An inside look at life as an IEN
Transitioning into nursing in Canada is often very challenging for internationally educated nurses.
Transitioning into nursing in Canada is often very challenging for internationally educated nurses.
Many ONA members work with internationally educated nurses (IENs). Many other members are IENs themselves, who have left their homes to come to Canada and be part of the health-care workforce here.
But how well do they know each other?
In the video interview below, ONA member Mark Anthony Gravoso shares a bit about his experience as an IEN and what IENs bring, both to their workplaces and Ontario society.
For more on IENs, read this recent F-Word piece on the shocking treatment of IENs as they transition to work in Ontario.
If you’re an IEN from the Philippines, check out the Integrated Filipino Canadian Nurses Association. If you’re an IEN from anywhere, check out Care4Nurses, a centre supporting IEN careers in Canada.
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