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The Canadian Registered Nurse Exam
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You are allowed to sit the exam three times.| Competency category | possible number of questions on the CRNE |
| Professional Practice | 28-48 |
| Nurse Client Partnerships | 18-38 |
| Nursing Practice: Health and Wellness | 42-62 |
| Changes in Health | 80-100 |
To become a registered nurse in Canada you must obtain a nursing license through the provincial regulatory nursing body. Writing the Canadian nursing entrance test is usually the last step to obtaining your nursing license.
Except in Quebec it is the provincial (or territorial) nursing organizations who administer the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam in their jurisdiction so you must apply for your nursing license through a provincial nursing regulatory body.
This is an evaluation that requires a paper based test and an objective evaluation of your ability to think critically and apply knowledge in a simulated nursing situation.
Not all provinces have this in place at the present time.
This body determines if your background and preparation meet the requirements for safe, competent, and ethical nursing practice in Canada.
Once that determination is made and the fees are paid, you will be given permission to write the Canadian nursing entrance test (CRNE).
If you have been given permission to write the CRNE and have a waiting period to take the exam, you can get a nursing job with a temporary or interim permit. You must have an employer willing to hire you until you sit the exam and the results are known. When nursing jobs in Canada are plentiful this is not usually a problem.
If you are not successful on the Canadian nursing entrance test (CRNE), some provinces may allow you to continue to work under the interim permit until you take the test again. If you are unsuccessful a second time the interim permit will be revoked and you will not be allowed to practice or call yourself a nurse.
Most provinces will also require you to submit a written plan showing that you are engaging in learning to help you prepare for the CRNE the second time around. Some provinces may require that you enrol in a re-entry program before you are given permission to take the CRNE again.
Go to the article on the meaning of a nursing license in Canada.View the comparison chart of the American nursing entrance test and the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam
Read about the Substantially Equivalent Competency assessment now being used in British Columbian and Alberta.
View the structural variables that affect the look and feel of the CRNE
Current Nursing Shortage
Some provincial health authorities have decreased the number of nursing positions because of funding shortfalls. These are some of the political nuances of nursing in Canada.
The various career sections on health authority websites still show a wide variety of positions, but many of them are not entry level.
This is most likely a temporary situation and all predictions still forcast a nursing shortage for the future.
I will be monitoring this situation over the longer term.
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