National Nursing Assessment Centre NNAS

[Donald PUMP]

Hello everyone,

This is a Nurse Educator here from Alberta. I am willing to help in here with all your queries what you have. As being in the same background, as an International I am volunteering to help IENS with their application process and queries.

I’m not might be able to reply back at the same time, because of my busy teaching scheduling. But i will try my best to login frequently here and help all of you

I would be very happy to assist here someone and see you becoming a Nurse in Canada

Thanks

My wife has a BScN and MSc nursing both from Nigeria and also an RN with about 8 years’ experience. We are both currently still in Nigeria. She started the NNAS process December 2016, got Non comparable Advisory Report in March 2018 for Ontario province. She applied to CNO, passed Jurisprudence exams and has also got letter to do IENCAP with touchstone.

We were ready to logical pursue this process to the end , until the story changed. She was nominated by Alberta for PNP and eventually got ITA waiting for PPR at present. The implication is that our destination in Canada has changed from Ontario to ALBERTA,

If we continue with CNO with the hope of transferring to Alberta later, CARNA requires that she must have done some hours(maybe equivalent to 6months) of practice in Ontario before such transfer will be considered.

My Questions.

1) Should we forget all these years of labor with CNO and start CARNA process afresh.

2) We intend to apply for the 2 years Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) After Degree Program in Edmonton and forget about the whole NNAS process, is this advisable?

Provided this qualifies for RN in Alberta.

3) She has recently applied for LPN choosing Alberta Province, is there any need to add RN

I will appreciate suggestions from any one please.

Please Help!!! we at a cross road.

 

[kaxandra]

Hi! Can anyone help me what is the process to study in Canada to become registered nurse there. Im a registered nurse in my home country(Philippines ) but right now i’m here in UAE, working in medical field but not as a nurse. I have receive my permanent residence visa recently and will be landed to canada by august. tnx a lot

 

[RN_0001]

My wife has a BScN and MSc nursing both from Nigeria and also an RN with about 8 years’ experience. We are both currently still in Nigeria. She started the NNAS process December 2016, got Non comparable Advisory Report in March 2018 for Ontario province. She applied to CNO, passed Jurisprudence exams and has also got letter to do IENCAP with touchstone.

We were ready to logical pursue this process to the end , until the story changed. She was nominated by Alberta for PNP and eventually got ITA waiting for PPR at present. The implication is that our destination in Canada has changed from Ontario to ALBERTA,

If we continue with CNO with the hope of transferring to Alberta later, CARNA requires that she must have done some hours(maybe equivalent to 6months) of practice in Ontario before such transfer will be considered.

My Questions.

1) Should we forget all these years of labor with CNO and start CARNA process afresh.

2) We intend to apply for the 2 years Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) After Degree Program in Edmonton and forget about the whole NNAS process, is this advisable?

Provided this qualifies for RN in Alberta.

3) She has recently applied for LPN choosing Alberta Province, is there any need to add RN

I will appreciate suggestions from any one please.

Please Help!!! we at a cross road.

Alberta uses the same exam, IENCAP is what it is called in Ontario, AARNAP is what it is called in Alberta. Same company runs it (Touchstone Institute). If she has not completed IENCAP or signed up for it in Ontario, there is no loss to forget about Ontario and move onto applying to Alberta. You will be no further behind, so best to invest time getting things sorted in the province she will live in.

 

[Donald PUMP]

Alberta uses the same exam, IENCAP is what it is called in Ontario, AARNAP is what it is called in Alberta. Same company runs it (Touchstone Institute). If she has not completed IENCAP or signed up for it in Ontario, there is no loss to forget about Ontario and move onto applying to Alberta. You will be no further behind, so best to invest time getting things sorted in the province she will live in.

@RN_001; I really do appreciate your prompt response and advise, the loss am referring to here is mostly loss of time , she cant use referral from CNO to touchstone to write AARNAP, and NNAS said they cant port her Advisory report to ALBERTA (CARNA) because it is more than a year since it was issued. I am not also sure if CNO can transfer the report to CARNA.
The option left is to start the RN process for Alberta again from scratch with NNAS paying the whole fees and waiting for the years it will take again.
Though we have started the LPN (Alberta) from Scratch with NNAS, are you advising we should pay and add RN too?
i am just thinking, wont it be faster if she starts the 2 years Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) After Degree Program in Edmonton, which qualifies her, upon completion, to be RN in Alberta without going through the rigors of waiting for NNAS (if she eventually gets PR)

 

[Ausnurse]

hello! I've been living in Canada for 12 ish months- from Australia. I am a RN in a High Dependency Unit specialising in cardiothoracics for 15 years…. I've just received my advisory report from the NNAS as am extremely disappointed that it has come back at 'non comparable'.. I spose i'm just looking for guidance as to next steps, has anyone been successful in getting registered with CNO with this result? its super frustrating as im experienced and educated and they say I have 0% in patient assessment!!!!

Gosh this is so demotivating! I cant believe you got a non-comparable in pt assessment. Hopefully CNO will think otherwise, i have my fingers crossed for you.

 

[j0pd008]

Hi friends

I recently completed my NNAS application and paid for it. I did both for RN and LPN. Where to download the necessary forms that we have to fill and sign from employees??? I dint see any link.
Also is it necessary to fill two separate form from each institution for RN and LPN

Kindly help

hi,check your NNAS account you will get forms link from there.You dn't need to send 2 separate form for RN and LPN.send only one.

