How internationally educated nurses can help solve the nursing crisis: A panel discussion and stories from IENs

Over 20,000 internationally educated nurses (IEN) are eager to be registered in Ontario to help fix the nursing crisis exacerbated by COVID-19.

Our panel discussed the following topics:

• the lived experiences of IENs who are facing an arduous process to meet registration requirements and practice as registered nurses in Ontario
• overview of the various roadblocks to registration in Ontario
• why temporary initiatives such as the Long-Term Care Staffing Pool Program are unhelpful and short-sighted 
• actions RNAO is taking to expedite the path to registration in Ontario

To learn more, visit our IENaction page and follow @RNAO, #IENaction and #NursingCrisis on Twitter.