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  1. LPN interested in immigrating to Ontario

    RN_Pro replied to KellyDAguilar's topic in International Nursing

    @dishes and @companisbiki have provided some good information here. I think @companisbiki's suggestion that you take the full course from the beginning in Canada is probably your surest bet. That is...

  2. US nurse wanting to work in a different country

    RN_Pro replied to katinthehatter's topic in International Nursing

    Canada is very difficult, and it will take a long time to get registered, and may require additional

  3. USA RN moved to CANADA - waiting to get RN license

    RN_Pro replied to jayrome27's topic in International Nursing

    @jayrome27 Welcome to Canada! What to expect: Your NNAS advisory report will come back as "non comparable" to Canadian RN. You will then be directed to apply to your board of nursing in BC. They...

  4. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @Mockingkay Hmmm... That is definitely strange. I would inquire with CNO again because I have had situations where I have had 3 different answers from 3 different people. There seems to be a whole...

  5. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @Mockingkay: You were directed to complete additional nursing education before you had taken the IENCAP (OSCE)? Usually the IENCAP is used to determine whether you need additional education or not....

  6. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes probably. This whole process is supposed to be fair, equal and transparent. Ha! It's almost a joke, except, we have real lives being affected

  7. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Wow, it's a shame they aren't responding. Although, I have had that same issue. Yes, appears it's still up in the air. Not very transparent at all. I wonder what the formula is for "passing" the...

  8. American RN wanting to move to Canada

    RN_Pro replied to whiteorchid81's topic in International Nursing

    This is correct. So far, NNAS has essentially functioned as a means of keeping IENs

  9. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Any further response Tabss? CNO is supposed to respond in 48 hours, seems like they are taking forever to answer this question. I wonder if maybe they don't have an

  10. Aussie trying to work in Eastern Canada

    RN_Pro replied to SarahMaramara's topic in Canada

    I never understood why paeds and maternity are required of IENs. Currently, in Ontario anyway, one does not need either in order to obtain their nursing degree or license. Doesn't seem fair to...

  11. Nursing student in US, but want to work in Canada

    RN_Pro replied to ksics's topic in Canada

    Obviously you all know what I meant: I meant RN. When I said "nurse" I meant RN. By law, practical nurses must have the word "practical" in the title. Nowhere did I say RPN's weren't nurses, just...

  12. Nursing student in US, but want to work in Canada

    RN_Pro replied to ksics's topic in Canada

    I agree with everyone here who has suggested you get your BScN in Canada. Honestly, save yourself the hassle (and the humiliation) of having to prove you are a competent nurse who meets Canadian...

  13. Studying in canada

    RN_Pro replied to jhoymandario's topic in Nurse Registration

    Honestly, if I were you and I knew what I know now, I would forget about getting assessed by NNAS and just study in Canada to get your BScN from a Canadian university. It will save you a lot of...

  14. Frustrating CNO process for IENs

    RN_Pro replied to kakeru's topic in Canada

    The staff at NNAS who assess international nursing education against Canadian curriculum are not registered nurses. And, most of them are

  15. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @dishes Yeah, I tried, but they are full to the brim. I'm glad HealthForce gives preference to those with a date though--that's fair and makes the most sense. I agree, the more prep the better!...

  16. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks! Once I get an IENCAP date I plan to sign up for the HealthForce Ontario workshop because I think it will be really

  17. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks @Tabss for keeping us posted on their response. I'm really interested in the response. Let's hope they respond soon. I still don't have an IENCAP date yet. Do

  18. RN Registration to CNO from International trained nurse

    RN_Pro replied to jay_j's topic in Immigration Advice

    It is now pretty much impossible for an IEN to become licensed through CNO since NNAS became part of the process. Most will need to go back to

  19. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @dishes Oh! You're so smart! I didn't even think to look at the Public Sector Salary Disclosure. Admittedly now my blood pressure is up because I can't believe that a publicly funded organization...

  20. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @dishes Sorry, what I meant was that NNAS doesn't assess competencies in the sense that there are critical thinking skills involved in going through the syllabi and determining whether it is saying...

  21. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @dishes Oh yeah, they were definitely deflecting. Basically they said that since my question was about nursing-specific testing and the MOHLTC funding goes to Touchstone in general (covering other...

  22. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @Tabss You aren't the only one. This is happening a lot--Touchstone can't keep up with the demand since the implementation of NNAS. When I contacted Ministry of Health and Longterm Care to discuss...

  23. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    My issue is that NNAS assessment doesn't actually assess competencies. It uses a rubric to match terminology in your syllabi and it must be verbatim in order to be comparable. In the end, you must...

  24. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    @dishes I think that these few US educated nurses whose education was deemed comparable were assessed during the pilot of NNAS. Provincial bodies then tightened up the system for the full integration...

  25. NNAS experience?

    RN_Pro replied to jmariel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Even if NNAS has reduced the wait time for some people as compared to the old system, my issue with it is that the whole NNAS assessment of your nursing education is essentially fake. Before you even...