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Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 VISION Leading in regulatory excellence

MISSION Regulating nursing in the public interest

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1 Introduction 1

2 Methods and Notes 2 2.1 Who is included in this report? ...... 2 2.2 Registration exam requirements ...... 2 2.3 Location of nursing education ...... 3 2.4 Pass rates ...... 3

3 Registered Nurse Exam Writers 5 3.1 RN exam pass rates by attempt ...... 5 3.1.1 Ontario-educated RN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt ...... 5 3.1.2 RN exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt ...... 6 3.1.3 Internationally-educated RN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt ...... 6 3.2 First-attempt pass rates for French-language RN programs in Ontario ...... 7 3.3 First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner ...... 9 3.3.1 Program deﬁnition guide ...... 9

4 Registered Practical Nurse Exam Writers 18 4.1 RPN exam pass rates by attempt ...... 18 4.1.1 Ontario-educated RPN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt ...... 18 4.1.2 RPN exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt ...... 18 4.1.3 Internationally-educated RPN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt ...... 18 4.2 First-attempt pass rates for French-language RPN programs in Ontario ...... 19 4.3 First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RPN applicants by Ontario college, program and campus ...... 21

5 Nurse Practitioner Exam Writers 26 5.1 NP exam pass rates by attempt ...... 26 5.1.1 Ontario-educated NP exam writers: Pass rates by attempt ...... 26 5.1.2 NP exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt ...... 26 5.1.3 Internationally-educated NP exam writers: Pass rates by attempt ...... 27 5.2 First-attempt pass rates for French-language NP programs in Ontario ...... 28 5.3 First-attempt and year-end pass rates of NP applicants by specialty and Ontario university . . 30

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 1 Introduction

The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is the regulatory body for nursing in Ontario. Its mission is to regulate nursing in the public interest. CNO sets the requirements for becoming a nurse in Ontario and the standards of practice that nurses must meet to maintain that designation. Only a person with a valid certiﬁcate of registration from CNO can practice as a nurse in Ontario and use the protected titles: nurse, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP).

CNO publishes annual statistics reports to provide data for stakeholders about the nurses it registers. CNO continually enhances its reports based on stakeholder feedback. To ﬁnd out more about CNO’s statistical resources or to sign up for its statistics announcements, please visit www.cno.org/stats.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 1 2 Methods and Notes

2.1 Who is included in this report?

Most applicants who register with CNO must successfully complete two examinations: a registration examination and a jurisprudence examination. The registration exam tests the writer’s knowledge of nursing skills. The jurisprudence exam tests the writer’s knowledge of nursing and health care legislation in Ontario. These exams help CNO ensure that new nurses in Ontario are safe to practice.

This report includes the results of only the registration examinations and only applicants to CNO.

Three types of applicants require successful completion of a registration examination when applying to CNO:

1. Registered Nurses in the General Class (RNs) 2. Registered Practical Nurses in the General Class (RPNs) 3. Nurse Practitioners (NPs)

2.2 Registration exam requirements

Applicants complete the following Council-approved1 registration exams:

RN applicants complete the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).2

• In 2015, CNO (along with all other Canadian nursing regulators except the regulator in Québec) retired the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) and adopted the NCLEX-RN as the registration exam for RN applicants.3 The CRNE is a paper-based multiple-choice exam, and the NCLEX-RN is a computerized adaptive test. • RN applicants used to have three attempts to write the NCLEX-RN and the CRNE. However, since Jan. 9, 2017, when CNO implemented a registration regulation change, RN applicants now have an unlimited number of writes for the NCLEX-RN.

RPN applicants complete the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination (CPNRE).

• In May 2016, the CPNRE changed from a paper-based test to a computer-based test. The CPNRE’s content remained the same. The change allowed the CPNRE to be offered more often and at more sites across Canada. • RPN applicants have three attempts to write their registration exam.

NP applicants complete a registration exam for the NP specialty they are applying to: Adult, Paediatrics or Primary Health Care.

• NP applicants have three attempts to write their registration exam.

1Visit www.cno.org/en/what-is-cno/councils-and-committees/council for more information about CNO’s Council. 2Visit www.ncsbn.org/nclex.htm for more information about the NCLEX-RN. 3Visit www.cno.org/en/become-a-nurse/entry-to-practice-examinations/nclex-rn for more information about the administration of the NCLEX-RN at CNO.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 2 • In 2019, the following NP registration exams were available to Ontario applicants:4

◦ NP-Adult: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board’s Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination ◦ NP-Paediatrics: The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Certification Examination ◦ NP-Primary Health Care: The Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination

2.3 Location of nursing education

Location of nursing education is the province or country where an applicant’s education took place. This report groups locations into the following: Ontario; other Canadian provinces or territories; and international.

