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I am a Canadian RN who graduated from the McMaster BSN nursing program. Before I even graduated, I started the New York license process, and I received it two months after passing my NCLEX in Hamilton, ON. After working as an RN in NYC for about two years, I applied to the California BRN licensing. Of course, I received a deficiency letter stating I need: 1) Obstetrics Nursing, 2) Anatomy & Physiology course with a lab, and 3) Oral Communication course. Luckily, they waived the last two because of my 2 years of USA nursing experience. But I had to do Obstetrics Nursing. I was still working full-time as a nurse in NYC and sent emails to the universities and colleges in California as per the BRN. I got a response from Loma Linda University in San Bernardino. They were responsive and friendly. First, I had an interview with the program manager in October 2024. Then I had an easy Nursing Math Test online. I got an offer letter for Spring 2025 Obstetrics Nursing in February 2025. The course started on April 1st, 2025. Theory class was on Mondays from 1 pm to 4 pm. The clinical was 12 hours bi-weekly, on either Saturday, Sunday, or Tuesday. I chose Tuesday clinical from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm. I commuted from NYC to Loma Linda, CA, almost every week because of a weekly theory class on Monday. I flew from JFK to LAX with Delta around 4:00 a.m. on Mondays and landed around 10:00 a.m. I rented a car from LAX and drove to Loma Linda, and made it before 1 pm. Then I stayed at a nearby hotel overnight and went to the clinical at 6 am. I flew back to NYC from LAX with Delta at 11 pm and landed at JFK on Wednesday morning. The course price was $5500, everything included. Overall, this cost me about $ 10,000, including flights, hotels, and other expenses. So, it is doable, and I actually enjoyed it, as it felt like a mini-vacation to California. I hope this helps and inspires you to pursue your goals!

I am experiencing the same problem. I graduated nursing school in Ontario, Canada, and have worked in NYC since 2021. When I applied for a California license in July 2023, I was told that my training was deficient in OB nursing, too. I could not find any stand-alone Obstetrics Nursing course that has Clinicals simultaneously. So, I am now enrolled in the Loma Linda University Obstetrics Nursing course for this Spring, 2025. Since I work and live in NYC, I will commute from NYC to Loma Linda, California, twice a month for 2.5 months. The course is $5550. I purchased six round-trip flight tickets that cost about $2200. Then I must rent a car to drive from LA airport to Loma Linda and back, which will cost about $1000 as well. I have to pay 10K to get a Cali license for one deficiency skill that I will never use. That is a high price to pay.

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Hey BalochDae, I am wondering why you like Oncology? Why Oncology?

how long the file remains in COMPED before it approves the school credentials and forwards it back to The Profession of Nursing unit?

Hello everyone, I graduated from George Brown College RPN program last year, in April 2016. I was not lucky to get a job through HFO. Then I moved to Hamilton, ON to study RPN to BScN at McMaster. I hoped, being RN student in a smaller city would give me enough chance to land a job. But no job. Can you please help me? Now, without a job, I could not pay for my CNO membership renewal. Can anybody help me to have a chance of getting a job? Thanks.

You got your results tgill?

Da, passed, blin.

Someone said passing score is 101.

Wow, finally!!! You are now officially Nurse :-)

Congrats!

Oh, well. Now, we have to think about "poor" CNO CSR? It is ridiculous. Why CNO not to think about her/him and invest in Email generation of sending results? Why don't YOU ADVOCATE for us-nurses for CPNRE results to be sent by email like in many other provinces? There is a proverb: "The one who is full does not know about the hungry one." You and CNO are just "full" people that cannot feel our pain.. And your comment saying "lots of people get jobs without exam results.." is arrogant and rude.

...wasn't that crazy exam enough tht this wait was due ??? Absolutely. They will not feel our pain unless we all call, email, and bug them.

No. If computer was a problem other provinces would not received results yet too. But BC, SK, NS, etc. All got their results already. It is just CNO..

Has any CPNRE writers in history had to wait as long we are now in Ontario? It has been over 6 weeks we are waiting...