Any Philippine RN required to undergo SEC Assessment?

[wahine888]

After two months of waiting I finally received a letter from CRNBC saying I need to complete the SEC Assessment in General (Med/Surg) Nursing. I am willing to take it and even the upgrading courses if they say so (I can loan from my parents) but I'm anxious if I will be granted a Temporary Resident Visa since embassies are very strict when it comes to applicants from developing countries. I can't prove to Canadian Immigration that I am rich because I am not and unfortunately, it seems like they only allow rich people to visit their country since they are requiring applicants to submit proof of assets which I don't have. And I completely understand them since there are also people who stay beyond the validity of their visas and I want to convince them I will not be an illegal immigrant even if I don't have any riches to come back home to but my husband.

Now, I'd like to know if there are any Filipino RNs out there who are in the same boat as I am. Talk to me, please! Or anybody who'd like to share whatever. Thanks!

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

I just did a Google search and pulled up these sources of information on the health care system here:

Health care in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Health Care in Canada

Canada's Health Care System (Medicare)

Health Care System - Main Page - Health Canada

Watching YouTube videos of nursing skills is better than nothing, but if you're not able to translate what you see into what you do, it's not going to be that helpful. Hands-on would be infinitely better. Be sure to brush up on sterile technique - this is one area where many IENs have difficulty. Also realize that there are skills that are within the RN scope of practice here that may be performed by physicans in the Philippines, such as NG and NJ placement, bladder catheterization and irrigation, bladder pressure measurement, IV placement and maintenance, central line management, tracheostomy tube changes and a lot more. If the scenarios chosen for your SEC include any skills you've never learned, you're obviosuly not going to do as well as you might since that's the definition of competence. Take a look at this for some guidance as to what kinds of things you may encounter in your assessment: https://www.crnbc.ca/downloads/433-scope.pdf

To expand on silverdragon102's response, you will be given a list of colleges and universities that provide the necessary courses and are approved by CRNBC. Be aware that there may not be a course run every semester and you may have to wait several months for the course to start.