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I am a Registered Nurse for more than 2 years now. I applied to write the CRNE which is an exam for eligibility in British Columbia. However, I still need to undergo SEC Assessment. Has anyone experienced the same? If so what were the preparations needed? I will highly appreciate your suggestions.

Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Sara, what province are you having your SEC in?

Typically on the job, we have a form for nursing histories called a nursing database. But you may not be given a form. Each province's SEC is slightly different from the others so knowing where you are is helpful to giving you an answer.

As for the self assessment, that too is province-specific. From CRNBC:

Self Assessment of CRNBC’s Nursing Professional Standards Candidates will have the opportunity to provide a self-assessment of how they have met the professional standards during nursing practice in their country of origin. Click here for CRNBC’s Professional Standards:

***SEC Assessment Strategies and tools were developed at Mount Royal College, in Calgary Alberta

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Specializes in Emergency, medical-surgical,.

Sara, normally with scheduling your sec assessment you are sent a confirmation via e-mail - to this e-mail the self assessment form is attached as well as the prep package (the same you can find at Mount Royal College website)if assessment is done in BC or Alberta.

The self assessment has to be filled in at home, prior your assessment.

Then you have to hand it out at the assessment center at your first day of assessment.

If in BC you are given a sheet of paper for your own notes, during OSCE, because afterwards you have to chose one nursing intervention to document on.

You will have to answer questions, short answer and multiple choice, on the computer.

Clinical Judgement questions are short scenarios that you have to answer promptly - without making notes.

For physical assessment and health history you are allowed to take notes.

But though you are scheduled the 13+14th January you should have all this information already, because it is explained in detail in your confirmation letter.

This is taken from my information letter:

"Attached please find a self-assessment form which is a very important part of the assessment process. The form must be printed out, completed by yourself and returned to me on the 1st day of your assessment. Please note that the IEN Service may use anti-plagiarism software to authenticate the self-assessment.

For your convenience and benefit I have attached the Assessment Guide that has been compiled by Mount Royal University of Alberta. It is strongly suggested that you work through the guide to give you an understanding of the SEC Assessment Process. Additionally, it would be beneficial for you to review nursing psychomotor skills and administration of medications in the Canadian context."

Best wishes.

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hi

thanks for your answers .

i am going to have my assessment in bc .

ive reviewed my received e-mail from ien assessment service right now,but there are just a letter and two attachments. in

the confirmation letter (first paragraph is:

hello,

[color=#376092]please accept this email as confirmation of your general assessment on 2011 january 13th & 14th . please bring government-issued photo identification to the ien service for your assessment beginning at 8:30am.

[color=#376092] .

[color=#376092]and first attachments is about parking and...and second attachment is just assessment guide.

[color=#376092]i havnt received any self-assessment form .(or anything about bringing this form )

[color=#376092]please help me to find and print it as soon as possible ,if it is necessary to bring.

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[color=#376092]best wishes

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Specializes in Emergency, medical-surgical,.

Sara, you can't download that form from the internet - it is not available at the Kwantlen website.

I would recommend to contact IENBC via e-mail and explain to them that the self-assessment form wasn't attached.

Ask IENBC to send this form as soon as possible, because of holidays.

Send your e-mail to [email protected]

Good luck!

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hi

[color=#376092]please accept this email as confirmation of your general assessment on 2011 january 13th & 14th . please bring government-issued photo identification to the ien service for your assessment beginning at 8:30am.

[color=#376092].

[color=#376092]and first attachments is about parking and...and second attachment is just assessment guide.

[color=#376092]i havnt received any self-assessment form .(or anything about bringing this form )

[color=#376092]please help me to find and print it as soon as possible ,if it is necessary to bring.

[color=#376092]best wishes

it will take a while for an email to get a response because a lot of places pretty much close down until january 4.

did they specifically mention a self assessment form?

in the meantime, think about your own skillset and what you know you need to work on. write it down and think about it. you'll be ahead of the game when they do answer an email.

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Specializes in Emergency, medical-surgical,.

The self-assessment form is a very important part of the assessment in BC.

I have saved the PDF file, but as far as I know I am not allowed to send up that file.

If you want to prepare for the self-assessment form, go through BC's Professional Standards, Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics.

A question may be: How would you show accountability in your nursing practice?

Hope that helps.

Mona77

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Dear Mona

Thanks for your helps and understanding.I have sent an email for this university before and I am waiting for their reply.since I am under stress of exam(assessment) and travel together,so I hope to hear from them sooner.

best wishes

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Hi

I have just received an automatic answer.The university will reopen on 5th of january:(

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Specializes in ICU/ER/PACU.

Hi Mona77,

I just read your experiences about the sec assessment. I will have mine16-20 Ma. I am a Dutch nurse with intensive care for adults, children and work at the ER department for a few years. I have been working for 25 years and still have to do all the assessments (general, pediatric, mental health care and obstetrics). I was very confused I had to do them all. But the lady Of CARNA (Nurses of Alberta) told me every international nurse has to do all the assessments if the basic nurse education is not 4 years!!

I hope I will be good prepared. Is it possible you can send me a personal message? If you have a good example about the triple jump and self-assessment? I have seen their website as well.

Are you busy whole day? The university have not sent me a schedule, only the dates. Did you stay at the campus? I have only the preparation book CRNE, do you think that will be enough? A lot of questions, but I know no one who did the SEC before.

Hope you did well on yours and get a good result back!

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards

Annemara

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Specializes in Emergency, medical-surgical,.

Short update.

In a month I will take Psychomotor Skill Review at Kwantlen.

On January 3rd, my husband received a job offer, so the immigration issue is no problem anymore.

First I had the impression that it takes so much time to complete application process, now I just don't know where to take all the time we will need prior our leave.

On May 1st, we will be in Whitehorse, Yukon!!!

Hope I won't freeze in the winter up north!

So I will finish my registration process from Canada!

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Nah, May 1 is almost spring....

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Specializes in Emergency, medical-surgical,.

Hope that my first spring in the Yukon will be mild, so I can get accustomed to the rough weather conditions.

But this years winter was really arctic in Germany, we had several nights below

-25 °C and we survived (in front of our stove). It is one of the coldest winters since

1900.

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