NCLEX Canada good news!

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Specializes in MS, Emergency.

Straight from CRNBC. The nclex exam will already fulfill the requirement for nursing exam in BC starting Jan 2015 regardless of when the exam was taken. However, the applicant will still comply with the college's requirements (like upgrading) upon credential evaluation. Upon, successful completion of upgrading or courses, the applicant can apply for provisional registration till the new rule will take effect next year. Good news!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Specializes in MS, Emergency.

@silverdragon unfortunately not yet. I spoke with them on the phone as I was helping a friend. They said they will be releasing the memo soon. They gave my friend two options: take the June exam or apply for provisional registration for now till the new rule will take effect.

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[h=2]ew National Nursing Exam[/h]The following change has been made to our National Nursing Exam Requirement, effective January 2015:

  • the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE) will be replaced by theNational Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses(NCLEX)
  • The last writing of the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam is Oct. 1, 2014. The deadline for this exam is July 30, 2014.

[h=3]How This Change Affects Applicants Who Have NOT Passed The NCLEX[/h]

  • Applicants will still go through the standard application process.
  • Applicants will still complete the Substantially Equivalent Competency Assessment (SEC), if required.
  • Applicants will still complete any required coursework before being eligible for the exam.
  • Once eligible to write the exam, applicants can either write the October CRNE (if the application deadline has not passed) or wait until January 2015 to write the NCLEX in B.C.

[h=3]How This Change Affects Applicants Who Have Written And Passed The NCLEX Dating Back To 1982:[/h]

  • Effective Jan. 15, 2015*, applicants will not need to write the National Nursing Exam, as CRNBC will retroactively recognize passing NCLEX scores dating back to 1982.
  • Applicants will still go through the standard application process.
    Applicants will still complete the Substantially Equivalent Competency Assessment (SEC), if required.
  • Applicants will still complete any required coursework before being eligible for the exam.
  • Once eligible to write the exam, applicants can either write the October CRNE (if the application deadline has not passed), or wait until Jan. 15, 2015 to be eligible for practising status.

If you have any questions, please contact CRNBC at [email protected] with the subject line “NCLEX.”

*This is the current implementation date. It is the latest date this change will be made.

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