Ontario: This group is for applicants who applied to CNO after completing an approved Ontario nursing program.

• An Ontario nursing program is one that is offered at an Ontario university or college, and is approved by CNO’s Council for registration as a nurse in Ontario. • In Ontario, nursing programs approved for RN registration grant university baccalaureate degrees in nursing. Nursing programs approved for RPN registration grant diplomas in practical nursing from a college of applied arts and technology (CAAT). Nursing programs approved for NP registration grant postbaccalaureate certiﬁcates, master’s degrees or post-master’s diplomas.

Other Canadian provinces or territories: This group is for applicants who applied to CNO after completing a nursing program in another Canadian province or territory.

International: This group is for applicants who applied to CNO after completing a nursing program outside of Canada.

2.4 Pass rates

This report provides pass rate statistics, separated by attempt number. An attempt pass rate is the percentage of applicants who passed the exam on that given attempt of the exam. A first-attempt pass rate is the percentage of applicants who passed the exam on their first attempt. A year-end pass rate is the percentage of applicants who wrote the exam for the first time during that year and passed the exam by the end of that year.

Sections 3.1, 4.1 and 5.1 show attempt pass rates, regardless of the year in which the applicant wrote the exam for the ﬁrst time, while sections 3.2, 4.2 and 5.2 show ﬁrst-attempt pass rates only. Sections 3.3, 4.3

4Council has approved other exams that fulﬁl the NP registration exam requirement, but applicants would have written them in other provinces or countries.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 3 and 5.3 show ﬁrst-attempt and year-end pass rates for applicants who wrote the exam for the ﬁrst time during the indicated year.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 4 3 Registered Nurse Exam Writers

In 2019, 6,642 Registered Nurse (RN) applicants to CNO wrote the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) at least once.

3.1 RN exam pass rates by attempt

Table 3.1: Overall RN exam pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 4,072 67.6% 4,351 79.2% 5,253 75.8% 5,671 79.3% 5,689 79.1% Second 1,057 64.4% 914 63.2% 1,178 52.9% 1,150 47.7% 1,163 53.6% Third 219 39.3% 304 60.2% 487 46.4% 530 42.1% 536 43.3% Fourth 185 38.4% 247 35.2% 257 35.4% Fifth 56 33.9% 120 31.7% 137 32.1% Sixth 13 30.8% 65 29.2% 70 15.7% Seventh 2 0.0% 31 25.8% 39 15.4% Eighth 0 — 16 12.5% 20 25.0% Ninth 0 — 9 11.1% 16 0.0% Tenth 0 — 3 0.0% 11 9.1% Eleventh 0 — 1 0.0% 9 11.1% Twelfth 0 — 0 — 6 0.0% Thirteenth 0 — 0 — 3 33.3% Fourteenth 0 — 0 — 2 50.0%

3.1.1 Ontario-educated RN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

Table 3.2: Ontario-educated RN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 3,800 69.4% 4,133 80.3% 4,445 79.5% 4,679 83.9% 4,701 83.8% Second 899 70.0% 779 66.1% 912 57.1% 775 54.1% 790 58.9% Third 142 38.0% 222 64.0% 368 48.4% 345 47.0% 332 48.5% Fourth 147 38.8% 157 36.9% 146 39.0% Fifth 49 30.6% 80 40.0% 75 32.0% Sixth 12 33.3% 45 28.9% 35 25.7% Seventh 2 0.0% 24 25.0% 15 0.0% Eighth 0 — 12 8.3% 13 23.1% Ninth 0 — 9 11.1% 8 0.0% Tenth 0 — 3 0.0% 7 0.0% Eleventh 0 — 1 0.0% 7 14.3% Twelfth 0 — 0 — 6 0.0% Thirteenth 0 — 0 — 3 33.3% Fourteenth 0 — 0 — 2 50.0%

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 5 3.1.2 RN exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt

Table 3.3: RN exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 38 76.3% 43 65.1% 109 83.5% 128 85.2% 100 89.0% Second 8 37.5% 14 57.1% 21 33.3% 19 26.3% 12 83.3% Third 6 83.3% 2 50.0% 12 50.0% 10 50.0% 10 90.0% Fourth 5 20.0% 5 20.0% 2 0.0% Fifth 1 0.0% 4 0.0% 1 0.0% Sixth 0 — 3 33.3% 2 0.0% Seventh 0 — 1 0.0% 1 0.0% Eighth 0 — 1 0.0% 1 0.0% Ninth 0 — 0 — 2 0.0% Tenth 0 — 0 — 1 0.0%

