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Nursing profession is one of the most looked-after occupations in the world. And now, after Corona Pandemic, the importance of this profession has further grown. Canada is not an exception and there is an ever increasing demand for nurses in the country. As a result, a large number of study abroad aspirants harbor a question that how to become registered nurse in Canada.
Canada Health care system is very robust in all over the world. There is large number of opportunities for the competent nurses. In order to ensure the quality of services, there is a strong regulatory network. Canadian Health care system has three different types of nurses according to their duties and responsibilities.
In Ontario, LPN is registered practical nurse.
The difference between RN and LPN are based on their education programs and job responsibilities. Whereas RN are those who have four year of degree. And, are responsible for the senior jobs like administering medication, treating patients and managerial tasks. While, the LPN oversee some basic and patient comfort task. Such as, checking blood pressure, sugar level helping patients doing food and dress.
Before moving further we need to understand the Canadian nursing system and what requirements to
work in Canada as registered nurse are. There are two ways by which a candidate can be a nurse
in Canada.
First, is by taking a direct admission in one of the colleges or universities
in Canada and
opting for the graduate nursing courses. This is a four year undergraduate program (BSN) and the
benefit of taking admission in Canadian institution will help you skip the process of NNAS.
National Nursing Assessment service (NNAS) is an agency that assesses the credentials of
Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs). And being studied in Canada will save your time, money
and efforts as it is only for IENs.
The Canadian health care system is world-renowned and
the country has some of the best
universities and colleges offering Nursing programs. Some of the universities and colleges are
as under:
The Second way is for those who have completed their Nursing education and registration form the institutions which are not in Canada. For this, a Candidate has to follow the following Steps:
NNAS, as discussed earlier, is an assessment body that checks and assesses all the necessary
documents and certificates including, nursing degree, transcripts, work experience certificate,
personal identity documents. As a rule, this process is to assess your qualification equivalent
to Canadian education system.
First of all, a candidate should register on the website of
NNAS to submit all educational and
personal identity documents to get them assessed.
This is about a one year long process
and once a candidate gets his/her assessment report, the
next process may start. During assessment the NNAS may even advise to take some bridge courses
in Canada to suit the job requirements in Canada. For instance, this may be some short-term
courses like certificate course in Critical care or in gerontology.
So, if a candidate is
planning to move to Canada with nursing degree, should start this process
of credential assessment through NNAS at least one year in advance. Eventually, this will help
him/her to save a lot of precious time once you land in Canada.
The next important step before starting a job as nurse is passing the licensing tests NCLEX
(National Council License Exam). The passing of this exam is a must to start your career as a
nurse. In other words, it does not matter whether you have completed your education from Canada
or from any other country. It even does not matter if you have four your degree or 3 year
diploma, all you need is to pass NCLEX to apply for the job.
Canada is a booming economy and has one of the best health care systems. Therefore, this has
kept the demand of nursing professional constantly high. Besides, this is a high paying
profession with lot of social respect and plethora of opportunities to climb the administrative
ladder.
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