hello allI want to know that after passing the registered practical nurse written examination do you also have to do some practical exams?Thanks!
relaxingbath 107 Posts Nov 11, 2014 No practical exam though you have to write the jurisprudence online before you can complete your registration.
loriangel14, RN 6,931 Posts Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative. Nov 12, 2014 I have been an RPN for 7 years and I have never been required to do it. Neither has any of my coworkers.
xokw, BSN, RN 498 Posts Specializes in Public Health. Has 5 years experience. Nov 12, 2014 You are required to do a learning plan yearly and keep it in your own files. The CNO can request proof that these have been done. The information is found under the QA section of the CNO website. Your school should have gone over this with you before you graduated.
loriangel14, RN 6,931 Posts Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative. Nov 13, 2014 You are required to do a learning plan yearly and keep it in your own files. The CNO can request proof that these have been done. The information is found under the QA section of the CNO website. Your school should have gone over this with you before you graduated.Just out of curiosity, have you ever heard of anyone having to do this? we talked about it at work one day and no one ever had been asked, even nurses that had been working for years.
Editorial Team / Admin Silverdragon102, BSN 1 Article; 39,477 Posts Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC. Has 35 years experience. Nov 13, 2014 Although not CNO I worked with someone earlier this year who was asked to provide proof to their college of LPN of continual learning
loriangel14, RN 6,931 Posts Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative. Nov 13, 2014 CNO is the college that regulates the PNs in Ontario.. Hmm that's interesting.
Editorial Team / Admin Silverdragon102, BSN 1 Article; 39,477 Posts Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC. Has 35 years experience. Nov 13, 2014 I live out in NS so it does happen although I don't think as often as we think
Pediatric Critical Care Columnist / Guide NotReady4PrimeTime, RN 16 Articles; 7,358 Posts Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology. Has 25 years experience. Nov 13, 2014 Here in Alberta, 10% of all registrants each year are audited - we're told at the time our renewal notice is sent out. Several of the nurses on my unit have been "randomly selected". CARNA requires documentation of all continuing competence efforts to support completion of your learning plan and they can go back 5 years. One of my coworkers, whose first language isn't English, didn't understand the requirements when she was audited and didn't provide the correct information. CARNA then only registered her temporarily until she complied. They play hard ball out here!