3.1.3 Internationally-educated RN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

Table 3.4: Internationally-educated RN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 234 35.9% 175 57.1% 699 51.1% 864 53.6% 888 53.3% Second 150 32.7% 121 45.5% 245 38.8% 356 34.8% 361 41.0% Third 71 38.0% 80 50.0% 107 39.3% 175 32.0% 194 32.0% Fourth 33 39.4% 85 32.9% 109 31.2% Fifth 6 66.7% 36 16.7% 61 32.8% Sixth 1 0.0% 17 29.4% 33 6.1% Seventh 0 — 6 33.3% 23 26.1% Eighth 0 — 3 33.3% 6 33.3% Ninth 0 — 0 — 6 0.0% Tenth 0 — 0 — 3 33.3% Eleventh 0 — 0 — 2 0.0%

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 6 3.2 First-attempt pass rates for French-language RN programs in Ontario

Two Ontario universities offer RN programs in French: Laurentian University and University of Ottawa.

Exam writers can choose to write their registration exam in either English or French and can change their choice on subsequent attempts.

Table 3.5 shows 2016-2019 ﬁrst-attempt pass rates for applicants from French-language RN programs in Ontario and the languages in which the applicants wrote their exams.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 7 olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 8 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.5: Graduates of Ontario French-language RN programs: First-attempt pass rates by program and language of exam

2016 2017 2018 2019 Ontario RN university, program, Language Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate collaborative partner, and language of exam of instruction

French 0 — 2 0.0% 0 — 17 88.2% Laurentian University Full (French) English 19 78.9% 40 62.5% 54 74.1% 4 75.0% Total 19 78.9% 42 59.5% 54 74.1% 21 85.7%

French 13 38.5% 7 57.1% 3 33.3% 17 70.6% University of Ottawa Full with La Cité English 56 80.4% 49 83.7% 62 83.9% 41 85.4% collégiale (French) Total 69 72.5% 56 80.4% 65 81.5% 58 81.0%

French 2 50.0% 4 25.0% 2 50.0% 1 100.0% University of Ottawa Speciﬁed for English 1 0.0% 5 80.0% 1 0.0% 5 80.0% RPN with La Cité collégiale (French) Total 3 33.3% 9 55.6% 3 33.3% 6 83.3%

French 1 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 — 0 — University of Ottawa Compressed English 27 100.0% 0 — 0 — 0 — (English and French) Total 28 96.4% 1 0.0% 0 — 0 —

French 0 — 1 0.0% 0 — 2 50.0% University of Ottawa Compressed English 1 100.0% 8 87.5% 8 87.5% 3 100.0% (French)* Total 1 100.0% 9 77.8% 8 87.5% 5 80.0%

French 16 37.5% 15 33.3% 5 40.0% 37 78.4% Grand Total English 104 84.6% 102 75.5% 125 79.2% 53 84.9% Total 120 78.3% 117 70.1% 130 77.7% 90 82.2%

*In 2016, CNO split the University of Ottawa Compressed (English and French) program into two programs: University of Ottawa Compressed (English) and University of Ottawa Compressed (French). Now CNO will only use the original combined program for applicants who graduated when the original combined program was still in effect. 3.3 First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner

In Ontario, 15 universities offer RN nursing programs. Some universities offer more than one nursing program and some offer nursing programs in collaboration with a college. Table 3.6 shows Ontario RN applicants’ ﬁrst-attempt pass rates by university, program and collaborative partner for 2016-2019. It also shows year-end pass rates for Ontario RN applicants whose ﬁrst attempt was during that year.

3.3.1 Program deﬁnition guide

In 2015, CNO revised Ontario RN nursing program names and deﬁnitions. The following RN program types are available in Ontario:

Full: Direct entry

A program for students who meet standard admission criteria. They complete a structured nursing curriculum in its entirety and attain an academic credential (a university degree or CAAT diploma).

Compressed: Second-level entry

A program for students who meet admission criteria based on pre-determined university credits. They complete a shorter curriculum than the direct-entry full program and attain an academic credential (a university degree or CAAT diploma).

Speciﬁed: Pre-health related

A program for students who meet admission criteria based on pre-determined health-related credentials. They complete a speciﬁc nursing curriculum and attain an academic credential (a university degree, CAAT diploma or NP specialty certiﬁcate).

