Im a 26yr old Australian RN with 1 year experience, due to fly over soon and sit my CRNE on 4th Feb (and paid many $$ to get there).
I have just spoken over the phone to Vancouver Coastal Health and they say that neither them or the 3 other government health authories are likely to give me a RN position/job due to the fact that I have only 1 years nursing experience. This news has devestated me.
Could anyone please enlighten me with more information about whether they have heard otherwise of people in my position still getting employment. Or is there some advice about fields of work that may be an option to me ie. Nursing homes, general practioners, caring for people with disabilities.
woo hoo! Congratulations! Now let us both PASS that dreaded CRNE. You scoring employment in Canada after one year as a Graduate Nurse in your home country might make other IEN's hopeful when it comes to looking for a job.
hi susan. how did you get a job from vch? did they offer you the job even if you only got a year experience. cos i was thinking the same strategy as you did. i have my tourist visa and a year experience in NICU in the Philippines. and my problem is to get a twp and employer in canada but i heard that canada has also stopped hiring for IENurses. Can you give me advice? thanks. :)
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Congrats