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Good Practices in Canadian Nursing Regulation
2nd Canada-Australia Foreign Credential Roundtable
Mary-Anne Robinson, RN, BN, MSAChair, National Nursing Assessment Service
Responsibilities of Profession Governing Bodies Collaborative Accessible Consistent Evidence informed Fair
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Public ProtectionPublic Protection
Illustrations from Nursing Professions
Canadian Councils of Nurse Regulators National Nursing Assessment Service Learning from Experience Project
(Alberta)
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Canadian Councils of Nurse Regulators
Three disciplines - RN, RPN, LPN Three national councils Focus on harmonizing registration
requirements, labour mobility and common entry-to-practice competencies and standards
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National Nursing Assessment Service
Single window for initial application to register as a nurse in Canada
Collaborative initiative amongst regulators for the three nursing disciplines in Canada
Acknowledgement
This project is funded by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program through Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
What is it?
Single point of web access for international applicants
Harmonized application assessment criteria
Complete credential assessment report for each applicant
The value proposition
Ease of access for international applicants Harmonized approach to determine
eligibility Opportunity to capitalize on knowledge
and expertise Economy of scale
Key components
Not for profit Harmonized assessment criteria and
process Common database of applicant
information Deep data on nursing education
programs Scalable service Capitalize on technology
Where are we now?
Start up funding secured! Assessment service vendor engaged Data gathering underway Official kick off April 2013 Pilot implementation fall 2013 Full steam ahead fall 2014
Learning From Experience (LFE)
Improving the Process of Internationally Educated Nurses’ (IENs) Applications for
Registration
A five year retrospective analysis of international applicant information
Goals of LFE
… to improve the efficiency of the IEN application process …
build evidence to inform policy direction be transparent be clear with applicant communication build capacity and leadership
LFE Project Overview
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Retrospective Review
Registration Policy and Practice Changes
Pre-Pilot Data
Pilot Post-Pilot Data
2011-20132011-2013
20132013
20132013
2013 - 20152013 - 2015
2015 - 20162015 - 2016
What are the characteristics of international applicants?
Demographics Education Practice profile Health system profile
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How do characteristics predict outcome?
Remediation needs Direct to practice Final success in achieving
registration
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