The Canadian Nursing Students’ Association and its advocacy for a culturally competent entry-to-practice exam
Abstract
The Canadian Nursing Students' Association (CNSA) is the national voice of Canadian nursing students. Its goal is to increase the legal, ethical, professional and educational aspects of nursing, which are an integral part of the profession. The association is actively dedicated to the positive promotion of nurses and nursing as a whole. Since the implementation of the NCLEX-RN, CNSA has worked extensively to support nursing students as they write this entry-to-practice examination. On national and provincial platforms, CNSA has implored stakeholders to engage in an inclusive dialogue that results in increased support for nursing students with regard to the NCLEX-RN.
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The NCLEX-RN entry-to-practice exam sparked controversy within the profession, generating significant attention from non-regulator scholars.
“For example, the NCLEX-RN entry-to-practice exam sparked controversy within the profession, generating significant attention from non-regulator scholars [66,68,71–73,77,80,97,98,100,123,124,126,167,217]”
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“…of what constitutes allyship remains obscured in the absence of more coordinated under-standings of action that integrates disciplinary approaches and principles (e.g., the adoption of established approaches such as culturally competent care; Brandt, 2025; John et al., 2019; Pacquiao et al., 2023).”
- Authors
- John, R., Marques, M., & Marchand, V.
- Affiliations
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- York University (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- ORCID
- John, Rebecca
- Venue
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
- Publisher
- Longwoods Publishing
- Published
- 2019-12-31
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 92-96
- ISSN
- 1481-9643 (ISSN-L)
- 1929-6355
- OpenAlex
- W3007307535
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nursing leadership (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Keywords
- NCLEX-RN, cultural competence, nursing students, nursing advocacy, nursing education, inclusive dialogue, professionalization of nursing
- MeSH terms
- Canada, Consumer Advocacy, Educational Measurement, Humans, Licensure, Nursing, Nursing, Students, Nursing, Cultural Competency
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