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Changes to the RN entry-to-practice exam |
The Canadian Nursing Students’ Association (CNSA) is alarmed by the decision of Canadian nurse regulators to engage in negotiations with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), an American corporation, to create a new Canadian RN entry-to-practice exam.
"As Canadian nursing students, we are worried that an American company will not be in the best interest of Canadian students and will be unable to meet our unique needs that encompass our national competencies, health care values, beliefs, issues, culture, and context,"said CNSA president Evan Jolicoeur.
Jolicoeur said that CNSA was not properly consulted before the decision was made, and called for nursing students to be consulted and for registered nurses and advance practice nurses to have a leadership role when discussing issues of high importance which directly affect the requirements to become a member of their professional body.
“The decision regarding the Canadian RN entry-to-practice exam directly affects the future of quality health care that will be provided to Canadians by effectively changing the testing to entry-to-practice competencies” said Jolicoeur. “Such a drastic change jeopardizes what it means to be a Canadian nurse”.
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