help.. help.. help.. please..

[behmarz]

Hi guys! I'm new here in the canadian forum and I'm really interested in going to canada. I've already read some of your threads here and learned a lot. But there are still few things that confuses me. 1st, where do I have to apply first, in CRNBC or the province of my choice? 2nd, do I need an employer first before starting to file my registration so I can have the chance for the temporary registration? And lastly, I graduated last march 2006 and working since november2006 til present, do I have an edge in getting an employer sponsor me? Any information will be of big help. Thank you so much in advance. :flowersfo

[behmarz]

hi, 14 months of experience is good enough, as long as you passed your IELTS exam you can apply through agency that processed papers. I was lucky enough that I was hired last November. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the 2 open province you could apply. you try to go to mercan canada their office is beside robinson's galleria i heard they will conduct an interview on feb 28-march 6, the employers from saskatchewan are coming to manila and they need 300 nurses both for saskatoon and regina. goodluck to you.

sknurse07

Thanks for the information. Hope I will be lucky too. Please ignore my 1st thread to you. I wasn't able to read this post in advance. Thanks again.

[sknurse07]

no im hired as a graduate nurse until i pass the CRNE. I was hired through regina qu'appelle health region by an agency here in manila.

[behmarz]

no im hired as a graduate nurse until i pass the CRNE. I was hired through regina qu'appelle health region by an agency here in manila.

What do you mean by hired as a graduate nurse? What will be your work there? Will it be a part time or full time job? Sorry, I've got so many questions to ask. I'm still not that familiar on how things are in going to canada.

[sknurse07]

a graduate nurse does the duty of a nurse but is under an RN's supervision that is only temporary but you have to be issued a license too w/out the exam only registration, until i pass the CRNE.

[leggendario]

I already submitted all my documents to SRNA and recently got the confirmation from them. It is indicated in the checklist that they sent employer reference with questionnaires. Are they going to sent the questionnaires directly to me or to my employer?

Thanks

[sknurse07]

to your employer to evaluate you.

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

They'll be sent directly to the people they want references from. You can't have anything to do with that process so that it's completely objective.

[Nishaji]

GRADUATE NURSE IN CANADA:bowingpur

Could someone tell me what exactly is the role of a graduate nurse. I am an indian nurse and will be coming to Calgary soon, and the post given to me is a graduate nurse which is temporary until my CRNE & CARNA registration is done. Since we dont have these titles in India, iam not quite sure of the jobresponsibilities as a graduatenurse. If anybody could explain this it will be great.Thanks.

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Graduate nurses are people who have completed their nursing education but have not yet passed their licensing exams. They work in the same capacity as registered nurses, but with some restrictions. Those restrictions are set by the province and the facility based on the level of care being provided. As a rule, in Alberta at least, graduate nurses are supervised by an RN until such time as they have passed their CRNE and received their registration, they cannot administer any drugs IV direct, they cannot administer or monitor patients receiving neuromuscular blockers, they cannot administer cytotoxic medications, they cannot collect CSF specimens from external ventricular drains and they cannot receive verbal or telephone orders from physicians. There are others, but those are the ones I remember. Graudate nurses are paid at a lower rate than RNs because they don't have the same level of responsibility. If a graduate nurse writes the CRNE and fails, s/he can no longer work as a graduate nurse until such time as s/he is successful at the exam. Nursing assistant jobs are often what the unsuccessful are required to take while they wait for their next exam date. IENs who work as graduate nurses will receive back pay for the time they've worked once they've gotten their registration, provided that was a condition of employment. Some people haven't had that clause in their contracts and have been stung.

[kirka]

thanks for the info

[RGN1]

Also it seems that i

Graduate nurses are people who have completed their nursing education but have not yet passed their licensing exams. They work in the same capacity as registered nurses, but with some restrictions. Those restrictions are set by the province and the facility based on the level of care being provided. As a rule, in Alberta at least, graduate nurses are supervised by an RN until such time as they have passed their CRNE and received their registration, they cannot administer any drugs IV direct, they cannot administer or monitor patients receiving neuromuscular blockers, they cannot administer cytotoxic medications, they cannot collect CSF specimens from external ventricular drains and they cannot receive verbal or telephone orders from physicians. There are others, but those are the ones I remember. Graudate nurses are paid at a lower rate than RNs because they don't have the same level of responsibility. If a graduate nurse writes the CRNE and fails, s/he can no longer work as a graduate nurse until such time as s/he is successful at the exam. Nursing assistant jobs are often what the unsuccessful are required to take while they wait for their next exam date. IENs who work as graduate nurses will receive back pay for the time they've worked once they've gotten their registration, provided that was a condition of employment. Some people haven't had that clause in their contracts and have been stung.

Unless they're from the UK - when they can have 5 pt's, administer everything & cope!!

Also it seems that if you're an International nurse you can still work as a grad nurse even if you fail CRNE 1st time -I know some nurses to whom this has happened & they're still grad nurses. Check with your employer as to what their policy is.

[oreo812]

Hi! I'm new here. :) I'm confused on my current status right now. I have applied under SRNA and I'm eligible to take the CRNE this year. But I want to be endorsed to CRNBC instead. If I'll be able to take and pass the CRNE, I want to be registered at CRNBC. Has anyone have this situation right now? I don't know if this is possible.. I hope somebody here can help me..