“Hi! I’m April, an IEN from the Philippines. I wanted to share my journey leading up to my NCAS Assessment. It was a blur not knowing where to start when I got my schedule for CBA and SLA. I hurriedly enrolled in another review centre in Metro Vancouver but after I finished that review, I was still in a daze, was not ready, and had a lot of gaps in my nursing knowledge & skills. I kept looking for more resources and stumbled across a video on Youtube about Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA) preparation by ien2RN – this is what I’ve been looking for all along! I played their videos over and over again to practice. With my SLA schedule fast approaching, my anxiety was building up, and so without a doubt, I e-mailed ien2RN and inquired if they were taking in IENs to enroll in their skills lab mentorship. I enrolled in the ien2RN SLA bootcamp with only 1 week remaining from my assessment date. I wondered and asked myself – can I even make it? Through the ien2RN mentorship, I learned what nursing truly is here in British Columbia, Canada, and learned about what is required of us, IENs, to practice nursing well. The ien2RN mentorship guided me to put my best foot forward. I’m able to lean into my nursing knowledge, skills, & clinical judgment that I learned through their mentorship in even a short period of time. I am grateful and thankful for the opportunity to enroll in the ien2RN mentorship as they take part in my RN journey. The ien2RN mentorship gave me the boost of confidence and resilience needed to start and finish my SLA well. And I know that every IEN can, too! Our mentor, Ms. Sheena Park, is such a force! She is equipped with years & years of experience and expertise. Without a doubt, this mentorship started my RN journey in BC. All the best to all of us, IENs!”

2024 Mentee April, Metro Vancouver

Kudos: Great job, April! Your Canadian RN journey is set to begin once you finish that 1 short course and 250 TPE hours. (Inspire result, July 2024)