Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association

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 following 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 address and phone number, requesting extension of your licence with the fee (Fee Schedule), 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 address and phone number, requesting extension of your licence with the fee (Fee Schedule). 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, GN Credit Card Payment Form;
• Complete a Consent Form and return it to our office. We will send a questionnaire to your employer.

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We will mail a licence and receipt to you after the effective date.

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 fo 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 prractice 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 transefer of medical function(s) (see: SRNA publication: "Special Nursing Procedures and Nursing Procedures by Transfer of Medical Functions 1993" under review).

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