Nursing in Canada

CRNE Prep Tools

CNA, developer and owner of the CRNE, offers two official tools to assist candidates studying for the exam. These two tools, the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam Prep Guide and the LeaRN? CRNE Readiness Test, complement each other to help candidates prepare for the CRNE.

Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE) Prep Guide

The CRNE Prep Guide is a study guide in print format with an accompanying CD-ROM. Available in either English or French, the prep guide offers close to 300 practice questions, including over 75 questions in the new short answer format. The CD-ROM allows you to select questions by format or by content category.

The guide also provides the following tools:

answers and explanations to help you learn

a performance profile to identify your strengths and weaknesses

valuable test-taking strategies and study tips

Purchase the CRNE Prep Guide from your school bookstore or from CNA at http://bookstore.cna-aiic.ca or by calling 1-800-385-5881. CNA's prep guide price is $74.95 plus taxes and shipping and handling.

LeaRN CRNE Readiness Test

Available in either English or French, the LeaRN CRNE Readiness Test is an online simulated CRNE in a shortened format. Please note: The test has now been updated so that it conforms to the revised format of the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE). As of February 2008 and until February 2010, the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE) will consist solely of multiple-choice questions.

The LeaRN CRNE Readiness Test offers these benefits:

100 multiple-choice questions

questions from former CRNEs that are completely different from those in the prep guide

a match with the CRNE in terms of level of difficulty and questions by content type

an opportunity to view questions you answered incorrectly along with the correct responses, supporting rationale and references

The test also gives you instant overall results as well as four sub-scores based on the CRNE competency categories to help focus future study for the CRNE.

Anyone who is planning to take the CRNE may want to consider taking this test. For internationally educated nurses, the test may be particularly helpful as it is accessible from all over the world and can be taken before coming to Canada.

Purchase the LeaRN CRNE Readiness Test online, with a credit card, for $41.98.