MONTREAL — The revision of the process of the admission examination to the nursing profession seems to have borne fruit. After a number of failures which skyrocketed in 2022 and 2023, the success rates increased from 63% in September 2023 to 94.6% for the exam held on September 23.
This means that clinical settings will be able to count on 2,760 more nurses. This is the largest number of new candidates to enter the profession since at least the two previous cohorts. In March 2023, 1,702 emerging nurses had graduated and in September 2023, there were 1,940 new nursing professionals.
“These up-and-coming nurses are in a position to play a real pivotal role in health in all regions of Quebec,” said Luc Mathieu, president of the Order of Nurses of Quebec (OIIQ), in a press release. ).
Remember that the results of the entrance exam had dropped significantly in 2022. The pass rate was 51.4% in September and in March it had increased slightly to 53.3%.
In this context, the Commissioner for Admission to Professions had made several recommendations and the Office des professions du Québec had appointed Marie Rinfret as support for the OIIQ. Her role was to support the Order in the process of revising its examination and improving its governance.
The exam held on September 23 was the first to have ceased to apply the relaxation measures which had been in force since January 2023. One of the key measures was the number of exam tests which had been made unlimited . The most recent exam marks a return to normal with the usual three tests.
According to the OIIQ, the work to revise the admission examination process which resulted from the recommendations of the report of the Commissioner for Admission to Professions “is to the satisfaction of the Office des professions du Québec”.
In September 2024, the OIIQ had 83,165 active members registered with a regular practice permit. This is an increase of 2.93% compared to the same period last year. Currently, more than 20,734 students are completing an admission to the profession process.
—
The Canadian Press’ health content receives funding through a partnership with the Canadian Medical Association. The Canadian Press is solely responsible for editorial choices.
