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1. International Nurse needs advice please

   night flight replied to AussieKylie's topic in International

   Thought I had been able to PM before! Oh, well.

2. International Nurse needs advice please

   night flight replied to AussieKylie's topic in International

   For some reason I can't PM; howver, the contacts I have are here in Edmonton, tus little use for you in Calgary. I found the Human Resource people very heplfull in sorting me out. You should call the HR department with Calgary Health, and just ask th...

3. International Nurse needs advice please

   night flight replied to AussieKylie's topic in International

   Yes, if you want to private message me, I will pass them on to you. By your reply you must be in Edmonton.

4. International Nurse needs advice please

   night flight replied to AussieKylie's topic in International

   No, CARNA doesn't help, but in both Calg and Edt there are HR reps that work to get one placed. I'm in Edmonton....

5. International Nurse needs advice please

   night flight replied to AussieKylie's topic in International

   I'd look at the restricted license. From what I've seen so far, they will work with you to find a unit and area, and orientation that you would need.

6. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

   night flight replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior

   EC ASN Sep 06 Paramedic prior and still working as one. EC is hard, and hosppital expereince is usefull, but not required.... Currently working on Canadian registration in home provence. Been through the Substantial Equivelency Assessment, with only ...

7. Alberta: What the heck is this?? "Substantively Equivalent Competence assessment"

   night flight replied to gchelak's topic in Canada

   yes, carna does take a ling time, and don't try to expedite anything. the sec is intense, but it is simply an assessment. it could result in only one or two simple courses to do, or you may need multiple. it simply takes more time, time for getting t...

8. I took the Excelsior CPNE Workshop

   night flight replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Learning

   Ops. Sorry. Sometimes I don't know how I passed the CPNE. I do know I wouldn't have without a workshop, and I know I would have done better doing the CPNE a second time. Yes, nerves that can never be calmed without having done the CPNE. I recommend d...

9. Canadian nurse educated in US

   night flight replied to Lioness67's topic in International

   I’m half way through the process here in Alberta. I’m a Canadian with a US AND. Getting under the wire before the requirement for a BSN, although I have a general degree, and additional experience. Hopefully you are working on a BSN while employed in...

10. I took the Excelsior CPNE Workshop

    night flight replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Learning

    Did the workshop in 04, CPNE 05 and grad in 06. Wouldn’t have passed the CPNE without the workshop. Stats at that time were that the workshops students actually had a greater CPNE failure rate than students overall. Perhaps because of self selection;...

11. has any one taken the rn program through excelsior college

    night flight replied to toegemojo's topic in International

    The other post are old. I graduated from Excelsior in 2006. Registered in Minnisota, and now going through the long process to register here in Alberta. It can be donw in less than a year, and I know of a couple who have done such, but that is a rare...

12. Alberta: What the heck is this?? "Substantively Equivalent Competence assessment"

    night flight replied to gchelak's topic in Canada

    These are both three credit courses that provide an overview of health care in Canada. Grad Nurse is paid moe than an LPN.

13. Alberta: What the heck is this?? "Substantively Equivalent Competence assessment"

    night flight replied to gchelak's topic in Canada

    the substantially equivalent competence (sec) assessment is a full week of exams and assessments: three three hour exams in peds, psych and maternity; each exam is 120 multiple choice questions and then 20 short answer written questions: you are all...