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 9 olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 10 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner

2016 2017 2018 2019 Ontario university, program and First- First- Year- First- First- Year- First- First- Year- First- First- Year- collaborative partner Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate

Brock University 87 74.7% 86.2% 101 75.2% 84.2% 93 76.3% 82.8% 103 77.7% 91.3%

Brock University Full 87 74.7% 86.2% 101 75.2% 84.2% 93 76.3% 82.8% 103 77.7% 91.3% Brock University Full 55 81.8% 94.5% 58 86.2% 91.4% 56 78.6% 82.1% 60 81.7% 95.0% Brock University Full with Loyalist 32 62.5% 71.9% 43 60.5% 74.4% 37 73.0% 83.8% 43 72.1% 86.0% College Lakehead University 159 71.7% 83.6% 164 75.6% 86.6% 174 85.1% 87.4% 162 85.2% 92.6%

Lakehead University Full for 0 — — 0 — — 13 69.2% 76.9% 4 50.0% 100.0% Regional-Community Lakehead University Full for 0 — — 0 — — 13 69.2% 76.9% 4 50.0% 100.0% Regional-Community with Confederation College

Lakehead University Full 67 82.1% 89.6% 62 88.7% 96.8% 66 89.4% 90.9% 62 93.5% 93.5% Lakehead University Full 67 82.1% 89.6% 62 88.7% 96.8% 66 89.4% 90.9% 62 93.5% 93.5%

Lakehead University Full with 92 64.1% 79.3% 102 67.6% 80.4% 95 84.2% 86.3% 96 81.2% 91.7% Confederation College Lakehead University Full with 92 64.1% 79.3% 102 67.6% 80.4% 95 84.2% 86.3% 96 81.2% 91.7% Confederation College Laurentian University 360 75.8% 88.9% 383 70.2% 84.1% 426 79.6% 87.3% 416 77.6% 89.7%

Laurentian University Full (French) 19 78.9% 89.5% 42 59.5% 76.2% 54 74.1% 87.0% 21 85.7% 85.7% Laurentian University Full (French) 19 78.9% 89.5% 42 59.5% 76.2% 54 74.1% 87.0% 21 85.7% 85.7%

Laurentian University Full 341 75.7% 88.9% 341 71.6% 85.0% 372 80.4% 87.4% 395 77.2% 89.9% Laurentian University Full 51 82.4% 90.2% 54 77.8% 92.6% 65 76.9% 83.1% 64 78.1% 90.6% Laurentian University Full with 71 60.6% 78.9% 63 63.5% 73.0% 70 62.9% 77.1% 70 68.6% 88.6% Cambrian College olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 11 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

Laurentian University Full with 36 77.8% 88.9% 30 76.7% 96.7% 26 92.3% 96.2% 38 78.9% 89.5% Northern College Laurentian University Full with Sault 43 79.1% 93.0% 42 69.0% 78.6% 53 88.7% 94.3% 76 73.7% 85.5% College Laurentian University Full with St. 140 79.3% 92.1% 152 72.4% 86.8% 158 84.8% 89.9% 147 82.3% 92.5% Lawrence College McMaster University 495 83.2% 92.9% 548 83.4% 92.2% 545 89.0% 95.8% 550 90.7% 96.5%

McMaster University Full 339 84.4% 94.1% 349 83.4% 94.6% 356 87.1% 94.4% 320 90.9% 96.6% McMaster University Full 130 88.5% 96.2% 131 89.3% 99.2% 143 88.1% 95.1% 125 92.8% 98.4% McMaster University Full with 108 84.3% 91.7% 106 79.2% 92.5% 110 88.2% 94.5% 110 89.1% 96.4% Conestoga College McMaster University Full with Mohawk 101 79.2% 94.1% 112 80.4% 91.1% 103 84.5% 93.2% 85 90.6% 94.1% College

McMaster University Specified for 91 76.9% 84.6% 131 76.3% 82.4% 112 91.1% 97.3% 162 88.9% 95.7% RPN McMaster University Specified for 1 0.0% 0.0% 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — RPN McMaster University Specified for 35 74.3% 85.7% 55 80.0% 83.6% 63 93.7% 98.4% 72 90.3% 95.8% RPN with Conestoga College McMaster University Specified for 55 80.0% 85.5% 76 73.7% 81.6% 49 87.8% 95.9% 90 87.8% 95.6% RPN with Mohawk College

McMaster University Compressed 65 86.2% 98.5% 68 97.1% 98.5% 77 94.8% 100.0% 68 94.1% 98.5% McMaster University Compressed 65 86.2% 98.5% 68 97.1% 98.5% 77 94.8% 100.0% 68 94.1% 98.5% Nipissing University 186 69.9% 83.9% 241 78.0% 86.3% 273 76.2% 89.4% 297 85.9% 92.6%

