[angel_delight]

Hey has anyone done or applied for a conversion course? Childrens or adult?

thanks

[Sarah-W1]

hey whats a conversion course?

[zippyRN]

I presume you mean shortened second registration , rather than a 'conversion course' from 2nd to 1st level

good luck in finding one there are fewer and fewer offered these days, compared to the pre-HE days ( when second registrations were fairly freely available) and the post Allitt push for more RSCNs...

[angel_delight]

The title is still 'conversion' to whichever branch in Scotland where there are a few unis still offering. I have applied to convert to childrens but have yet to hear back.

A 'conversion' or 'shortened second registration' is a course to become dual qualified in 2 branches of nursing or adult nursing and midwifery.

[sarah.k]

I've got my place for Napier doing adult conversion in September. Anybody else????

[angel_delight]

sarah are you currently at napier? when did you hear from them? when was your interview? what was it like? sorry for all the questions its just im still waiting to hear back and getting really nervous

[sarah.k]

Hey angel_delight
I applied in September with the intention of starting the course in January. I had the interview in November and found.out a week later I had it. However, during the interview the option of starting in September became available so I opted for that so save bit of money but now I miss the opportunity to meet all the people at the interview day! :-(
The interview was ok, you have to do an essay, then a one to one interview which isn't really an interview but verifying your details, you then have to answer some questions based on their code of conduct book and then a group interview based on a picture of a scenario your given your given two minutes to think, u gave to say the positives, negatives, the nurses role in it and how you would change it. This is finished off on a group discussion that one of the interviewees decides the topic on. I think that's it haha

[angel_delight]

Thanks sarah.k what have you just qualified as? Wow interview sound quite tough compared to my first one lol. I gave them a phone yesterday and they said they were just getting round looking and sending out interviews, so hopefully I hear soon . Were you interviewed with other conversion students or was it just people who were applying for first year aswell? Hopefully they will have an introduction period at the start for you to get to know people? Are you allowed to stay in halls or do you have to find your own place?

[sarah.k]

Ya its a weird interview! I'm a intellectual disability nurse, or learning disability! Ya d interview was a mixture of people converting and starting from scratch which I can't imagine their marking scheme. how can u mark one person with a nursing background against someone with none????
Didn't get much info on accommodation, there are on campus accommodation but based on people I've spoken to doing it your better off getting your own place mid way between the university and training hospitals because your time us so split. Won't get a chance to meet anyone apart from the interview day so get chatting haha unfortunately because I've gotten the place I don't do the interview again so won't get to meet anybody, hard times ha!

[angel_delight]

Is there not many jobs for ld nurses at the moment? I thought they would had inteviewed all conversion students together because of that and that they would be looking for something completely different from someone who was just starting. If I get in I'll probs need to move down but have no idea what they offer. Im at Stirling and they offer conversion courses and I know all the conversion student start a week before everybody and they do a meet and greet session then all m&h sessions and paperwork things so maybe Napier do that. Also I noticed that site UCAS offers YOUGO I think its called but I dont know if that is just for school people or not

[sarah.k]

I just joined yougo actually! It's for everyone, havnt really gotten going yet with it though. The course starts the 10th of September anyways, hopefully we will get the meet and greet session. There are loads if positions but an embargo on public sector employment in Ireland at the moment. I do have a relief job but i want a bit more medical scope! Are you hoping to do adult conversion?

[kirstysimone]

(Original post by sarah.k)
Hey angel_delight
I applied in September with the intention of starting the course in January. I had the interview in November and found.out a week later I had it. However, during the interview the option of starting in September became available so I opted for that so save bit of money but now I miss the opportunity to meet all the people at the interview day! :-(
The interview was ok, you have to do an essay, then a one to one interview which isn't really an interview but verifying your details, you then have to answer some questions based on their code of conduct book and then a group interview based on a picture of a scenario your given your given two minutes to think, u gave to say the positives, negatives, the nurses role in it and how you would change it. This is finished off on a group discussion that one of the interviewees decides the topic on. I think that's it haha

Hi I'm a Learning Disability Nurse and I really want to do the adult nursing conversion course, what are the university fee's for doing the course? Looked on the Edinburgh Napier website but could not find any details?
Thanks
Kirsty

[sarah.k]

Not 100% but its just the registration fees to.pay for the EU students anyways!

[sarah.k]

(Original post by kirstysimone)
Hi I'm a Learning Disability Nurse and I really want to do the adult nursing conversion course, what are the university fee's for doing the course? Looked on the Edinburgh Napier website but could not find any details?
Thanks
Kirsty

Some of the girls i know who are doing the course just informed me there are no fees. nil!

[angel_delight]

Hey yeah there are no fees and I know Scottish students should still get a bursary. I'm originally hoping to do childrens....still havent heard back yet though

[sarah.k]

I was speaking to another girl who contacted them and they said it can be upto march with all the applications they have so no fear, word will arrive!!!!

[angel_delight]

Hey, got a reply........................hav e got a interview this month!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soooo nervous but sooo pleased to have finally heard

[sarah.k]

Good luck angel_delight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angel_delight]

Thank you do you know how many conversion students they take on?

[sarah.k]

There was 30 in d January intake that started this year!