How to become RN in British Columbia?

kirka · Feb 8, 2009

hi xysy25, because of curiosity we ask CRNBC why we should take the SEC assessment and the respond to all of us are all the same. It is because that we only receive 10 years of education prior to college. In the Philippines, we only attain 6 years of elementary and 4 years of high school while most of the other country including Canada, they receive a total of 12 years of education before college. I think that CRNBC really gives importance to our whole education. In my opinion, there is no problem in our curriculum when we are in college, but CRNBC is in doubt whether we receive enough education prior to college.

kirka · Feb 8, 2009

hi AD2008, our plans are all the same. i also planning to go for a tourist (since it is the only way to be able to take the SEC). I also have relatives and funds for my journey to Canada. I hope that we will be approved

Fiona59 · Feb 8, 2009

hi xysy25, because of curiosity we ask CRNBC why we should take the SEC assessment and the respond to all of us are all the same. It is because that we only receive 10 years of education prior to college. In the Philippines, we only attain 6 years of elementary and 4 years of high school while most of the other country including Canada, they receive a total of 12 years of education before college. I think that CRNBC really gives importance to our whole education. In my opinion, there is no problem in our curriculum when we are in college, but CRNBC is in doubt whether we receive enough education prior to college.

From what's been said in Alberta and Ontario, the first two years of university are roughly the equivalent of Grades 11 and 12 here. With the PN programme a diploma, the assessors have been finding that many BScNs granted in the Phillipines are roughly the equivalent of a PN diploma in these provinces.

AD2008 · Feb 9, 2009

hi AD2008, our plans are all the same. i also planning to go for a tourist (since it is the only way to be able to take the SEC). I also have relatives and funds for my journey to Canada. I hope that we will be approved

I have faxed my confirmation for SEC assessment. Im waiting for the next step. What bothers me is the time pressure of just holding a tourist visa when we dont know how long we have to wait for the results whether we pass or not. I wouldnt want to go there and just for the SEC assessment alone. If possible, i would like to wait for the results and hopefully know my status while Im there (whether eligible or take courses). Its going to be a big hassle to go back and forth Canada/Phil. I just hope that if ever I would need to take additional courses, I could convert my tourist visa to student visa without going back to the Phil.

oreo812 · Feb 9, 2009

Hi! I have already applied to SRNA and I'm eligible to take the CRNE this year. But I want to tranfer to CRNBC instead. Can an SRNA applicant like me be endorsed to CRNBC and be registered there instead? I really have no idea if this is possible nor how to go about with this process. I've already contacted BC but I didn't get any reply regarding this matter. I hope somebody here can help me.. :confused:

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Feb 9, 2009

No, CRNBC will do their own assessment of your qualifications. It would be different if you were already registered in Saskatchewan, but you aren't. You basically have to start all over again. Sorry.

chillibite · Mar 8, 2009

Hi

Is it compulsary to have the 250 hours with a canadian employer in order to obtain full registration with the crnbc?

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Mar 8, 2009

YES... as it clearly states on the CRNBC website in the international applicants section:

Canadian Reference (Form 40)

Provide CRNBC with a reference from a Canadian employer for whom you have worked for at least 250 hours as a temporary (supervised) registered nurse. You should have received Form 40 when you received your Temporary Registration.

Download Form 40 (PDF).

The employer returns this completed form to CRNBC.

For more information, look at this:

http://www.crnbc.ca/downloads/468.pdf

718077 · Mar 12, 2009

I have a quick question, which path is easier to take in order to get a temporary license? LPN or RN? Because as we all know, with the RN, there's the SEC assessment to be considered. Thanks!

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 12, 2009

To go LPN you will more than likely find that a local license is required by the province.

718077 · Mar 12, 2009

Local license meaning license from the Philippines?

Fiona59 · Mar 12, 2009

You know that the LPN designation isn't a consolation prize?

Here in Alberta, it was discovered that many BScN's from the Phillipines only had the education of a PN educated in this province. That's why they were issued a LPN permit. It was a one time only, face saving deal for the health region. They were only permitted to work after taking a course at the local PN training school, where several skills were found to be non-existant ("only doctors do that back home") and it was paid for by the employer rather than return the nurses to their nation.

It wasn't a popular move and was resented by both the working LPNs and RNs already in the system. What was spent in recruiting, re-educating, and re-settlement allowances would have put the same number of local LPNs through the diploma RN programme which conviently ended the same time as the overseas recruiting drive started.