Nipissing University Full 88 65.9% 86.4% 94 75.5% 84.0% 102 80.4% 91.2% 92 93.5% 97.8% olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 12 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

Nipissing University Full with 88 65.9% 86.4% 94 75.5% 84.0% 102 80.4% 91.2% 92 93.5% 97.8% Canadore College

Nipissing University Speciﬁed for 50 60.0% 74.0% 94 74.5% 85.1% 123 70.7% 87.8% 155 80.0% 89.0% RPN Blended Learning Nipissing University Speciﬁed for RPN 50 60.0% 74.0% 94 74.5% 85.1% 123 70.7% 87.8% 155 80.0% 89.0% Blended Learning

Nipissing University Speciﬁed for 10 90.0% 90.0% 7 85.7% 100.0% 6 83.3% 83.3% 11 72.7% 81.8% RPN On-Campus Learning Nipissing University Speciﬁed for RPN 10 90.0% 90.0% 7 85.7% 100.0% 6 83.3% 83.3% 11 72.7% 81.8% On-Campus Learning

Nipissing University Compressed 38 86.8% 89.5% 46 89.1% 91.3% 42 81.0% 90.5% 39 94.9% 97.4% Nipissing University Compressed 38 86.8% 89.5% 46 89.1% 91.3% 42 81.0% 90.5% 39 94.9% 97.4% Queen’s University 117 95.7% 99.1% 105 97.1% 97.1% 114 97.4% 98.2% 108 98.1% 99.1%

Queen’s University Full 73 93.2% 98.6% 70 98.6% 98.6% 73 98.6% 100.0% 67 98.5% 98.5% Queen’s University Full 73 93.2% 98.6% 70 98.6% 98.6% 73 98.6% 100.0% 67 98.5% 98.5%

Queen’s University Compressed 44 100.0% 100.0% 35 94.3% 94.3% 41 95.1% 95.1% 41 97.6% 100.0% Queen’s University Compressed 44 100.0% 100.0% 35 94.3% 94.3% 41 95.1% 95.1% 41 97.6% 100.0% Ryerson University 539 77.2% 86.8% 577 77.5% 86.5% 586 81.1% 88.7% 600 79.8% 88.5%

Ryerson University Full 432 76.4% 87.3% 465 77.2% 86.2% 461 82.4% 88.9% 441 83.0% 90.5% Ryerson University Full 152 79.6% 90.8% 173 84.4% 91.3% 173 89.0% 94.2% 167 90.4% 97.0% Ryerson University Full with 131 74.0% 86.3% 134 70.9% 81.3% 140 76.4% 85.0% 121 78.5% 86.8% Centennial College olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 13 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

Ryerson University Full with George 149 75.2% 84.6% 158 74.7% 84.8% 148 80.4% 86.5% 153 78.4% 86.3% Brown College

Ryerson University Speciﬁed for 107 80.4% 85.0% 112 78.6% 87.5% 125 76.0% 88.0% 159 71.1% 83.0% Internationally Educated Nurses Ryerson University Speciﬁed for 107 80.4% 85.0% 112 78.6% 87.5% 125 76.0% 88.0% 159 71.1% 83.0% Internationally Educated Nurses Trent University 229 76.9% 85.2% 241 70.5% 85.5% 251 86.9% 93.6% 275 81.8% 92.7%

Trent University Full 104 73.1% 82.7% 117 67.5% 86.3% 102 84.3% 92.2% 117 85.5% 94.9% Trent University Full with Fleming 104 73.1% 82.7% 117 67.5% 86.3% 102 84.3% 92.2% 117 85.5% 94.9% College

Trent University Speciﬁed for RPN 47 68.1% 74.5% 51 64.7% 76.5% 80 88.7% 93.8% 93 75.3% 87.1% Trent University Speciﬁed for RPN with 47 68.1% 74.5% 51 64.7% 76.5% 80 88.7% 93.8% 93 75.3% 87.1% George Brown College

Trent University Compressed 78 87.2% 94.9% 73 79.5% 90.4% 69 88.4% 95.7% 65 84.6% 96.9% Trent University Compressed 78 87.2% 94.9% 73 79.5% 90.4% 69 88.4% 95.7% 65 84.6% 96.9% University of New Brunswick 189 86.2% 91.0% 205 85.9% 93.2% 254 89.0% 94.1% 227 85.9% 91.6%

