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To practise nursing in Saskatchewan, you must be registered and licenced to practise registered nursing with the SRNA. Only if you have a licence to practise nursing can you call yourself, or be employed as, a "nurse", "registered nurse", "graduate nurse", "registered nurse (nurse practitioner)" or "registered nurse (graduate nurse practitioner)".
The GN licence is a temporary, four-month licence with two possible four-month extensions. You must be scheduled to write the CRNE in order to be eligible for a GN licence or extension. Once you have passed the CRNE, the GN licence or an extension is no longer available. It is your responsibility to ensure that the requirements for RN registration are received at the SRNA in time to be processed before your current Graduate Nurse Licence expires. If your GN Licence expires before you are registered as a RN in Saskatchewan, it is your responsibility to notify your employer that you will not be able to work until you have obtained your Saskatchewan RN licence.
If you will not be working in Saskatchewan before you pass the CRNE, you do not need to apply for a GN licence.
Applications will remain valid for one year from the date of the last contact by the applicant. Last contact shall be defined as the provision of documentation/information to support the application process. Regulations and entry requirements are subject to bylaw and policy changes.
TO APPLY FOR A GN LICENCE
NEPS Graduate - if you have/will graduate from a Saskatchewan nursing program download and complete this application package
Canadian Graduate – If you have/will graduate with a degree in nursing in another Canadian province/territory and are registered to write the CRNE or Quebec Order of RN (OIIQ), and wish to work as a Graduate Nurse in SK before receiving your exam result, download and complete this application package
It is your responsibility to confirm that your GN Licence or an extension has been issued before you begin work. You and your nurse manager or employer may confirm your GN registration using our Verification Service, select the name and date of birth option. Practising without a licence is in violation of The Registered Nurses Act, 1988 and you would have no liability coverage through CNPS.
SRNA will mail a licence and official receipt to you after the licence issue date.
GNs and RNs are required to participate in the Continuing Competence Program.
TO APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION OF YOUR GN LICENCE
It is important to apply for the GN Licence extension before your expiry date so there is no lapse in licensure. The GN extension requirements must be received at SRNA no sooner than one month before your expiry date to ensure they are current at the time of extension.
First Extension:
- Send a signed and dated letter to SRNA, including your current address and phone numbers, requesting an extension of your Graduate Nurse (GN) licence with the fee. GN Credit Card Payment Form
- Ask your nurse manager to send a letter directly to SRNA, signed and on letterhead, confirming they are extending your employment and that you are practising at a safe and competent level for a graduate nurse.
Second Extension:
- Send a signed and dated letter to SRNA, including your current address and phone numbers, requesting an extension of Graduate Nurse (GN) licence with the fee (Fee Schedule) GN Credit Card Payment Form; . In this letter, you must declare that you have participated and complied with the Continuing Competence Program and completed a self assessment, developed a learning plan and received peer feedback.
- Complete a Consent Form and return it to the SRNA. We will send a questionnaire to your employer.
Scope of Practice, Graduate Nurse Membership
- The graduate nurse member shall practise nursing under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Graduate nurses can work in a variety of settings, including home care, long term and acute care.
- In areas where graduate nurses are employed, a registered nurse must be at work and available to direct the work actions or performance of the graduate nurse in a collaborative practice. In Long Term Care facilities and on Mental Health units, a registered nurse and/or a registered psychiatric nurse must supervise a graduate nurse. Collaborative practice shall be defined as a process which involves the graduate and registered nurse working together, in each other's presence as necessary.
- The graduate nurse shall not be certified to perform nursing procedures by transfer of medical function(s)(see: Special Nursing Procedures by Transfer of Medical Functions 1996 - Under Review) located here.
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