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I myself am really dissapointed by confusing psychosocial questions that really have no relevance in real clinical practice for the most part. Focusing on questions that are more relevant to things like medications, nursing interventions, pathophysiology, assessments, etc., is what I think is more important as determining if a nurse candidate is competently trained as opposed to whether I should call social work or physio first, which will be called anyways, seconds apart if needed? Now thats entirely my opinion, and I know there may be many CRNE faithfuls in this forum who think differently. I know for sure though, that the regulatory bodies must be thinking the same. Why would they all agree to not go with the CNA and go with the NCLEX? If the computerized testing was all they were after, the CNA could implement such, without any issues. I'm sure there was more too it, which is also why the CNO implemented the Jurisprudence. Furthermore, all 12 regulatory bodies have incorporated at the national level. I think what were are seeing is the CNA is slowly losing its national influence. Again, this is just my opinion, so please do not send me any hateful comments

I have a few friends who were at CAMH and liked it. You can apply for job postings while you are there, and for the most part you will likely be kept on a casual basis until one of those positions open up.

Not to be redundant here, but I've never known anyone to be asked for their transcript either. Employers are usually more concerned with whether you have written your CRNE or if you will be writing at the next available date. Only after an employer has offered you employment will you be able to apply for temporary license. Don't worry too much and just try to rock your current clinical rotation so that it doesn't happen again!

The CPNRE is offered in May, so perhaps that is what you are reffering to. I would just call the nursing regulatory body in your province and explain to them the situation. You may have to sit in on the next exam, they can be difficult

You can buy the CNA preparation books for the CRNE which has lots of questions. They make up the examination, so its a good place to start

I wrote it in February too and I didn't find it to be that bad. I really didn't appreciate that there was no clock at my venue, but luckily I brought my watch. You really have to cover the bases when studying because the CRNE has historically been known to put on lots of psychosocial questions, so focusing too much on patho may not be enough. Also do the CNO learning modules on the CNO website, which I found to be very helpful and the CNA competencies

I found the jurisprudence to be tedious and redundant. Asking the same question several times is silly and there were some grammatical errors. That said, I found it to be easy and it is open book. For anyone getting ready to take it, have a tea and some snacks and answer the questions. Its not that hard, and when I wrote it I got the results instantly

I know friends who have taken both courses from both the Toronto School of Nursing and Toronto School of Health and have passed. They all had good things to say about both CRNE prep programs, so its your choice. You can also consider the Primed education 3 day course, but its only 3 days and you said you're internationally trained so it may not be enough. They usually have several sessions. It has a lot to do with your level of education and experience too, so it is better in my opinion that you over prepare because you are internationally trained. I would start off by doing the learning modules on the CNO.org website. Type in 'learning modules' in the search tool and you will get free modules on things like consent, documentation, medication administration, restraints, therapeutic nurse client relationship, etc, etc. They are all free and will really help introduce you to Canadian nursing. I would also do the jurisprudence exam online first because it is open book and will also help introduce you to the type of questions asked in relation to Canadian Nursing. You should also buy the CNA study books, because they have practice questions, and are good practice as they are the organization responsible for the exam. It is also good to practice questions to help with your timing, because the CRNE is timed and you really have to keep up a good pace. Good luck and start studying now. Everyone who has been successful that I have known has studied everyday consistently for about 3 months. Don't wait until the last second because there is too much information to retain.

Does anyone know if the CNO has sent out the results yet? Maybe one of us should call so that we don't torture ourselves all week. These last weeks have been so stressful for me, I really hope I pass. I don't know why the CNO takes so long to mark them and process the results if its all on scantron and computerized. Anyways good luck to us all!