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Thanks breech, sheng31 and carol. I am here in Saskatchewan.

hello! just got my result today and I PASSED! such a relief! goodluck to those who are still waiting.

Congratulations breech and soetpeel! I hope I will have the same fate as you guys! I was wondering why soetpeel who as I understand is in the UK got his result already and I am in Saskatoon and havent received mine yet. Maybe they send the result to those who are in far away places first so that all of us will receive it in almost about the same time. Anxiety is killing me.

Today is november 2. I did some reading on the October CRNE last year and they started receiving results on November 9 in Saskatchewan. People from other provinces received their results at a later date. A few more days and everything will be alright! I hope we all receive a positive result. Goodluck to all of us...

I finished both of my books 15 minutes before time is up! I even thought that 3.5 hours is not enough! there are lots of information and story telling that we need to read only to find out that the question at the end is not even relevant to the story provided. arghhh!!! I cant believe that the girl sitting in front of me finished each book in 1.5 hours! that's amazing!

yeah right! when I try to eliminate choices, I always end up with 2 choices that seems equally right. I cant wait for this entire thing to be over! well I hope it will be over... and not having to do everything all over again.

I walked out of the examination venue after the exam without having any feeling or idea as to how I did in the test. some questions are really weird. the only questions that I am sure I got right were the drug calculations and the Arterial blood gas interpretation questions. I felt numb after the test. well, I hope they send the results sooner than expected. Its hard when you're anxious about something that you have no control about anymore. I even peeked at some topics in my textbook when I got home and it just made my anxiety even worst! I wanna know the results now. so that I can move on with my life. whatever it is... Goodluck to all of us who took the test! I hope everyone pass! :heartbeat:redbeathe:heartbeat

lol! is Regina NOT far from Saskatoon? :chuckle sorry... I've only been here in canada for 8 weeks. The only places I've been to are the grocery stores and the mall here in Saskatoon. That's why I dont feel very comfortable going to another city when I still barely know the city im in right now. All this time I thought Regina is very far from here. Thanks for enlightening me. :) Makes me think of really going for the workshop now that I know its not that far.

I've heard of a 3 day CRNE prep course in Regina but it will be too expensive for me to get into that course since Regina is quite far from Saskatoon so I would have to pay for food and accommodation too. I am planning to do the online readiness test when im done with all my review materials. Goodluck to all of us taking the test in October.

I have the Mosby's Comprehensive Review for the Canadian RN Exam. I got it from the University Bookstore here in Saskatoon. It's a nice study material. It gives you an overview about everything. It also has a practice test after each chapter and a two long tests at the end of the book. I also have the CNA prep guide which I am planning to read after im done with the comprehensive review book. Do you guys think that self study will be sufficient to pass the CRNE? I was thinking of enrolling in a prep course but I think they dont have it here in saskatoon. I hope we all pass the exam in October!

what I did was I asked a relative in Canada to buy the book and send it to me here in the philippines. It cost me 74 CDN for the book and 22 CDN for the shipping via Canada post. It took 6 weeks before I received it. Its the cheapest mode of shipping I found. Its okay since I am not in a hurry anyway. Atleast I did not spend more money on the shipping cost than on the book itself.

As what I've already mentioned in my past posts, the application process for the RN residency and for Employment are separate. the qualifying and competency exams that they are giving right now are for the RN residency program. If you apply for the RN residency then that's what you will be, an RN resident/OJT/nurse trainee. Being absorbed for employment is not a part of that program, period. If you really want to be employed in that hospital, you will need to file a SEPARATE application for "nurse-I/ staff nurse" position at the personnel division, pass a SEPARATE set of qualifying/ competency exams, SEPARATE interviews etc... But the problem is that they are not hiring staff nurses at this moment. Training application is different from employment application. They are not interconnected with each other.

Training being counted as hospital experience will depend on your future employers. Some consider it but most of employers only consider "payed" work wherein you function as a staff nurse and have FULL responsibility over your actions. Being on training doesn't give you that kind of resposibility. You may commit mistakes during training and the staff nurse is the one who will be held resposible because they are your direct supervisors eventhough you as RNs have your own license already. The resposibility that's on your shoulder is not that heavy when you're a trainee. I know someone who have been a trainee and was hired after sometime in the hospital where I work. She can really tell the big difference...

Vluna Hospital is not hiring new nurses at this time.The examination that they are conducting right now is for the "RN residency" thing.A "RN Resident" is also know as OJT nurse, meaning it is not for employment but purely for training only. After 6 months or so, they will issue a certificate that you have completed the training and that's it.Being in that TRAINING program will NEVER lead to being absorbed for EMPLOYMENT because those are separate entity. The training is not even a pre requisite or a part of the employment/ hiring process. Application for employment in that hospital is done with the PERSONNEL DIVISION and not with the training office (that is if they are hiring, but right now they are not), and it involves a very tedious process. And I must also mention that the process for employment is the same for ALL apllicants. Whether you are an OJT or just a walk in applicant, you will go through the SAME process. No shortcuts for OJTs. I hope you guys know what i mean....

Hi! It's really impossible to find a CRNE prep guide here in the Philippines. What I did was, I contacted my relative in Canada and asked her to buy the CRNE prep guide and send it here for me. She was able to buy a copy at a University Bookstore in Saskatoon and sent it here thru Canada post. The book cost 70 plus dollars and the shipping cost her 19 dollars only. I asked her to choose the cheapest mode of sending it because i am not in a hurry anyway. It is expected to arrive here in the philippines after 4 weeks.The book weighs 1.5 kg. I have no idea how many pages it has though. Hope that helps. :heartbeat:redbeathe:heartbeat