LPN studying nursing abroad?

[LAROCCAMOM]

is anyone familiar with the study abroad canadian visa process:confused:

my husband and i want to move to canada. i am an lpn student in the us. i can't apply under the skilled worker since i don't have a bsn. but, what if i continue my studies in canada?

i have been looking online at different canadian colleges and i have found a few that are post-lpn.

now will the us lpn be enough to transfer to a canadian college or should i do the rn in the us and then go ahead and transfer:confused:

i apologize i am very confused at the moment:confused:

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

You may find it easier to get your RN in the US and then look at moving to Canada

[LAROCCAMOM]

hey silverdragon,

you are always there to give your wise advise. so, you think that i should do the rn in the us and then apply for colleges in canada to do my bsn:confused:

some colleges said that the student must hold a canadian rpn license, others said that a student must hold a rn license. therefore, if i hold the rn license in the us, when going there, i would have to sit for the nclex-pn versus the nclex-rn, because i wouln't have the bsn degree required per canada, right:confused:

very confusing and not getting any better:imbar

thank you

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

hey silverdragon,

you are always there to give your wise advise. so, you think that i should do the rn in the us and then apply for colleges in canada to do my bsn:confused:

some colleges said that the student must hold a canadian rpn license, others said that a student must hold a rn license. therefore, if i hold the rn license in the us, when going there, i would have to sit for the nclex-pn versus the nclex-rn, because i wouln't have the bsn degree required per canada, right:confused:

very confusing and not getting any better:imbar

thank you

getting me a bit confused. what do you mean by sitting nclex pn to rn? if you do your rn in the us can you not do it at bsn level? this way will save you having to do it in canada. not all provinces at the moment require bsn although that may change in the future. not sure which province you are looking at but a couple are having issues at the moment and with the job economics that is happening people are moving around the provinces where the work is including nurses

[LAROCCAMOM]

getting me a bit confused. what do you mean by sitting nclex pn to rn? if you do your rn in the us can you not do it at bsn level? this way will save you having to do it in canada. not all provinces at the moment require bsn although that may change in the future. not sure which province you are looking at but a couple are having issues at the moment and with the job economics that is happening people are moving around the provinces where the work is including nurses

siverdragon,

i'm thinking that if i do the lpn (one year diploma) and the bridge to rn (another year), in the us that will give me enough requisites to enter a canadian college to do my bsn.

i have about two years in the us and then for personal reasons i would have to leave the us. i won't have time to do the bsn in the us.

i am looking to move to ontario, although my husband suffers a bit from arthritis and perhaps a province where is not that cold could benefit him. do you know any provinces where winter are not all that bad, or just for a couple to 4 months only?

i apologize for the confusion

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

I don't really know the other provinces because I have only lived in Nova Scotia for 18 months and loving it. Winters usually last about 4 months as Oct isn't too bad, November starts getting wet and cold with snow anytime onwards to April/May. Houses are generally well insulated and I have found the cold here to be totally different to the UK and not as damp

[Fiona59]

OK, I've stopped laughing. Candians with arthritis who can afford it spend the winters down south.

BC is probably the warmest province but it has very wet winters. Also the lowermainland where the weather is best is very expensive to live in.

Canadian nurses have their own national exams and don't do NCLEX. You would have to apply to the appropriate provincial college of nurses to find out if your education is acceptable and meets practice permit standard.

[petgroomer]

Hi,

Ontario is one of the provinces requiring a BSN as the entry to practice main requirement. For RPNs, they require a two-year diploma. The College is kind of strict regarding the theoretical and practical hours in order to allow applicants to take the CRNE-registration examination-.

Good luck :)