Internationally Educated Nurses: Requirements
Education
- Graduation from a basic nursing education program at a post-secondary level that included theoretical and clinical experience in the areas of medicine, surgery, obstetrics (maternity), pediatrics (children's nursing), psychiatry (mental health), as well as gerontology and community health.
Registration where Educated
- You must have been registered in good standing in the jurisdiction where you were educated as a nurse.
Registration in Good Standing
- You must be registered in good standing in the jurisdiction where you most recently worked as a nurse.
Language Proficiency
- English is the main language used in health care in Saskatchewan. We require that you are proficient in both written and spoken English to ensure safe nursing practice.
Good Character
- To prove good character, you will answer questions 8 to 13 on our application form and attach any relevant explanation. We will also get an employer reference and follow up with any concerns about good character.
Hours of Practice
- In the last five years, you must have either:
- worked at least 1125 hours of nursing practice;
- graduated from an approved nursing education program; or
- completed an approved nursing re-entry program (i.e. SIAST Nursing Re-entry Program or equivalent).
Continuing Competence
- You must have fulfilled the continuing competence requirements of the jurisdiction where you most recently practised registered nursing.
Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE)
- Once we have approved your application, you can apply to write the CRNE. You have to pass the CRNE to register as a RN in Saskatchewan. If you were registered in the United States by the National League for Nursing State Board Test Pool examination before 1970, you do not have to write the CRNE.
Last Updated: May 4, 2008