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

Project Support

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Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative

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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Questions?

Thank-you

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