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  1. Did the CNO give an example of how to complete the competencies? If so, use the same format as the example. You can take the IELTs after the competency assessment, you do not need to take it
  2. I think PIRN is right, the CNO has replaced the BET with the entry to practice competencies. It makes sense to me, that you are being asked to show proof of competencies in this manner. This sounds...
  3. the chance to be hired as an IEN.

    It is highly unlikely, that a Canadian employer will have reason to hire a internationally educated new grad in this job
  4. Nurse to Medical Transcriptionist...

    Have you researched outsourcing of medical transcription? The trend in the US, Canada and Britain is to outsource medical transcription to the Philippines, India and other developing countries. In my...
  5. I like the smoking cessation idea too, a tip to help locate qualitative research is to use the term "lived experience" and the topic. Try using "lived experience smoking cessation" it should result in...
  6. Bachelor of Health Administration?

    I believe there will to be job vacancies in the future, because the average age, from what I have seen at conferences, is at least
  7. Bachelor of Health Administration?

    You say you think you are inclined toward administrative work, but it is unclear from your post if you understand the job of a health administrator. What interests you about working in...
  8. Have you done a literature search on your topic of hand washing? Did you see qualitative research on this topic? It is a topic that is more likely to have lots of quantitative research than...
  9. canadian, wanting to work as a nurse

    Your welcome for the help, just so you know you can contact the CNO as they are the regulating body for nurses in Ontario and they are the ones who decide if you are eligible to write the CRNE. You...
  10. Prospective international nursing student in Canada

    Where are you going to find an Ontario healthcare employer to hire you when there are more than enough Ontario residents looking for
  11. Question about New Grad Initiative - Ontario

    I have known new grads who were not hired after the initiative as well and it makes me question the employer's planning abilities. I think the financial burden of the new grad initiative is too much...
  12. Question about New Grad Initiative - Ontario

    The employers who do not hire new grads into permanent positions following completion of the initiative are required to pay the Ontario government back. The catch to the new grad initiative, is that...
  13. canadian, wanting to work as a nurse

    Hi anne You cannot work as a RN until you are a RN, you cannot work as RPN until you are RPN, you cannot work as a graduate nurse until you have a letter of direction from the CNO saying you are...
  14. Question about New Grad Initiative - Ontario

    The guarantee means that an employer's request for funding to support a new grad position is 100 percent guaranteed within the parameters of the initiative, it does not mean every new grad is...
  15. Graduating soon, need help please :)

    The OP doesn't graduate for at least another year, volunteering does not take up much time, and is doable as a
  16. I think it has more to do with Quebec having college level diploma nursing programs than total years of high school education, because prior to 2005, Ontario had college level, 3 year diploma nursing...
  17. Graduating soon, need help please :)

    Take a closer look at the Toronto job market and figure out where the new grads are being hired, either volunteer in the area most likely to hire, or if you have a particular patient population you...
  18. hazyblue Your personal problems are affecting your performance at work and it has come to a point where you need to take steps to deal with your feelings. Your manager is trying to let you know that...
  19. Michelle I am glad to hear your case manager is responding to your e-mails. Hopefully, the processing staff will pick up speed and you will have a response within the next few months. While you are...
  20. Do you have to be physically strong to be a nurse? Lifting...

    Nurses, even the ones who work in teams, have high rates of back injuries. If I were considering a career change after 25 years of a desk job, I would not consider nursing, instead, I would look at...
  21. Charge nurse training

    I don't think you need to worry about any implications behind a colleague becoming a charge nurse before you, congratulate the colleague and offer to help in her new role. Also, let your manager know...
  22. Sounds like the Royal Canadian Institute of Technology are liars and frauds. The Canadian provincial regulating bodies are the only ones who have authority to issue an interim licence to nurses. You...
  23. CNO is not concerned about shortage/surplus cycles, they are only concerned about protecting the public by ensuring nurses are qualified to practice in Ontario. I understand your frustration, but I...
  24. The answers to some of your questions are available on CNO's and OHA's websites The CNO has 24 staff working on registration applications, I believe this information is in the fair registration...
  25. Moving to Ottawa

    Mixed opinions about a workplace don't matter in an employers market, the best hospital to work at... is the hospital that will hire you. As a new grad who trained outside of Ontario, you will not...