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BC nurse here and it is very, very true where I am at. Granted it depends on the hospital but 2 days 2 nights are very standard and normal here.

Standard BC hospital schedule is 2D 2N and 4-5 days off ( depends on health authority but some health authorities give more 4 days off, some more 5 days off). It can take time getting used to. My husband likes working in Canada (we're both from US bu...

It took my husband 2 yrs mostly because his school and work (3rd party HR) didn’t provide the right “lengthy” documents NNAS wanted in the beginning... he applied a few months after graduation and has been working in the US and living in Canada all t...

You can still get assessed for RN if you just did your ADN-RN. My husband from Washington state did the same and is being assessed for RN at the moment (He did LPN to ADN). I have seen many foreign nurses come to Canada without a BSN and got their RN...

If you have a bachelor’s degree you might be able to take the NCLEX right away but without a bachelor’s your education might not be comparable here. BC has the beaches, lakes, mountains and pristine nature but it’s quite unaffordable with expensive h...

You need to probably take a provincial foreign nurse exam (sec, iencap, ncas etc there are many names) and take a refresher course based on the results. Just a tip most provinces don’t let you take those courses unless you have a working visa or perm...

Without a Canadian RN license not really. I know a friend who did a Master's and then later went through NNAS. It didn't really widen any career options for her because of the gap in time with immigration, NNAS etc (she had to take a refresher course...

The units for labs such as White blood Cell, hemoglobin, and RBC are a bit different here. That's also something to keep in mind and I suggest you look this up yourself. The generic names for medications are a bit different (gravol for dramamine) and...

First of all there is a specific Canadian forum. I'm going to be a bit honest with you. You haven't practiced as a nurse at all and that's going to have a bit of an impact on your assessment with BC even if you have NCLEX and did a BSN in the US...

By the time you even transfer your license to Canada about a year will pass. If you don't work during that time you won't be very competitive for jobs here since they highly value students who graduated in Canada over even US new grad nurses (unless ...

There are tons of questions on American Nurses going to Canada. Canada does accept foreign nurses without a Bachelor's degree. You have to take NCAS and take a refresher course depending on the result. You can do RN to BSN but it depends on the simil...

NNAS, sponsorship immigration through your husband is the most important thing you need to do ASAP. Gather school and nursing licensure documents in Kenya before you go to Canada because it will be near impossible to do it when you are in Canada. ...

Only Ontario provides an exemption for English requirement for those who worked in an English speaking workplace (healthcare, food service or management) for a few years or attended college/university in Canada. At other provinces, if your first lang...

I am a BSN from Seattle and moved to BC Canada almost 10 years ago. My husband is a US citizen trying to transfer his license with a ADN right now (through NNAS). BC has never required bachelor’s for their foreign nurses (even though all Canadian RN ...

I've seen one at my old hospitals so yes they do utilize NPs in critical care, CCU, etc. The one I saw was at our unit because one of our patients was referred to critical care (from medical). We have NP at our emergency department but they are only ...

If this helps, a lot of Korean nurses go back to their own country and work for a few months to update their clinical practice. I know a few nurses who did this and CNO accepted their small amount of work experience.

Sounds like where I used to work for 5 years in British Columbia. Hope the OP found a better place to work

No to both those questions. I live in BC so it may be different in other provinces. Plus in BC we don’t get reimbursed or qualify for bursaries or fundings to take the exams. To be an educator all it matters is your experience in the related field an...

just Canada and the US.....

I don't think the NP exam is the same. The NCLEX is accepted in both countries. I highly suggest you study where you want to work. US and Canada have very different healthcare systems, and the job opportunities will be better if you do clinicals wher...

Of course. All you need is a US license which isn't all that hard to get

Not much skiing in Ontario... in Alberta skiing is mostly in the Rockies. If you prioritize skiing there are not too many options because the land East of the Rockie Mountains are mostly flat. Look into rural British Columbia. If you prioritize Frenc...

I studied nursing in WA and moved to BC. BC is very different compared to other provinces in terms of the hospitals. (underfunded with less pay for nurses compared to other provinces) - There are not many “cna” (called care aids in Canada) in inpatie...

Canada will be different than the US if you are applying to public government funded home care vs private home care. As a casual your assignment will be based on how many shifts you pick up and how many in a row. Even at the hospitals I have been ass...

if the writer did her nursing in Canada and somehow get her license reinstated I think she can still work. It depends but you don’t need a BSN to practice in many provinces (depending on the year you were educated and foreign-educated nurses)