 

[j0pd008]

Hi i got message from cno to book exam for RPN today...planning to appy for september...is there any suggestion for day or date selection....
kindly reply ..thanks

 

[Shong1013]

Hi, when doing NNAS, can you electronically signature it and send the form to each institution?

 

[Shong1013]

Gosh this is so demotivating! I cant believe you got a non-comparable in pt assessment. Hopefully CNO will think otherwise, i have my fingers crossed for you.

How come they give you non-comparable? And what does non-comparable even mean? I am new here

 

[ramyalenin]

hi,check your NNAS account you will get forms link from there.You dn't need to send 2 separate form for RN and LPN.send only one.

Hi friend,
Thank you for your reply
but i dint find any links to download those forms from my account . Can you please give some additional information

 

[RN_0001]

How come they give you non-comparable? And what does non-comparable even mean? I am new here

You'll have to read the posts on this thread to get a good understanding.

 

[ramyalenin]

My wife has a BScN and MSc nursing both from Nigeria and also an RN with about 8 years’ experience. We are both currently still in Nigeria. She started the NNAS process December 2016, got Non comparable Advisory Report in March 2018 for Ontario province. She applied to CNO, passed Jurisprudence exams and has also got letter to do IENCAP with touchstone.

We were ready to logical pursue this process to the end , until the story changed. She was nominated by Alberta for PNP and eventually got ITA waiting for PPR at present. The implication is that our destination in Canada has changed from Ontario to ALBERTA,

If we continue with CNO with the hope of transferring to Alberta later, CARNA requires that she must have done some hours(maybe equivalent to 6months) of practice in Ontario before such transfer will be considered.

My Questions.

1) Should we forget all these years of labor with CNO and start CARNA process afresh.

2) We intend to apply for the 2 years Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) After Degree Program in Edmonton and forget about the whole NNAS process, is this advisable?

Provided this qualifies for RN in Alberta.

3) She has recently applied for LPN choosing Alberta Province, is there any need to add RN

I will appreciate suggestions from any one please.

Please Help!!! we at a cross road.

Hi friend
I got ur pain of all ur labor
I am not that senior in this process
However I believe that RN report by NNAS is transferable to other provinces where LPN is non transferable
Please do ur research in that aspect

 

[dyannebansal]

hello everyone. just want to ask about NNAS. I finished my application yesterday and see the forms that i need to submit to my school and employers, however, im confused how to do it,
Do i need to send it through mail? Who will gonna pay fee for sending back to NNAS?

Thank you. Can you please give me an idea how to do it. Thank you so mich for the hell.

 

[ad617354]

Hello everyone. I've been following this thread for a couple years now and figured I would share my wife's experience with NNAS and CNO. To give you some background, she is an American educated nurse who completed an accelerated 2 year BSN in 2016. After graduation in 2016 she wrote the NCLEX, passed it, and worked for 2 years in Florida to obtain nursing experience (June 2016-June 2018). While obtaining this experience, she started applying to become a nurse in Canada. She moved to Canada as a PR in June 2018 and for the time being worked in Michigan as an RN from July 2018-present. We lived in a Canadian city that was in close proximity to the US border, so she commuted to work daily while living in Canada and continued to gain RN experience. The list below highlights her timelines for the entire NNAS and CNO process:

- Applied to NNAS and paid the fee on November 21, 2017. Took a couple months to gather and submit all the documents.
- Received NNAS advisory report with "somewhat comparable" for RN on August 8 2018 (this really means nothing though. NNAS is corrupt and individuals who aren't even RNs are the people assessing your application. CNO or whatever provincial nursing body you apply to has the final say).
- Applied to CNO and paid the fee on August 22 2018. Called CNO sometime in September 2018 and was informed to submit detailed job descriptions from employer.
- Completed Jurisprudence Exam on February 22 2019.
- All requirements including Nursing Education and Evidence of Practice were met on May 27, 2019.
- Received letter to apply to CNO as RN on June 21, 2019.

It was a long process, but were extremely thankful considering some of the posts I've read on here over the years. It seems like more American educated nurses are being approved by provincial nursing bodies. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for IENs educated outside of NA. For anyone currently going through the NNAS or CNO process, it helps if you submit very detailed job descriptions from your employer and gain nursing experience post-graduation before applying to become a nurse in Canada (or don't stop working for a number of years and then try applying to become an RN in Canada). Also, our experience with the people at CNO was positive. They always answered our calls and were very helpful. I've seen a lot of negative comments about CNO, so just wanted to share our positive experience with them. NNAS is a different story - you just have to be patient and wait for that advisory report.

Good luck to everyone!

 

[GinnyT]

Just found this forum, I am from the UK. I applied in Jan '18, my NNAS has been ready to review since July 2018, assigned to an assessor in Aug '18, they then requested replacement ID documents in March 2019, as mine were about to expire. They have now had these for a month and still have yet to have the final answer, feeling completely demoralised and dreading a non comparable outcome.
I don't know how a company charging over $600 can warrant taking this long. I keep questioning the time frame and it just gets increased every time I ask- originally it was 12-16 weeks from being assigned to an assessor, it has been almost 11 months since this date and still nothing.