anyone registering for SRNA or in Saskatchewan?

Published

please share details for registration as registered nurse..

any tips and how long do they process?

How is life in Regina, Saskatchewan?

Thanks guys for your help!:w00t:

Specializes in medical-surgical/OB-Gyne.

i think for IENs (internationally educated nurses should have 1125 clinical experience before be eligible.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Hi SkNurse,

How is it going? Must feel good to have all the testing behind you. How have you found the winters? Here on the East Coast it has been very cold with lots of snow.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in medical-surgical/OB-Gyne.
Hi SkNurse,

How is it going? Must feel good to have all the testing behind you. How have you found the winters? Here on the East Coast it has been very cold with lots of snow.

hi Alexk,

im good, thanks for asking. i have been inactive here for a while because i forgot my password but anyway winter is just great. i had experienced the worst cold here in regina and i survived and still are i just need to bundle up warmly.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

babyjr,

How's your application in saskatchewan?

What are you doing now while waiting for SRNA assessment?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

sknurse07,

How's canada? your workplace and nurse experience in saskatchewan?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I just sent all the requirements this month. I think SRNA received most of it except for the PRC which is taking too long in sending the verification. I am still waiting for the SRNA's email and hoping........... that I'll be eligible. A friend pf mine is already there last january 27. It took her about a year to finally work in Canada.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

babyjr,

Im hoping that you'll get approve by SRNA and not required to take SEC assessment because its a financial burden to most of the applicants. I asked SRNA last week if they have SEC assessment and SRNA said that they do have SEC assessment.

wish you luck . . .

Up Vote Up Vote ×

thanks. i really hope so. SRNA just emailed me. They'll gonna send me a checklist of the outstanding documents they require. I'm still waiting for that. I hope that I'll get approve easily....

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in SICU, Burn Unit, PACU, CCU.

Can I join? I have also applied for an SRNA eligibility. I have submitted all the documents last month (last week of February) to SRNA. They haven't sent me a confirmation e-mail yet. When should I expect this?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
In BC, you'll be required to take the SEC assessment as well as in Alberta. I did applied in both provinces and they all required me to take the SEC. I applied for a tourist visa but I was denied by the canadian embassy because I am single and I have no travel history. SEC is only taken in Canada. For me, it is much better to apply in Saskatchewan because the process is just lax compared to BC and Alberta.

Hi, I'm inviting my brother in Philippines as he is required to take the SEC. He has no travel history. Babyjr, do you think even if he has his sister here in ALberta, he still has a least chance to be granted a visa?I haven't talked to any agency so I guess I could trust your information based on your experience. please advise, thanks.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

[B]Substantially Equivalent Competency (SEC) Assessment[/b]

The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association (SRNA) may require Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) to complete a Substantially Equivalent Competency (SEC) assessment. To complete a SEC, you must fill the following requirements:

meet the SRNA's English Language Test requirement

have a letter from the SRNA indicating the need for an assessment. You may be required to have an assessment in the areas of:

General Nursing

Maternal Newborn Health Nursing

Child Health Nursing

Mental Health Nursing

Overview of the SEC Assessment

The SEC is a comprehensive assessment that uses the following four strategies to evaluate the competencies of registered nurses:

Written Diagnostic Exam

Clinical Judgement Assessment

Triple Jump Assessment

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

Note: The Substantially Equivalent Competencies (SEC) Assessment strategies and tools were developed at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.

Written Diagnostic Exam

The written diagnostic exam includes both paper and pencil multiple choice and short answer questions that test general and focused (specialty) nursing knowledge required of professional nurses in Canada.

the General multiple choice and short answer exam is seven (7) hours with a break between the two halves

each focused (specialty) diagnostic exam is three and a half (3.5) hours

Clinical Judgement Assessment

The Clinical Judgment Assessment is an interview style assessment that evaluates your ability to make sound clinical judgments in situations that are complex and have no "simple" answers. A clinical judgment situation will assess the ability of the candidate to think deliberately and critically through a nursing situation, apply essential and relevant knowledge, consider possibilities and options and take reasoned, reflective and insightful decisions and actions.

The following resource may help you to prepare for this portion of the SEC assessment:

Clinical Judgement Self Assessment

Triple Jump Assessment

Problem solving and critical thinking skills are tested using an assessment interview called the Triple Jump. In the interview, candidates will be presented with a brief client situation and asked to:

generate a problem list/hypotheses about the client’s situation

identify and collect relevant data about the client/family

revise his/her problem list based on the data

develop an intervention/management plan

self-evaluate

The process will assess knowledge, problem-solving, critical thinking, organizational, client assessment and self-evaluation skills, as well as self-directed learning abilities.

An online introduction to the Triple Jump Self Assessment interview may help you prepare for this portion of the SEC assessment. This resource provides the opportunity to test yourself on selected portions of the assessment. It is not exactly the same as the actual Triple Jump assessment but will still give you an idea of how the interview will be conducted.

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

This one to three day assessment is conducted in a lab setting, where a candidate will role play the nurse in response to client/family health situations and demonstrate his or her abilities to apply knowledge by holistically caring for this client/family. The OSCE is used to assess the following knowledge and skills:

nurse-client interactions and relationships

critical thinking and clinical judgement skills

health assessment and nursing skills

ethical decision making skills

pharmacology and pathophysiology

rapidly changing patient situations

Self Assessment of the SRNA’s Nursing Practice Standards

SRNA Nursing Practice Standards Candidates will have the opportunity to provide a self-assessment of how they have met the professional standards during nursing practice in their country of origin.

What You Can Do to Prepare for Your SEC Assessment

become familiar with the assessment strategies information on this website so that you know what to expect in a similar actual SEC assessment

work through the sample Clinical Judgment Scenarios and Triple Jump scenario links on this website

refer to the SRNA to review the "SRNA Standards and Foundation Competencies"

Refer to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) to review the "CNA Code of Ethics document"

review current nursing textbook(s) (published within past 5 years), that cover the knowledge, practices, and procedures of medical/surgical nursing practice

if you are referred for a focused (specialty) assessment, you would also benefit from reviewing a current textbook in maternal-newborn health, child health, and/or mental health nursing

access a Canadian Registered Nurses Exam (CRNE) preparatory book to review expected knowledge

an "optional" OSCE preparation resource is the Nursing Picture Dictionary Tutorial, review to familiarize yourself with Canadian health care equipment and supplies that you could be exposed to in your OSCE assessments

SEC Assessment Results

Following your assessment, the results will be sent to the SRNA and you can expect to hear from the SRNA in about 3-5 weeks. Please note that the nurse consultant/assessors will not be discussing your performance with you during or after your SEC assessment.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

For complete details : http://www.siast.sk.ca/employers/IEN/sec_assessment.shtml

SIAST Saskatchewan Province

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion