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Hi.. 1. IELTS/CELBAN band scores must be submitted to CRNBC upon application. 2. They might let you take SEC, but 98-99% of the applicants are being required to undergo a 1 year re-entry program depending on their years of experience etc.. Re-entry program is very helpful because the Canadian health care system is really diverse and different from other countries. 3. You will certainly have more than 400 clinical hours along with your re-entry program (it's a package). --It's really helpful. 4. Just be positive and have faith in your own abilities. Prayer will move mountains. :) - BC is a developing province. Vancouver is a highly competitive city, but there are now a lot of developing cities in BC. Just be positive with life. Do not listen with negative ideas. Just pray.

I'm sorry for asking questions. Please just delete this thread. Thank you.

Thanks for your answers! Yeah, they require a 1 year employment agreement with them. I am just thinking about it, I will be out of the country for a vacation. Thank you for the ideas, though. :)

Hi there! Thank you for your response. Just to clarify, my future employer/hospital might grant me a scholarship if I will pursue a specialty certificate/training like critical care nurse etc., right? My former classmate was given a sponsorship/scholarship by her employer to take some courses that will upgrade her to have a specialty certificate. In the Philippines, IV therapy is a license and they cannot fully practice as a RN without an IV license. They don't have RPN's , respi therapist or IV specialist. RN's are generalist which means they do all the work. lol. Yes, some newly graduate nurses are being exploited in some developing countries for 3 to 4 months without a pay. However, I've heard that the government has recently changed its rule and is giving them a 10k pesos per month (only less than 200$/month) for their monthly expenses (bus fare and food).

yes, I mean certificate. :) I've received an email from Fraser health to submit some reqts to see if I will qualify or be eligible in a free specialty training courses for 3 to 4 months. 3 to 4 months specialty training is a long period and I am wondering if they will accommodate any expenses during those 4 months?

Hello everyone, I am an IEN and I already passed the CRNE, I am interested to continue my specialty in nursing (I have experience in internal medical-surgical nursing, obstetric-gynecology nursing, intensive care unit, emergency room, recovery room etc) - anything that involves critical or emergency care. Do you know where we can get free sponsorship if we would like to undergo this rigid specialty nursing fields in any hospitals within Vancouver area. If I will pursue this specialty nursing courses which might take 1 month to 4 months, will I receive a specialty nursing certificate? Do I still have to pay for my training? And if I would like to continue my intravenous therapy skills, can I able to avail it via an in-service training from my future employer? Thank you! Any feedback would be highly appreciated. :)

Hi guys! I am an IEN from the Philippines. I don't know what's the technique of passing the CRNE, but I think my experience and educ back in my country plus my re-entry program (1 year) here in Canada has helped me a lot with the introduction of the Canadian health care context. As an IEN, we are more of a generalist RN's back home (med-surgical, ob-gyne, icu, or, er etc etc), but their Canadian health care system is entirely different from our health care system. We also studied the community-nursing, mental health nursing, health assessment, nursing research, acute and chronic illness etc etc.. I also think that our clinical placement has greatly helped me learn the Canadian way of working in a hospital or community health nursing area.. I can still remember how hard it was to understand the Canadian health care system that it took me one whole day to read 2 chapters as I have to understand and analyze it between the lines. Re. review materials, I found lippincott's 2007 crne reviewer, mosby's 1st and 2nd ed of CRNE reviewer and CNA's 10th edition very helpful. I also think that some Canadian nursing books that we used in our school were very valuable (health assessment by jarvis, old's maternal text book, Lewis medical-surgical, community nursing book (canadian), and psychiatric mental health textbook (canadian) ----- just read Canadian nursing books.

HI. I am also an IEN who lives in Vancouver, BC. I got mine last last week. Try to call CRNBC..

congratulations to all those who passed! To all those who didn't, you still have another chance. Just study and pray hard.. you will make it next time.

hi there.. try to study cna 10th ed, lippincott's crne reviewer, mosby's 2007 and 2010 ed) -- For me, these books are excellent.

-- you'll have your results this coming week, On.

Self-reviewed (mosby's, cna 10th ed, lippincott's crne, lewis, old's maternal, health assessment by jarvis etc).

Hi. Thank you. I am from Vancouver, British Columbia. :)

Congratulations! :)

Thank you!! are you from Ontario?.. I did my bridging/clinical in Toronto.. Good education! you're next.. Just pray.. you'll have your good news by next week..