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thanks janfrn, am sure got a lot of preparations to do. i am grateful though that crnbc granted my request for a re-entry program and i'll be starting this may 2009 (1st semester), surely this program will help me upgrade and get into the right track. i asked for a reschedule on my sec assessment, hoping that by then somehow i can already be confident enough to take it, though they are giving me only until jan. 14, 2010. god will surely see me through!

that's what makes it difficult for me fiona59 because after passing the local board i have not practiced my nursing profession since i went back to my dental practice which is my first profession, i graduated 2004. thus, it worries me, however, am preparing for it right now. though i very much prefer taking the re-entry program for ien instead of going through sec assessment, but crnbc requires me to undergo the assessment thing so i have no other choice but to yield. thanks to narmeen for the inputs about sec assessment!!!

hi guys! crnbc requires me to take the complete sec assessment on med/surg nursing, maternity, pediatric and psychiatric nursing. it will be a 5-day 'toxic' period, though am already preparing for it now. however, has anyone experienced the complete sec assessment, please share you experience so i can have,more or less, an idea on what will transpire by the time my turn comes. am sure any shared experience would somehow bring relief to my anxious thoughts. thanks in advance!

you've been such a great help, unselfishly sharing your experience to worried sick like me. thanks i've been quite relieved knowing that there won't be any actual patient involved. however, the 2-day assessment really seem to be very tough...so help me god! i always claim his word from joshua 1:10,"do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the lord your god is with you wherever you go."...these words of assurance were repeated a couple of times to moses and i trust him every step of the way.

thanks again narmeen18! that was really a prompt reply...anyway, sorry to bother you again, but i still have a lot of querries...like in day 1, afternoon period, you were given 7 cards to perform, was that 7 different cases in one patient? or 7 different cases on 7 different patients with varried health conditions which you have to attend to from admission to discharge? and in day 2, morining session, was the short answer & question, with drugs, drug calculations and situational based scenarios done by pen & paper exam (written) or was it a one-on-one or panel type of thing (oral recitation)? then, in the afternoon, the 11 scenarios given to read & respond...how was it done? lastly, the triple jump assessment...how was it done? do you have an actual 'supposed-to-be' patient with whom you fill in the necessary data & make nursing care plan? i hope you can still spare some more time to respond to my enquiries. thanks. may god bless you.

thank you very much narmeen18, you shared a very detailed experience, am so grateful for taking time to reply! at least, now i have an idea on how sec assessment is done. you said it is a 2-day assessment, i thought it's for 5 days, but surely, it is very difficult basing from your testimony. especially the drug calculations...that really worries me a lot. can you give me some of the cases on drug calculations that you have gone through, only those that you can remember, please?! i will definitely let you know whatever happens to my sec assessment and post some pointers too by then. as of now i was not given any schedules yet, but was already told that i will undergo the said assessment...still waiting when that day would be...may god be with me! by the way, what happened to you next after the sec assessment? if you don't mind me asking. thanks again, you were such a great help.

hi narmeer18! am wondering if you have already taken the sec assessment, kindly shed some inputs on what transpired...it will surely help me somehow since crnbc also requires me to take it. i hope you can give me details on what is being assessed, so that i can make some preparations or mindsetting, mind conditioning perhaps? thanks! hope to hear from you soon. god bless.

i really gained a lot of info from you...thanks soundbites for the details you have shared. i just applied for registration at crnbc 2 weeks ago and they said that the pre-assessment to the final assessment takes about 2-3months. my worries lies on the number of working hours that i earned when i was yet in the phils. unfortunately, i have not really practiced my profession as an rn in the philippines since after i passed the local board exam, i went back to my first profession...i am a dentist. thus, i had only a series of trainings (o.r. training for 1 month; i.v. therapy training and basic life support, cpr & aed courses). by the way i graduated (bsn) last oct. 2004. crnbc is giving me until 2009 only, after that they will require me to have a refresher course. what do you think will be the outcome of my crnbc application...will they advise me to take a re-entry program before they allow me to write the crne? i am left hanging until now and 2009 is nearing...am losing time here...i don't know if i should enrol in a review class or just wait for the result of the assessment...but it takes long. at present i am unemployed, am looking for one, at least a job that will enhance my nursing skills, but i know that even nursing aide position requires a certificate...do you have any idea of employers not requiring certificates? my family & i am residing temporarily in my husband's grandmother's house at port alberni, bc (vancouver islands), but will be transferring next month to richmond,bc...hoping there will be more job opportunities in store for us especially that we have our 2 sons with us (9&11 years old). hope to hear from you and other nurses who read this message...your ideas will be highly appreciated. thank you.