[micdelrosario]

hi, can anyone suggest me a bsn school that would make me eligible to take the provincial exam at Vancouver Canada? not just any school but a full proof school thats has been tried and tested. thanx................(i was thingking of FATIMA?)

[suzanne4]

A full four year program will, at least it should if it has a history and not one of the programs that has opened in the last year or two.

Best plan would be to contact the Province in Canada with a list of a couple of schools that you would be considering and get their opinion on it. They are not going to give you a list, but they can give you answers if you supply the names to them. They are familiar with the ones that they have accepted in the past.

[suzanne4]

Definitely not one of the second courser programs that are offered in your country. Too many issues with quite a few of them lately.

[PINOY-NURSE]

i suggest you try the older nursing schools.. most of the newly-established schools are just there for profit.. and some of them arent even accredited!

[micdelrosario]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Definitely not one of the second courser programs that are offered in your country. Too many issues with quite a few of them lately.

im actually an undergrad and planning to transfer to a bsn school. alot of the graduates from that school actually is eligible to take the nclex-rn exam. I was wondering if I would be able to take the provincial exam in vancouver since alot of the graduate students took the nclex?

[mctina_20]

the above posts were right.. go for an old school with good reputation rather than the new ones.

i am a filipino nurse working as a RN here British Columbia.. any four year BSN will do - dont go for the second course program. 4 year is a must in most Canadian provinces - and in no time, all will follow suit.

[mctina_20]

the above posts are correct.. go for the old nursing school.

a 4 year nursing degree is a must in most Canadian provinces, and in no time all will follow suit.

dont use US requirement as your parameter to practice nursing here in Canada. They are totally different.

Just an example - before you can take the CRNE, you first need to work as a nurse under temporary license for 3 mos, to evaluate ur skills.

My husband and i are Filipino working as a RN here in Bristish Columbia.

[john83]

Originally Posted by PINOY-NURSE

i suggest you try the older nursing schools.. most of the newly-established schools are just there for profit.. and some of them aren't even accredited!

Check the school's accreditation status with Philippines' CHED and then PRC board performance with the PRC.

Then the next step maybe would be to verify your list of school options with the Canadian embassy and/or their state board of nursing, to check if these schools measure up to their standard.

[suzanne4]

It does not matter what the PRC states, they do not have any control over what is accepted in Canada. If you want to know if a program is accepted there, check directly with the source.

Same way that if you were wishing to work in the US, you do not go to the PRC to hear about the school, but you check with the BON in the state where you wish to work to see if it is accepted.

[john83]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

It does not matter what the PRC states, they do not have any control over what is accepted in Canada. If you want to know if a program is accepted there, check directly with the source.

Same way that if you were wishing to work in the US, you do not go to the PRC to hear about the school, but you check with the BON in the state where you wish to work to see if it is accepted.

Yes, I know it would be best to ask the source directly, however, the source might not be accessible at all times, hence, we'd rely on those(schools) that have long proven their credibility and standard as a school for nursing...