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  1. American educated RN leaving america

    BC nurse here and it is very, very true where I am at. Granted it depends on the hospital but 2 days 2 nights are very standard and normal here.
  2. Small town BC

    Standard BC hospital schedule is 2D 2N and 4-5 days off ( depends on health authority but some health authorities give more 4 days off, some more 5 days off). It can take time getting used to. My husband likes working in Canada (we're both from US bu...
  3. RN to Bscn?

    It took my husband 2 yrs mostly because his school and work (3rd party HR) didn’t provide the right “lengthy” documents NNAS wanted in the beginning... he applied a few months after graduation and has been working in the US and living in Canada all t...
  4. RN to Bscn?

    You can still get assessed for RN if you just did your ADN-RN. My husband from Washington state did the same and is being assessed for RN at the moment (He did LPN to ADN). I have seen many foreign nurses come to Canada without a BSN and got their RN...
  5. BC or Alberta for aussie ER nurse with family

    If you have a bachelor’s degree you might be able to take the NCLEX right away but without a bachelor’s your education might not be comparable here. BC has the beaches, lakes, mountains and pristine nature but it’s quite unaffordable with expensive h...
  6. nnas

    You need to probably take a provincial foreign nurse exam (sec, iencap, ncas etc there are many names) and take a refresher course based on the results. Just a tip most provinces don’t let you take those courses unless you have a working visa or perm...
  7. Australian RN with masters degree working in Canada

    Without a Canadian RN license not really. I know a friend who did a Master's and then later went through NNAS. It didn't really widen any career options for her because of the gap in time with immigration, NNAS etc (she had to take a refresher course...
  8. The units for labs such as White blood Cell, hemoglobin, and RBC are a bit different here. That's also something to keep in mind and I suggest you look this up yourself. The generic names for medications are a bit different (gravol for dramamine) and...
  9. U.S. RN to Canada B.C.

    First of all there is a specific Canadian forum. I'm going to be a bit honest with you. You haven't practiced as a nurse at all and that's going to have a bit of an impact on your assessment with BC even if you have NCLEX and did a BSN in the US...
  10. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    By the time you even transfer your license to Canada about a year will pass. If you don't work during that time you won't be very competitive for jobs here since they highly value students who graduated in Canada over even US new grad nurses (unless ...
  11. Long Term Care RN in Canada? (B.C. Preferred)

    There are tons of questions on American Nurses going to Canada. Canada does accept foreign nurses without a Bachelor's degree. You have to take NCAS and take a refresher course depending on the result. You can do RN to BSN but it depends on the simil...
  12. Kenyan nurse moving to Ontario - questions!

    NNAS, sponsorship immigration through your husband is the most important thing you need to do ASAP. Gather school and nursing licensure documents in Kenya before you go to Canada because it will be near impossible to do it when you are in Canada. ...
  13. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    Only Ontario provides an exemption for English requirement for those who worked in an English speaking workplace (healthcare, food service or management) for a few years or attended college/university in Canada. At other provinces, if your first lang...
  14. Canadian husband wants to move back

    I am a BSN from Seattle and moved to BC Canada almost 10 years ago. My husband is a US citizen trying to transfer his license with a ADN right now (through NNAS). BC has never required bachelor’s for their foreign nurses (even though all Canadian RN ...
  15. ICU NPs in Canada?

    I've seen one at my old hospitals so yes they do utilize NPs in critical care, CCU, etc. The one I saw was at our unit because one of our patients was referred to critical care (from medical). We have NP at our emergency department but they are only ...