University of New Brunswick Full 103 80.6% 85.4% 118 77.1% 88.1% 155 85.2% 92.3% 120 77.5% 85.0% with Humber College University of New Brunswick Full with 103 80.6% 85.4% 118 77.1% 88.1% 155 85.2% 92.3% 120 77.5% 85.0% Humber College

University of New Brunswick Full for 19 89.5% 100.0% 27 96.3% 100.0% 31 96.8% 100.0% 37 94.6% 97.3% RPN with Humber College olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 14 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

University of New Brunswick Full for 19 89.5% 100.0% 27 96.3% 100.0% 31 96.8% 100.0% 37 94.6% 97.3% RPN with Humber College

University of New Brunswick 67 94.0% 97.0% 60 98.3% 100.0% 68 94.1% 95.6% 70 95.7% 100.0% Compressed with Humber College University of New Brunswick 67 94.0% 97.0% 60 98.3% 100.0% 68 94.1% 95.6% 70 95.7% 100.0% Compressed with Humber College University of Ontario Institute of 171 76.0% 86.5% 181 79.0% 86.7% 203 79.8% 89.7% 185 80.5% 87.0% Technology (Ontario Tech University)

UOIT Full 88 77.3% 88.6% 87 77.0% 86.2% 110 80.0% 87.3% 105 79.0% 85.7% UOIT Full with Durham College 88 77.3% 88.6% 87 77.0% 86.2% 110 80.0% 87.3% 105 79.0% 85.7%

UOIT Specified for RPN 83 74.7% 84.3% 94 80.9% 87.2% 93 79.6% 92.5% 80 82.5% 88.7% UOIT Specified for RPN with Durham 59 74.6% 84.7% 51 74.5% 84.3% 46 78.3% 89.1% 47 83.0% 89.4% College UOIT Specified for RPN with Georgian 24 75.0% 83.3% 43 88.4% 90.7% 47 80.9% 95.7% 33 81.8% 87.9% College University of Ottawa 303 85.8% 91.4% 353 84.4% 91.8% 358 88.3% 93.6% 396 85.9% 93.4%

University of Ottawa Full 255 84.7% 90.6% 304 85.5% 92.4% 314 88.5% 93.9% 353 85.6% 93.2% University of Ottawa Full 85 87.1% 94.1% 113 86.7% 92.0% 113 88.5% 96.5% 147 85.0% 93.9% University of Ottawa Full with 92 92.4% 96.7% 2 100.0% 100.0% 0 — — 0 — — Algonquin College (English)* University of Ottawa Full with 2 100.0% 100.0% 22 81.8% 86.4% 33 84.8% 93.9% 56 87.5% 96.4% Algonquin College (English) - Pembroke campus* olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 15 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

University of Ottawa Full with 7 71.4% 85.7% 111 87.4% 94.6% 103 94.2% 97.1% 92 88.0% 96.7% Algonquin College (English) - Woodroffe campus* University of Ottawa Full with La Cité 69 72.5% 78.3% 56 80.4% 91.1% 65 81.5% 84.6% 58 81.0% 82.8% collégiale (French)

University of Ottawa Speciﬁed for 0 — — 0 — — 1 0.0% 0.0% 3 66.7% 100.0% Internationally Educated Nurses University of Ottawa Speciﬁed for 0 — — 0 — — 1 0.0% 0.0% 3 66.7% 100.0% Internationally Educated Nurses with Algonquin College

University of Ottawa Specified for 19 84.2% 89.5% 23 73.9% 78.3% 26 84.6% 92.3% 34 91.2% 97.1% RPN University of Ottawa Specified for RPN 16 93.8% 93.8% 14 85.7% 92.9% 23 91.3% 95.7% 28 92.9% 100.0% with Algonquin College (English) - Woodroffe campus University of Ottawa Specified for RPN 3 33.3% 66.7% 9 55.6% 55.6% 3 33.3% 66.7% 6 83.3% 83.3% with La Cité collégiale (French)

University of Ottawa Compressed 29 96.6% 100.0% 26 80.8% 96.2% 17 94.1% 94.1% 6 83.3% 83.3% University of Ottawa Compressed 28 96.4% 100.0% 1 0.0% 0.0% 0 — — 0 — — (English and French)** University of Ottawa Compressed 0 — — 16 87.5% 100.0% 9 100.0% 100.0% 1 100.0% 100.0% (English)** University of Ottawa Compressed 1 100.0% 100.0% 9 77.8% 100.0% 8 87.5% 87.5% 5 80.0% 80.0% (French)** University of Toronto 163 95.7% 98.8% 166 94.6% 97.0% 175 95.4% 100.0% 162 96.3% 98.8% olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 16 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

