How to become RN in British Columbia?

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Hi guys i need your suggestions on this, my wife recently passed the recent board exam given by PRC last June2008, in this regard shes asking the step to take in going for an RN in British Columbia, Vancouver. What are the requirements so she can have her papers assessed.

Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

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I did that already. They're requiring me to have my qualifications assessed by CRNBC. WEll, I'm on the process already. I have a lot of questions to ask you. I'm weighing things right now because I applied to 3 different countries. My US application commenced late December 2007. I would want to gain experience from other countries. I have a pending REgistration application for Canada and in Queensland Australia. I hold less than a year experience as a ward nurse (MED-Surg and ER) and an ongoing post graduate course in Psychiatric Nsg. I am employed close to 2 years as a TeleHealth Nurse for US patients. Please PM me. I have a lot of questions to ask. Thanks

hi kit25/092084,

i'm also planning to apply and be assessed by crnbc. did both of you finish 4 year BSN degrees? would you happen to know of anyone with a 2nd courser BSN who was approved by crnbc? i hold a 5-year undergraduate degree plus 2 years of BSN and i'm wondering if crnbc will find this sufficient, even if i didn't graduate from a 4 year BSN program.

thanks in advance and goodluck to both of your applications.

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Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

yes, I finished a 4-yr BSN degree and I'm not a 2nd courser. Im not sure if CRNBC will make you eligible if you have just a 2-yr BSN degree.

Good luck on your application!

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Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

click this link

http://www.crnbc.ca/downloads/InterntalRegPrep.pdf

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Thank you for sharing that. :)

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hi kit25/092084,

i'm also planning to apply and be assessed by crnbc. did both of you finish 4 year BSN degrees? would you happen to know of anyone with a 2nd courser BSN who was approved by crnbc? i hold a 5-year undergraduate degree plus 2 years of BSN and i'm wondering if crnbc will find this sufficient, even if i didn't graduate from a 4 year BSN program.

thanks in advance and goodluck to both of your applications.

I'm a shifter from a technical school (engineering-1yr) to nursing. However, I finished BSN for four (4) years. As long as you have the degree and the number of hours of clinical placement, there is nothing to worry about.

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Hi. I have a friend who already been made eligible to take CRNE..All she needs to do now is to find an employer to sponsor her. May I ask where did you find an employer? Are you doing it on your own or through an agency? Hope you could help my friend on this. Thank you

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i just had only 6 months experience, not as staff nurse but an icu nurse trainee.

here's the list of the health authorities in bc where you can apply:

bc health authorities

fraser health (www.fraserhealth.ca)

interior health (www.roomtogrowbc.ca)

northern health (www.northernhealth.ca)

provincial health services (www.phsa.ca)

vancouver coastal health (www.vch.ca)

vancouver island health (www.viha.ca)

denominational health care organization

providence health care (www.providencehealthcare.com)

wish you all the luck!:up::up::up:

ow it's all here he he.. which do you prefer private or public hosp? :loveya::typing

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092084

Hi. I have a friend who already been made eligible to take CRNE..All she needs to do now is to find an employer to sponsor her. May I ask where did you find an employer? Are you doing it on your own or through an agency? Hope you could help my friend on this. Thank you

Would suggest your friend contact local hospitals in the areas they want to live, many will have helped foreign nurses and will assist with the requirements but very easy to do without the aid of an agency

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Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

you can do it without the help of the agency. Just email the external recruiters on which health authority you like to work. In my case, I found an employer without an agency. You just need a computer and the internet, and you can have it. It's quiet painful on your butt sitting all day reading and researching but it's worth it.:typing

If you have the eligibility from a regulatory body and had sufficient experience, its not a hurdle to have an employer.

BTW, I was accepted by Interior Health.

Good luck!:specs:

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092084

May I know which institution here in the Philippines offered the ICU Training Program? Thankyou in advance.

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Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

there are a lot of hospitals here in philippines who offered ICU training. In my case, i underwent my ICU training here in Davao Medical Center for 6 months. Exposed to adult ICU's, CCU, Cathlab, PICU

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