I am new to this site. Pardon if my query is out of place.
I'm a Registered nurse in the Philippines, 2 years experience as nurse in Riyadh (no license), i finished a 6 month Care giving program in the Philippines, I have 1 year critical care nursing diploma from Niagara College, and IELTS of 7
Question, will I be eligible to seat for the RPN exam in Ontario? I'm hesitant to register as Nurse yet because of other testimonials.
Hello Blackbee, does the year of graduation matters in NNAS or CNO application?
I don't think it does with any evaluation agency. What matters most is what is the curriculum that year. What have you taken whether they're equivalent to the Canadian standards. It's always like that, whether your from the Philippines, USA, Guam, etc. We all know that in Canada, the reciprocity is always different. Unless you came from a former British colony. Your application to CNO will depend on your NNAS application. Usually your nursing practice should be in a time line of less than 5 years. I think this is the time line they think that your knowledge in clinical are still up to date.
Im the one to blame haha.Anyhow, given that I am an IEN applying as RPN throught NNAS, in the future if I will be applying for RN do I need to do NNAS again? Or directly to CNO
NNAS and any other designated professional credentialing agencies/bodies evaluates professional degrees from other countries whether the education is substantially equivalent to the country's practice standards. When you apply to NNAS, it applies both to the PN and RN designation. They are both regulated professionals and therefore requires to evaluate your previous education. I think you still have the mentality of being in a middle east country, working, where all the reciprocities are only based in the work contract and Philippine professionals being recognized to be able to work immediately.
We need to accept the fact that if you want to work in the USA, Canada, Australia, and other EU nations that our education are not substantially equivalent at the point you decided to apply. I am aware that in the US, there are lot of reciprocities among other asian countries such as India, the Philippines, Korea, China, etc. but as part of the process ... we still have to undergo credentialing evaluation for them to make sure that you didnt graduate from a fly by night school or your credentials were really indeed came from a legitimate universities not just from the streets.
Silverdragon102, BSN
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If that is what the website says then that is what they require