University of Toronto Compressed 163 95.7% 98.8% 166 94.6% 97.0% 175 95.4% 100.0% 162 96.3% 98.8% University of Toronto Compressed 163 95.7% 98.8% 166 94.6% 97.0% 175 95.4% 100.0% 162 96.3% 98.8% University of Windsor 297 78.8% 87.9% 328 83.8% 93.9% 342 88.3% 95.6% 311 89.4% 94.9%

University of Windsor Full 297 78.8% 87.9% 328 83.8% 93.9% 342 88.3% 95.6% 311 89.4% 94.9% University of Windsor Full 102 83.3% 92.2% 116 90.5% 98.3% 118 89.0% 95.8% 105 94.3% 99.0% University of Windsor Full with 32 87.5% 96.9% 48 85.4% 93.8% 57 93.0% 100.0% 53 84.9% 96.2% Lambton College University of Windsor Full with St. 163 74.2% 83.4% 164 78.7% 90.9% 167 86.2% 94.0% 153 87.6% 91.5% Clair College Western University 276 85.5% 93.5% 291 87.6% 94.8% 312 91.0% 95.8% 316 90.8% 96.5%

Western University Full 221 81.9% 91.9% 214 84.6% 93.9% 227 88.1% 94.3% 222 88.7% 95.0% Western University Full 114 86.8% 95.6% 106 90.6% 98.1% 108 89.8% 96.3% 108 95.4% 97.2% Western University Full with Fanshawe 107 76.6% 87.9% 108 78.7% 89.8% 119 86.6% 92.4% 114 82.5% 93.0% College

Western University Compressed 55 100.0% 100.0% 77 96.1% 97.4% 85 98.8% 100.0% 94 95.7% 100.0% Western University Compressed 55 100.0% 100.0% 77 96.1% 97.4% 85 98.8% 100.0% 94 95.7% 100.0% York University 562 78.8% 83.8% 561 70.8% 80.7% 573 72.1% 79.4% 593 72.2% 82.8%

York University Full 382 73.6% 80.6% 394 63.5% 76.6% 408 68.1% 76.5% 433 70.0% 82.9% York University Full 0 — — 1 0.0% 0.0% 0 — — 2 50.0% 50.0% York University Full with Georgian 162 69.8% 79.0% 139 64.7% 76.3% 153 68.0% 76.5% 199 64.3% 79.9% College York University Full with Seneca 220 76.4% 81.8% 254 63.0% 77.2% 255 68.2% 76.5% 232 75.0% 85.8% College

York University Compressed 132 90.2% 90.2% 133 92.5% 93.2% 119 84.9% 88.2% 116 81.9% 86.2% olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 17 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 3.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RN applicants by Ontario university, program and collaborative partner (continued)

York University Compressed 132 90.2% 90.2% 133 92.5% 93.2% 119 84.9% 88.2% 116 81.9% 86.2%

York University Speciﬁed for 48 89.6% 91.7% 34 70.6% 79.4% 46 73.9% 82.6% 44 68.2% 72.7% Internationally Educated Nurses York University Speciﬁed for 48 89.6% 91.7% 34 70.6% 79.4% 46 73.9% 82.6% 44 68.2% 72.7% Internationally Educated Nurses Grand total 4,133 80.3% 88.8% 4,445 79.5% 88.6% 4,679 83.9% 90.7% 4,701 83.8% 91.6%

*In 2016, CNO split the University of Ottawa Full with Algonquin College (English) program into two programs: University of Ottawa Full with Algonquin College (English) - Pembroke campus and University of Ottawa Full with Algonquin College (English) - Woodroffe campus. Now CNO will only use the original combined program for applicants who graduated when the original combined program was still in effect. **In 2016, CNO split the University of Ottawa Compressed (English and French) program into two programs: University of Ottawa Compressed (English) and University of Ottawa Compressed (French). Now CNO will only use the original combined program for applicants who graduated when the original combined program was still in effect. 4 Registered Practical Nurse Exam Writers

In 2019, 5,752 Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) applicants to CNO wrote the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination (CPNRE) at least once.

