KerryCullen1987

I've made a few inquiries to Alberta (CARNA) a really lovely lady gave me some great info: she also said it may be possible if you need just maternity/paeds to get a restricted/temporary license while you do the courses. Some modules are online so can be done from home. I think it sounds like a long hard road but if you willing to start from the bottom it can be achieved

Tirytory

I think that's the answer- choose your province wisely. Have you looked into BC? We chose Ontario because of my husband's job but it definitely wasn't the best choice for me as a nurse.

KerryCullen1987

Yes I have contacted BC but they kind of referred me to NNAS, but this time I have reworded my question in hope of getting a better response. However I have found the link to the two colleges sites who provide the modules and it tells you what is online and what needs practice hours. For everywhere I have looked at these two seem to have the best outlook.
The lady from CARNA said their is an 18 month wait currently

Tirytory

18 month wait for?

KerryCullen1987

Sorry, Mount Royal university which is the only program they send candidates to for their modules

Tirytory

Honestly is their training that much better than ours? I know that when I was at our local hospital infection control was years behind what we practiced back home. The clinic my husband works in and the one I'm a patient at makes me wince every time I look at the floors

KerryCullen1987

Oh no really? It's crazy isn't it? I think our training is really good and continuously improving with each cohort.
I suppose if we covered everything we would find it easier to get in. That appears to be the only hold back

Tirytory

Yes I suspect you're right.. My paeds hours were spent mostly in a school
But I never needed them back home and doubt I will need them here..

KerryCullen1987

I'm seriously considering the LPN route just to get out there! The cost of flying my whole family over for 3 weeks to do assessments and then 4 weeks to do modules just seems crazy!

Roberto1980

Well why don't you? You too Tirytory?


If UK trained nurse's skills/qualifications are more than adequate for the role of HCA + LPN then why aren't nurses going out to do that?
Is it only thinking that role is taking a step 'back'?
Is it that simple or is there any further obstacles to overcome?
Are the wages not enough to live on?

Just curious

KerryCullen1987

The vacancies I have seen for an LPN in Vancouver are around $24 an hour. Which is double what a UK Hca would earn. It's hard to say without actually living there and experiencing the cost of living rather than reading about it online. But for me I would say it's worth doing! It would much more affordable to do the required modules and working over there with my family already there and settled than it would be to fly four of us over for 3 weeks as a holiday x2!
I do wonder though why others don't do that and is there an issue with this.....
You can apply through NNAS as an LPN and an RN so it must be possible

Roberto1980

Yeah. Double the national min wage is it not? Seems a simple solution to me. Maybe everyone only talks of how hard it can be to discourage the 'competition' lol.

KerryCullen1987

Good point! Perhaps I need to look into this route some more, however it's only NOC - B so would def need a job offer. I've already been emailing lots of places. Fingers crossed

Tirytory

I am/I have ... 14 months in and still waiting to be put forward for the RPN exam (called LPN in other provinces). It's not about taking a step back, it's about not being able to work to the capacity that you are trained for in the UK, but regardless of this I did opt for the RPN route thinking it would be quicker and I could get started. Sadly for me this is not the case.

KerryCullen1987

Do you think that's because you have started the process over there? Is there a reason why your not doing RN over there now?