I am a B.Sc.N. graduate that has not practiced for over 5 years due to having 3 young children. Now I am in the process of trying to reinstate my RN license under the CNO - College of Nurses of Ontario. The CNO requires 8 theory based courses and 200 hours clinical and 200 hours consolidation. The CNO has not been very helpful in this process.
I was able to find a college that offers some of the courses by correspondence - St. Lawrence College. Unfortunately they do not offer the clinical/consolidation component due to the fact that I do not have an current RN license. Mohawk College was another option, but they do not offer correspondence/on line courses, only in class. I live just outside the GTA (greater Toronto area) and the Mohawk program is in the Hamilton/Halton area which is too far of a distance to be practical for me. Mohawk college will offer the clinical component if they are satisfied with the courses that I take at St. Lawrence college, but unfortunately they only offer the clinical in the spring of next year!
Unfortunately, the 2 colleges I have found do not offer all the courses that are required by the CNO. Neither college offers the Gerontology and the Cultural context/transcultural nursing? courses needed to fulfull the CNO's required theory elements to get my RN license reinstated. I have found Gerontology and Cultural context/transcultural nursing courses but they are only offered to nurses who have a current RN license!
I really want to start practicing as a RN soon but the process of trying to get there has been very frustrating.
Has anyone experienced this or are also going through this same process? Does anyone know of any other colleges in Ontario that offer the RN refresher course that the CNO requires?
Hi dear, am in the same situation with you. I have called CNO several times for the letter to go do the refresher course but till now no letter from them. I keep waiting. Did you call OSAP for coverage? Am thinking of calling them to see if they can cover it at George brown since it is the only college I see that can offer those courses. Sorry to ask are you done with the Crne? Am yet to write the nclex rn. Do you have any idea how much it will cost to do those courses? And how many months it will take to complete it. Thanks I will post any information I get concerning, thanks.
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OSAP may not cover any of your refresher study. As you all say, it's continuing education and can be done part time, so it wouldn't meet OSAP's criteria. You may have to take out a line of credit from your bank to get you over the hump.
George Brown College in Toronto now has a specific "Reinstatement (Return To Practice) for Nurses" program that they tailor to your specific situation based on the CNO letter of direction. The program can be in-class, online or a mix of both. It IS continuing ed so that will affect funding options.
I am an IEN from India, I was a RN there graduated in 2011.
I got my assessment back in 2014 for both RN and RPN. I did my RPN refresher course from Humber and currently working as an RPN.
Now i want to go for my RN as I am more financially stable now and planning on taking on IEN program at George Brown college.
My letter states " you completed your nursing program more than three years ago and you last practiced as an RN on march 31, 2011. In order to meet the evidence of practice requirement , you're required to successfully complete additional nursing education by OCTOBER 31, 2017"
Now problem is if i take admission now in Jan 2017, i wont be able to finish it by October 31, 2017.
what happens in this case if I m enrolled in the program and will probably be finished in 2018.
I am an IEN from India, I was a RN there graduated in 2011.
I got my assessment back in 2014 for both RN and RPN. I did my RPN refresher course from Humber and currently working as an RPN.
Now i want to go for my RN as I am more financially stable now and planning on taking on IEN program at George Brown college.
My letter states " you completed your nursing program more than three years ago and you last practiced as an RN on march 31, 2011. In order to meet the evidence of practice requirement , you're required to successfully complete additional nursing education by OCTOBER 31, 2017"
Now problem is if i take admission now in Jan 2017, i wont be able to finish it by October 31, 2017.
what happens in this case if I m enrolled in the program and will probably be finished in 2018.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
I would contact the CNO and ask them to adjust the timeframe to meet the requirements.
I am an IEN from India, I was a RN there graduated in 2011.
I got my assessment back in 2014 for both RN and RPN. I did my RPN refresher course from Humber and currently working as an RPN.
Now i want to go for my RN as I am more financially stable now and planning on taking on IEN program at George Brown college.
My letter states " you completed your nursing program more than three years ago and you last practiced as an RN on march 31, 2011. In order to meet the evidence of practice requirement , you're required to successfully complete additional nursing education by OCTOBER 31, 2017"
Now problem is if i take admission now in Jan 2017, i wont be able to finish it by October 31, 2017.
what happens in this case if I m enrolled in the program and will probably be finished in 2018.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Hi! I read that you did your RPN refresher course at Humber College. How long did it take you and how is thier program? Thanks!
I am starting my RN refresher course at George Brown College in May, and will do the theory courses online. Does anyone have experience with these courses? I am wondering how difficult they are, and how many at a time are manageable?
hi does anyone here have any update or any advice having gone through the process? I am a new graduate who graduated in 2014 and moved away from ontario due to being married and I was able to do a camp nurse job in 2018 and I am looking at my options to either a refresher program or a supervised placement and I just need someone to talk to
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Hi dear, am in the same situation with you. I have called CNO several times for the letter to go do the refresher course but till now no letter from them. I keep waiting. Did you call OSAP for coverage? Am thinking of calling them to see if they can cover it at George brown since it is the only college I see that can offer those courses. Sorry to ask are you done with the Crne? Am yet to write the nclex rn. Do you have any idea how much it will cost to do those courses? And how many months it will take to complete it. Thanks I will post any information I get concerning, thanks.