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Counselling on emigration to Canada for nurses

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: Lynn Simoson, Senior Faculty in the Royal Canadian Institute of Technology will conduct day-long seminars at the Katriya De Royale Hotel in Begumpet on November 22 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., a press note from the EduVidesh said on Saturday.

She will also provide one-on-one counselling on emigration to Canada, the press note said.

Certification course

EduVidesh, in association with The Royal Canadian Institute of Technology(RCIT), Vancouver is offering a year-long certification programme for nurses called the Registered Nurse Licensure Preparation Programme.

It is designed to upgrade foreign-trained nurses’ skills to meet Canadian standards so as to make them eligible for the Canadian RN Licensure exam.

Relevant topics

Apart from providing a comprehensive overview of the role of registered nurses in Canada, the course will cover relevant topics such as Canadian health care system, nursing values and ethics, health assessment and physical examination, family and community care, nursing informatics, paediatrics, obstetrics, and acute and rehabilitation care among others, the press note informed.

Qualifications

Students applying for the programme should hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent diploma in nursing and must be registered as a Nurse in the country of origin.

He or she should also have a minimum of 1125 hours of nursing experience within the last four years and should take the RCIT’s English Proficiency Entrance Exam.

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