CRNE prep guide

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Nov 21, 2009

Please remember that this isn't a chat room, it's a discussion forum and people don't spend hours chatting back and forth. They pop in when they have time and check out what's important to them.

Your first question is not specifically informative that you want your brother to bring your book home with him. None of your other posts have mentioned anything about the CRNE prep guides or how to obtain them. You've only been concerned with your inability to score a 7 on the spoken part of IELTS. How were we to know? The difference between the books is that one is a text book and the other is a prep guide for the exam with questions, answers and rationale. Your best resource is the Canadian Nurses' Association CRNE Prep Guide. Your brother may be able to purchase it at a university book store if he's in a position to go to one. Otherwise, you're going to have to order it and have it shipped. Sorry.

RGN1 · Nov 21, 2009

The N-CLEX is NOTHING like the CRNE. I've done both exams so I speak from experience.

The CNA prep book has questions that are by far closer to the real CRNE exam (although the exam is way trickier) than the Mosby guide, which I found to be more like N-CLEX in it's style.

Efadeyi · Mar 10, 2010

thank you for your help and advice.i will be taking my exam this june and im just setting out to get the necessary books i need so ill follow ur advice.and congrats on passing the exam.Another question ill like to ask anyone is, is the CRNE exam thesame in all canadian provinces??

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Mar 10, 2010

Yes, the CRNE is a NATIONAL exam. FAQ: The Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE)

petgroomer · Mar 11, 2010

Hi,

I agree that the CNA guide is the closest thing to the exam, but it could be not enough. Lippincott has quite a few good questions and the rationales are well written. Besides, the content is truly Canadian.

That being said, I also used the Saunders NCLEX guide, and I swear by this book. To be honest, I didn't have any school notes here in Canada, and I truly needed something to brush up my nursing knowledge. Saunders was way better and easier to read than Mosby's Canadian Comprehensive Textbook of Nursing (the orange one).

CRNE is a difficult exam. Even if it doesn't seem too technical at first glance, people shouldn't be fooled into thinking it's a psychosocial piece of cake: sound and thorough nursing knowledge is a must if you don't want to cry when you start reading the CRNE questions.

jhoieanne · May 4, 2011

hello...

i am a filipina nurse here in saudi arabia planning to take the CRNE exam for British columbia, however, after reviewing the step by step guide, i learned that SEC assessment and other additional education needed if asked by CRNBC for me to take, has to be done or taken in canada....even the CRNE itself...unlike NCLEX, you can take it on any pearson vue centers...its kinda frustrating coz i don't have too much money to spend on going back and forth to canada...

please share your thoughts on this...

Or any advice???

Silverdragon102, BSN · May 5, 2011

hello...
i am a filipina nurse here in saudi arabia planning to take the CRNE exam for British columbia, however, after reviewing the step by step guide, i learned that SEC assessment and other additional education needed if asked by CRNBC for me to take, has to be done or taken in canada....even the CRNE itself...unlike NCLEX, you can take it on any pearson vue centers...its kinda frustrating coz i don't have too much money to spend on going back and forth to canada...
please share your thoughts on this...
Or any advice???

This is how the Canadians wish it to be done as is the CRNE exam is only offered 3 times a year. The exam in Canada is taken on the same day to stop issues of cheating. Many IEN's have to come to Canada to meet requirements if they plan on eventually living here

Dela RN · May 5, 2011

Please let me know what is the difference between mosby canadian comprehnsive nursing text...and mosby for rn exam?
do both have theory material and after questions like the mosby neclex one review one ?
thanx for fast reply :)

The Mosby's Comprehensive Review for the Canadian RN Exam is exactly what the title says... a comprehensive review with chapters on different units eg. cardiac, pediatrics, mental health. It has maybe 10 end of chapter questions and 2 practice tests plus a CD with other questions. I liked this book a lot. I found it was easier to study out of this book and then refer to my textbooks for supplemental information.

I had the Mosby's Prep Guide for the Canadian RN Exam and it ad 3 practice tests. I definitely used it because the more questions the better. There's a second edition now but I'm not sure what it consists of. On amazon the pictures of the cover says it's revised to reflect 2010 competencies.

The Lippincott's CRNE Prep Guide in my opinion would be better guide than the mosby prep guide. More questions divided into the different specialities plus 2 practice tests.

I also used the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination Prep Guide, 5th Edition from the CNA. It only had 1 test but since it was made by the people who wrote and conduct the CRNE, I figured it was useful. It definitely has a different feel than the other books.

Hope that helps.

jennemu · May 3, 2012

Hi everyone,

I am writing the CRNE in June.. does anyone have any practice questions they can send me for practice? (i.e. CNA, CRNE, LeaRN). Any help would be much appreciated! THANKSS