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I am currently licensed in Ontario and got my license in Alberta. If you have already written the CPRNE then you just need to contact the CLPNA in Alberta and they will send you the information on how to get your registration in Alberta. You do not have to write another exam but you will have to get a fair number of forms completed from the CNO, your nursing school and your employers if you are working. Good Luck

BCLS is your CPR course. You would have required that for school if you recently graduated. Also if you recently graduated, med administration should have been covered in your education. It will depend on when you graduated etc.

I agree with janfrn. There must be some information that you are not providing us. I just did the opposite and got my registration in Alberta as I am moving there from Ontario. I didnt have to rewrite the CPNRE, just get a verification of registration from the CNO, transcripts and confirmation of my courses from the school that I went to, and I also had to get some paperwork filled out from my employer confirming my nursing skills. But I definetly did not have to rewrite. And YES I had to pay money to the CNO as well as to my school to get the paperwork completed and mailed to the CLPNA.

Fiona, You are, or you are not, registered in Ontario? I agree, something needs to be done. If you don't have to complete a PN course , but can still write the CPNRE and practice as an RPN if you pass, then anyone should be able to write the CNRE and practice as a RN if they can pass it. I was wondering the same thing about education too.

Jmarc, I wish you all the best and hope that you are able to find a way to be a part of the career you love. However, as an RPN I would like to point out that writing the RPN exam is not and should not be a 'second choice' or consolation for not passing the CNRE. At the present time the CPNRE is an 8 hour, min 230 question exam, that is very challening and covers the same body of knowledge that is tested in the CNRE. The PN course is very challenging, is modeling after the old RN diploma program, and is very intense. RPNs take pride in our designation and in being able to pass the exam is an accomplishment for us just the same with RNs and I can only speak for myself when I say that it's insulting to think that ppl think that writing the CPNRE would be a second choice for you because you did not pass the CNRE. I hope that you are given some other options, and hopefully can find out why and what contributed to not passing the CNRE and that you have the option in the future to do so.

Neja, I would say if you can write it in September this year do it. The you could even write in may probably. At least this way you have the current practice exams available now. Though I am sure they will come out with new ones in time for January. But why wait, the sooner you write, the sooner you can practice. And you won't have to worry about forgetting anything you learned. That's just MHO tho

Good luck!

I believe that UOIT also has a bridging program where you can go part-time.

I agree with CanadianGirl. They are usually a good resource to use. Also, maybe it's just me but I would include all relevant experience including your last preceptorship. It can't hurt.

Whippet You should probably hear something soon. Have you checked online to see if there are any offers for you?

I'm starting a new job on Monday too CanadianGirl! Where are you going to be working? Hope you get your registration soon!

Yep. I never got a temp license.

I dropped off my stuff at the CNO last thursday and when I checked online yesterday I was in the system. I haven't actually recd anything yet but I was able to get my registration number online.

Angel, Here is the link to the asi website that discusses how the exam is marked: http://www.asitest.ca/PN/cpnrefaqs.htm Personally, I would say the $56 is prob worth it to ensure that no errors were made and that nothing got overlooked. I'm guessing that since they have that service availble it means that sometimes mistakes are found. Also, I think that if you do it,you find out what your score was and knowing how you did may help if you do have to write it again. But keep with it and good luck! Don't give up!

i dont think it is, at least not by last name, bc people in my class that have last names before and after me still havent got theirs. think it just depends on how fast canada post gets to you. hope everyone else gets their envelopes today! :dancgrp: