Question about CNO

[panos]

I am an international educated nurse and I recently immigrated in Toronto with permanent residence status.

I have a bachelor degree (4 years) in general nursing from a public university and I had been working as a RN in Europe for almost 10 years in the field of mental health (no work experience in general nursing.)

I am going to assess my nursing studies through CNO very soon but I have a question regarding the work experience. Is it likely that CNO will find gaps in my work experience since I don't have any work experience in general nursing?

I am sure that my bachelor degree will be equivalent to a Canadian one but I am not sure about my work experience. If anyone knows or be in a similiral situation I would appreciate a reply.

[Globe_Trotter, BSN, RN]

On 2/4/2018 at 3:31 PM, RN_Pro said:

Put everything. Absolutely everything related to nursing or healthcare education. Take the time and make the effort to get all of the documents you need. Because once your NNAS Advisory Report has been made, they won't make another one based on more information provided. You are stuck with that one Advisory Report forever. So it's worth whatever it takes to get everything submitted when you send in your NNAS application. Also, NNAS forwards everything on their file to the licensing body once your Advisory Report has been issued. So even if you have included items that NNAS doesn't consider for their assessment, they will get forwarded on with your file and the licensing body might look at it when they are making their decision about your education. Trust me on this one--don't exclude any related education.

@RN_Pro I know this thread was over a year ago but I wanted to ask if I should have added all my nursing experience despite NNAS saying they only accept the last 5 years? I asked NNAS about this and here is there reply.

"Thank you for contacting NNAS. Please be advised that any application currently submitted will only report in employment history for the last 5 years (from January 2015 till now). Please note that even if you submit our NNAS form for earlier experience, no hours will be reported to Regulatory Body. Thank you for choosing NNAS. Have a good day!"

I guess I still can submit even if it does not have any bearing to the report. But like you said all these documents will be forwarded to the licensing body, CNO for example, and it may sway for a better decision on their part.

I also read from another thread that CNO will ask you if you have any undeclared worked experience prior to them reviewing your case. Shall I just wait for CNO to send me that questionnaire? I ask since NNAS takes forever it seems.

What do you think?

[Dolma]

Hi,

I am an internationally trained nurse and did my bsc nursing and had 2.5 years of experience. I am staying in Ontario now. I have a doubt that while applying NNAS, is it better to include your nursing experience coz I heard that if we include it, it takes more time to complete the process. And if I didn't include my experience, will they count it as gap? So which way is better to follow? I am stuck with it to process further. And how long gap can be consider eligibility for licensing.