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  1. Advice for a new RN?

    TazJ posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm a newly licensed RN in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I graduated in the US a year and half ago but don't have any work experience since I moved to Winnipeg right away. I'm told I'm a strong applicant since...

  2. Advice for a new RN?

    TazJ replied to TazJ's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the feedback Janfrn & Daisy_08! Janfrn: It seems you have quite a bit of peds experience in Winnipeg. Yes, getting into Children's is not easy - I've been volunteering at PSCU for over...

  3. SEC/CCA: US educated Nurses in Canada (Manitoba)?

    TazJ replied to TazJ's topic in International Nursing

    ag202051, Yes I passed the CCA and CRNE and just got my license! Having in there, it just takes a loooong time. I took the CCA in April, had to wait until Oct to sit for CRNE and then got licensed...

  4. SEC/CCA: US educated Nurses in Canada (Manitoba)?

    TazJ posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm looking for anyone who has been educated in a nursing program in the US and is now an RN in Canada. I graduated last summer from an accelerated BSN program (one of the top in the state + already...

  5. Any advice for SEC/CCA? Have you used nurses2canada.net?

    TazJ posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi Everyone, Does anyone have specific advice for the Clinical Competence Assessment or SEC? I know the staff have a general post about what the SEC/CCA is and the areas covered, but there's not much...

  6. How much time needed to prepare for SEC?

    TazJ replied to jazz1983's topic in International Nursing

    I can completely understand the anxiety of preparing for the SEC, especially when you didn't think you would have to take it. I was in your situation just a few months ago and felt the same way about...

  7. CRNE Prep Group in Toronto or Ottawa - October 2011

    TazJ replied to SashaD's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I think c too. The pain needs to be treated before maternal-child bonding can be

  8. CRNE Prep Group in Toronto or Ottawa - October 2011

    TazJ replied to SashaD's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Does anyone know how much pharmacology will be on the CRNE? I'm from the US so a little worried about different meds being used. A lot of the major meds are the same, but just concerned I don't...

  9. Anyone with Oncology/Lung Cancer/Palliative Care Info? Please help!

    TazJ posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all, I was wondering if there are any UK nurses here who work in Oncology or have experience with lung cancer? My grandpa has just been diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer a few days ago. Although...

  10. CRNE Prep Group in Toronto or Ottawa - October 2011

    TazJ replied to SashaD's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Anyone want to start a study group in

  11. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Congratulations to all of you that passed! To those that weren't so fortunate, please keep studying & don't let this one exam defeat you. I'm taking the CRNE for the first time in October. Quite...

  12. SEC assessment recieved for Alberta,Canada

    TazJ replied to jazz1983's topic in Nurse Registration

    I took my SEC in Manitoba (we call it CCA here). Yes I had to take all the sections: General, Peds, OB, Mental Health, Clinicals, and self-assessment. I'm already living in Manitoba so I didn't have...

  13. Early prep for Canadian move--is it worth it?

    TazJ replied to TexasCourgette's topic in International Nursing

    My program was 16 months. State universities in FL do an accelerated program for people who already have a Bachelor's degree in another field and have completed the pre-req's for nursing school. Since...

  14. Early prep for Canadian move--is it worth it?

    TazJ replied to TexasCourgette's topic in International Nursing

    The CCA involved a 5 day assessment with exams in General Nursing, OB, Peds, Mental Health, and a self-assessment (based on the code of ethics and standards of practice). There is also a clinical...

  15. US RN wanting to move to Canada...

    TazJ replied to abbeyleewhitney's topic in International Nursing

    Please read the thread "Early prep for Canadian move--is it worth it?" I am an RN, BSN from FL and moved to Canada last summer and just put up a response on that thread. Hope it

  16. SEC assessment recieved for Alberta,Canada

    TazJ replied to jazz1983's topic in Nurse Registration

    As silverdragon mentioned, you cannot get a temporary license or sit for the CRNE until you have passed the SEC and completed any additional requirements. In terms of studying for SEC (also called...

  17. Early prep for Canadian move--is it worth it?

    TazJ replied to TexasCourgette's topic in International Nursing

    I graduated from an accelerated BSN program in Florida last year and then got married & moved up to Manitoba right after graduation. It's been almost a year now, and I can't take the CRNE until...

  18. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Thank you so much akarden & janfrn! That helps a

  19. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Thanks for getting us back on track janfrn. SweetPrincess, I will send you a private message so that we can stick to the topic here. Can anyone tell me where I can learn more about healthcare in...

  20. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    I just took the SEC (or CCA as they call it in Manitoba) this week so maybe I can clarify a few things for you. What exams you take depend on what the Nursing College has asked of you specifically....

  21. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Ok that makes sense! Thanks to both of

  22. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Okay so I should focus on the diuretic that's mentioned rather than the diagnosis of hypertension. Is that

  23. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Can someone help with this question? Mr. Hansen, a 75yr old client living in a seniors' complex, is prescribed diuretics and other medication for hypertension. What information should the nurse...

  24. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Thanks janfrn! Yes I was confused when I was doing the practice questions, but I've found the conversions so I'll be memorizing the ones that are different from what I learned. Glad I realized now...

  25. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    TazJ replied to akardan's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Ok this might be a strange question, but are lab values given in SI units (like mmol/L) in Canada? I just wanted to be sure because I learned everything in conventional units. Also, how is insulin...