[texancanadian]

Hi
Just wanted to see what experience most US educated Associate degree RN's have had to try and move and practice nursing in Ontario ? What are the normal options CNO gives you to practice/upgrade.

Some things I could think of are

1) Allowing US RN's to give the RPN board exams and practice as an RPN without any additional education ?

2) Allowing the US RN to take a RN--> BSCN course and then give the RN boards ? How long does that take ?

How strict is CNO on this ? Any American nurses who have actually gone through the process ?

[kimsnothome]

From what I understand, an ADN graduate would only qualify for an RPN license in Canada. To be an RN, you would need to completed a bridging program to get a BSN and most of these take roughly 2 years. I know that York University has one for internationally educated nurses.

Hope this helps!
Kim

College of Nurses of Ontario:
http://www.cno.org/international_en/index.html

York University Nursing
http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/NURS/

[DIVASHY]

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