?
If applicable, why is belonging Only nurses registered with Registration with the CVO
to a professional organization CNO can call themselves maintains standards of entry-
important? What is the role of “nurses” in Ontario. Without level competence that ensures
the organization in relation to this registration it is illegal to both public protection and
you and in relation to the practice in as a RPN in Ontario. equitable access to the
public? The status as a RPN assures the profession. Furthermore, a
public that you have the liability insurance may also be
sufficient knowledge and skill to offered to registered doctors as
work as a nurse. needed.
Describe the work environment I would be able to work in a I would be able to work with
you may be able to work in. If hospital, nursing home, or other animals and practice surgery,
there are different clinical setting to treat and help dentistry, and other healthcare
environments possible, describe patients. I prefer to work in a needs of animals.
several. Which do you prefer? hospital.
Does the job involve shift work? Yes. I will be working in shifts if I I will most probably work in a
Describe. were to work in a hospital and private clinic and so, there will
this might include morning, be less shift work since I will
afternoon, evening and have to work according to the
overnight shifts. clinic’s opening hours.
Describe several ways you can Keep up with the news related  Keep up with the news on
stay current in your career in to the field via the CNO website the field via CVO.
terms of best practices and new and make sure all the new  Talk to other professionals in
techniques and technologies. practices and methodology is the field.
followed. It is also important to  Research on finding new
participate in institution-based diseases and treatments
training programs depending on regarding to animal care.
the hospital/ clinic I will be
working on.
Specializing
Can you specialize in the field? Yes, if I wanted, I could go back Yes, I can certify in different
If so, list as many specialities as to school to complete a nursing treatment areas related to
you can degree in order to become a animal care such as animal
registered nurse in Ontario. surgery, and animal dentistry.
Select one or more specialties Registered Nursing Animal surgery
you are interested in pursuing,
if applicable.
What courses, programs or I will need a Bachelor’s degree Veterinary Surgery
other training do you need to in Nursing specialization
get these specialities?
Do you need to work for a No. No.
certain amount of time before
training for these specialities?
How long?
Where can you get the required A college or a university Veterinary college
training?
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How long will the training take? 4 years 2 years

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Future Career Portfolio Part 4

Registered Practical Nurse Veterinarian

Steps to your next program

Practical Nursing Diploma 4-year Bachelor of Science

Will pre-health give you the Yes Yes

The Next Program

How many years or semesters 2 years 4 years

What kind of practicums or Nursing lab and practice None

Working in the Field

How long will the training take? 4 years 2 years

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