We always have THAT Filipino IEN along the way who's just so exhausting and pessimistic. Here are barriers to Canadian nursing licensure:
(1) Slacking off
At some points on your stay in Canada, we have met that Filipino IEN who never got licensed after several years of settling in the country. Given the lax processes and less red tape in the past, slacking off would mean and take note of these:
- Expiry of Evidence of RN Practise
- Gaps of RN skills and knowledge
- Out-of-date clinical judgment/critical thinking skills
- Get caught up by licensure policy change
Remember, YOUR RN PRACTISE IS YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY. You are now in Canada. Regulation and RN policy makers are very engaged with their registrants and make sure that their RNs are at par to the most recent evidence-based practise. The Colleges discipline RNs who are a threat to public safety. Sanctions can be grim.
(2) Reliance to hearsays
We have met that Filipino IEN who rely/relied on second-hand information. Apparently, this information is sometimes unverified! Because of that, process delays, mistakes happen. The Internet is a super highway of information. Accurate information is readiy available on the tip of your fingers. The Regulatory Board websites are indeed reliable and updated. Relying on hearsays would definitely have a domino effect technically on your application and emotionally.
(3) Reluctance to spend
We have also met that Filipino IEN who does not want to spend (for valid or unusual reasons) on Canadian licensure processes. Money can be earned but you cannot buy or turn back time. Eventually, you would, for sure, have a return of investment in the future. Your process expenses are indeed just a small chunk of your day's wage by the time you start working as an RN.
(4) Impatience
Each application has to go through scrutiny. Always remember that the regulatory boards do not only process IEN applications but also Canadian graduates'. Also, missing/outstanding information would mean delays. Trust the wait.
(5) Close-mindedness
With the help of social media and the Internet, we are now seeing more pathways to get licensed as an RN in Canada locally or in other Canadian provinces. We see more Filipino IENs willing to move to other provinces with the right reasons and circumstance nowadays. This also includes reluctance to do additional education (RN Bridging/Reentry) required by regulatory boards. People are getting more and more mobile. Some RN Bridging/Reentry Programs are even working student friendly!
(6) Distorted contentment
Happines/contentment are relatively subjective. We all have our own personal definition of self-actualisation. However, before we say that we are, we have to reflect on what makes us fulfilled especially on what we really are passionate of. Ironically, we also have that Filipino IEN who are self-proclaimed 'contented' on what they have been doing for several years and are now running out of time or evidence of practise required for licensure. Always self-aware.
(7) Indecisiveness
There are some people who are unable to come up with a decision. We have this Pinoy IEN who rely on the decisions of others or others' success. Sometimes, life can be a game of Russian roulette and it's all about taking chances. That being said, chances or risks should be calculated or well thought out. When you make a decision on how to proceed on your application, first, look for potential problems and how it would affect you in the process or in the future. There is no perfect pathway to get licensed in Canada, there's always a catch. Registered Nurses take part on the decision-making process in the line of work that we do. Doing this before getting registered is simply practising your critical thinking skills that is indispensable in your clinical practise.
(8) Escaping from reality
We have this Pinoy IEN who lost touch of reality and resort to fatalistic thinking and reliance to suertes and bahala-nas. It's good to be optimistic praying ALONE does no good to you. Your belief systems cannot magically do something about your application. What's surely documented on paper is what it is. It's doing, believing, praying and what you have invested in the past to get you to places.
(7) Indecisiveness
There are some people who are unable to come up with a decision. We have this Pinoy IEN who rely on the decisions of others or others' success. Sometimes, life can be a game of Russian roulette and it's all about taking chances. That being said, chances or risks should be calculated or well thought out. When you make a decision on how to proceed on your application, first, look for potential problems and how it would affect you in the process or in the future. There is no perfect pathway to get licensed in Canada, there's always a catch. Registered Nurses take part on the decision-making process in the line of work that we do. Doing this before getting registered is simply practising your critical thinking skills that is indispensable in your clinical practise.
(8) Escaping from reality
We have this Pinoy IEN who lost touch of reality and resort to fatalistic thinking and reliance to suertes and bahala-nas. It's good to be optimistic praying ALONE does no good to you. Your belief systems cannot magically do something about your application. What's surely documented on paper is what it is. It's doing, believing, praying and what you have invested in the past to get you to places.
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