Once again, good day to everybody. Thank you canada11 and emmeccsweta for replying to my inquiry about how will I be able to take LPN or RN licensing exam in Canada. I have read about the instructions regarding National Nursing Assessment Service(NNAS) and I wanted to try applying online which is the way it is but there are still many questions that I have in mind which are left unanswered unless I begin to register with NNAS which means filling up application and paying the required fees. But before I push through with the application, can somebody please enlighten me about some unanswered questions that I have in my mind? I need your help regarding NNAS and the Canada Nursing Regulatory Body. Here are some of my questions after citing my situation and hope somebody can provide valuable information:
I learned that NNAS requires that my employers both previous and present must fill up a form, perhaps with a seal and signature of Human Resources Head and send it directly to NNAS through a courier. This is where I find the difficulty since I have been working as a nurse for four years here in Saudi Arabia but on two different employers, the previous was in a private healthcare institution and the present is in Ministry of Health but has not violated any work contract for both. The region of my first nursing job here is very far and most of us went on exit visa after our two years contract and I know nobody there anymore. Add to that is the experience that our administration office is not so good in replying to emails or even letters so I doubt that I can prompt them to fill-up a form for me and have them send it to the United States of America where NNAS office is located. While I mention the first situation as an obstacle in NNAS application, the second employment is not exactly the same situation but is similar since I am also going on exit visa after my contract is finish this February 2016. I am not making a general statement or stereotyping about certain nationalities character or work ethics since I do believe that as a nurse, I have to be open-minded and emphatic and that everybody deserves respect but its just that its our experiences here. We find it hard to make them fill-up a form or have them send papers or documents to other countries. My questions are:
1. I can choose not to provide employment details in my application to NNAS and just fill it up as N/A (Not Applicable) since I don't know if my employment form will ever be accomplished or sent to NNAS if I include it. Would it be acceptable?
2. If I do not include my employment details in Saudi Arabia but I will include my Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Nurse License, will NNAS question me about the relationship of my Saudi Arabia Nurse License to my nursing practice?
3. If NNAS has issued my advisory report and forward it to a Nursing Regulatory Body in Canada, will my "Not Applicable (N/A)" in the Employment Form affect my application and assessment of a Canadian Nursing Regulatory Body since it involves 4 years of nursing work experience and yet it will not be indicated in the NNAS report?
Hope somebody can help me shed some light about my NNAS application issues. Thank you in advance.
Its me, Liza.