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hi! can I ask what books and which site you purchase these books from? Thank you! :)

1. What are the materials that you used? - Initially, I reviewed online using the NCSBN program but I found it too tiring and boring just reading the material so I switched to Suzanne's Plan using the 4th edition Saunders book, which I found more engaging and intellectually satisfying. 2. How many hours per day did you study? how many questions did u answer per day? - It was dependent on my mood. Sometimes only 45 minutes for the whole day, sometimes I went up to 3 hours using Suzanne's Plan. 3. How many days or months in total you studied before taking the exam? - Serious review would be a little less than 3 months. All in all, 6 months 4. What are the specific strategies that you used or the the test taking skills you applied during the exam? - A lot of prayers and common sense. 5. Take one or take two? - Take one at 150 :):):)

Yes me too please, can you PM me the 4 agencies that you mentioned? :) I wonder if any of them are not particularly concerned with experience because I only have a little. Thanks so much.:) More power.

hi! may i ask how much (just an estimate) you've spent so far? including registration fees and air fare? I'm really concerned with how much it's going to cost.

i'm from baguio and maybe you can try Northcap or Mindmovers.:)

hi tinx! are you already in Canada? what is the actual processing time including the time that you actually LEAVE the country?

Hello! Glad to see you're from the Philippines! What agencies would you recommend for me? There are so many choices but I don't know the first thing about them, and I'm especially concerned with credibility.

Yes ma'am, and assure you, I am as nervous about taking the CRNE as I was taking our local boards here.:) Thank you so much for all your help. Would you mind terribly if I came to you sometime in the future should I encounter another dilemma regarding my application? I truly appreciate all your help. I know this is going to be a long, tiring and expensive process but will be worth it when it is done correctly that is why I want to make sure that I know what to do step-by-step. Thank you!

Thank you Ms. Silverdragon. There so many things to consider but I am especially concerned with travel expenses when going back and forth from the Philippines to Canada in order to write the CRNE and then to have to come back here to process the LMO and the work permit. Is there possibly a way that travel times will be reduced? Right now, 1 Canadian Dollar = roughly 45 pesos and airplane fee will cost about CA$3,300 which is very high.

Hello Ms. Jan! Thank you so much for your quick reply. I'm so sorry I didn't immediately realize that there are many moderators who know a lot about nursing in Canada. I apologize for the oversight. Also, thank you for the info regarding the above mentioned health authorities. Obviously, I didn't consider the weather and cost of living and was happy to be enlightened regarding these matters. After reading your post, I think the best decision for an entry-level nurse would be fraser or interior since living in place with a high cost of living would not be ideal at this point. Also, is experience a very important factor in BC? I mean if I have less than 6 months experience, would that mean that I will not be considered for employment at all?

Hello Ma'am! I'm very glad I found this thread because these are actually the exact questions that I had about employment in Canada and I guess you are the "Go-To" person for these queries. I hope you don't mind answering some additional questions that I have for you. First, are there hospitals in BC that consider foreign RNs with less than 6 months experience? Second, I have been browsing the internet for quite some time and have found several health authorities in BC. Namely, Fraser Health, Interior Health and Northern Health. Would you recommend any of these? I realize there is no way to minimize travel times from the Philippines to Canada in order to process everything, what with the LMO and medical exam but is it more ideal to go through these authorities than going through the whole process myself? Thank so much for any response that you may have. More power!

hello Ms. Mctina_20. I read in your post that you are a filipino and you signed up with Northern Health? Do the jobs they offer require 1-2 years experience? Did you have to fly back and forth from Canada to Manila to process to take CRNE and then to process LMO? Would you recommend Northern Health to a fresh graduate like me? Thank you so much!

Hi, thanks for your reply. I was wondering, how long are tourist visas usually valid? Will be enough time to take the exam AND work the 250 hours? Will I be issued an interim permit under working visa? And can I really switch from tourist to working visa while in Canada? Sorry for the tons of questions, I'm just really interested, hope it's okay.=)

Thank you ma'am for your help and I think I will contact the Canadian embassy here. Do you have any advice for a filipino RN thinking of working in Canada? =)

Thank you Silverdragon102 =) I was completely stumped and now that I have some insight, I think I will contact the Canadian embassy here. Do you have some advice for me, a foreign RN looking to work in Canada? =)