4.1 RPN exam pass rates by attempt

Table 4.1: Overall RPN exam pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 5,096 81.1% 4,290 88.5% 5,490 86.4% 5,811 83.0% 5,197 80.2% Second 1,110 44.0% 602 53.2% 573 63.2% 832 58.3% 807 54.3% Third 449 37.0% 317 43.5% 182 62.6% 246 57.3% 234 52.6%

4.1.1 Ontario-educated RPN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

Table 4.2: Ontario-educated RPN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 3,833 91.3% 3,975 91.1% 3,922 92.1% 4,300 89.1% 3,717 88.1% Second 347 66.6% 350 63.4% 299 69.6% 448 67.0% 384 58.9% Third 117 44.4% 103 50.5% 72 61.1% 107 64.5% 108 50.0%

4.1.2 RPN exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt

Table 4.3: RPN exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 1 100.0% 5 100.0% 23 95.7% 22 90.9% 14 92.9% Second 0 — 0 — 0 — 1 0.0% 1 0.0% Third 1 0.0% 0 — 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 0.0%

4.1.3 Internationally-educated RPN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

Table 4.4: Internationally-educated RPN exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 1,262 50.1% 310 53.9% 1,545 71.8% 1,489 65.1% 1,466 60.2% Second 763 33.7% 252 38.9% 274 56.2% 383 48.3% 422 50.2% Third 331 34.4% 214 40.2% 109 63.3% 138 51.4% 125 55.2%

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 18 4.2 First-attempt pass rates for French-language RPN programs in Ontario

Two Ontario colleges offer RPN programs in French: La Cité collégiale and Collège Boréal.

Exam writers can choose to write their registration exam in either English or French and can change their choice on subsequent attempts.

Table 4.5 shows 2015-2019 ﬁrst-attempt pass rates for applicants from French-language RPN programs in Ontario and the languages in which the applicants wrote their exams.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 19 olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 20 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 4.5: Graduates of Ontario French-language RPN programs: First-attempt pass rates by program and language of exam

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Ontario RPN Language Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate program of exam French 41 78.0% 23 87.0% 32 81.2% 20 95.0% 17 88.2% Collège Boréal English 4 50.0% 13 76.9% 4 100.0% 11 90.9% 7 100.0% Total 45 75.6% 36 83.3% 36 83.3% 31 93.5% 24 91.7% French 33 72.7% 7 100.0% 28 100.0% 2 50.0% 9 100.0% La Cité English 0 — 2 100.0% 10 100.0% 5 80.0% 1 100.0% collégiale Total 33 72.7% 9 100.0% 38 100.0% 7 71.4% 10 100.0% French 74 75.7% 30 90.0% 60 90.0% 22 90.9% 26 92.3% Grand Total English 4 50.0% 15 80.0% 14 100.0% 16 87.5% 8 100.0% Total 78 74.4% 45 86.7% 74 91.9% 38 89.5% 34 94.1% 4.3 First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RPN applicants by Ontario college, program and campus

In Ontario, 24 colleges offer RPN nursing programs. Some colleges offer more than one nursing program and some offer nursing programs at different campuses of the same college. Table 4.6 shows Ontario RPN applicants’ ﬁrst-attempt pass rates by college, program and campus. It also shows year-end pass rates for Ontario RPN applicants whose ﬁrst attempt was during that year.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 21 olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 22 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 4.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RPN applicants by Ontario college, program and campus

2016 2017 2018 2019 Ontario college program and campus First- First- Year- First- First- Year- First- First- Year- First- First- Year- Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate

Algonquin College 198 92.9% 94.9% 204 98.0% 98.5% 370 94.9% 95.7% 229 89.1% 90.0% Algonquin College - Pembroke 27 100.0% 100.0% 31 100.0% 100.0% 44 90.9% 90.9% 27 100.0% 100.0% campus Algonquin College - Woodroffe 171 91.8% 94.2% 173 97.7% 98.3% 326 95.4% 96.3% 202 87.6% 88.6% campus Cambrian College 54 90.7% 92.6% 63 88.9% 95.2% 76 80.3% 85.5% 41 82.9% 90.2% Canadore College 72 93.1% 94.4% 83 92.8% 92.8% 90 87.8% 94.4% 86 88.4% 89.5% Canadore College - Anishinabek 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 3 100.0% 100.0% Educational Institute - Nipissing campus Canadore College - Kenora 7 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 5 80.0% 100.0% Generation Education Institute Canadore College - North Bay campus 72 93.1% 94.4% 83 92.8% 92.8% 90 87.8% 94.4% 67 88.1% 88.1% Canadore College - Parry Sound 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 11 90.9% 90.9% campus Centennial College 321 89.7% 93.1% 328 90.9% 92.4% 442 81.9% 91.9% 420 79.5% 86.9% Centennial College - Internationally 63 84.1% 87.3% 81 92.6% 96.3% 93 84.9% 92.5% 69 85.5% 91.3% Educated Nurses Collège Boréal 36 83.3% 83.3% 36 83.3% 91.7% 31 93.5% 96.8% 24 91.7% 95.8% Collège Boréal - campus de Hearst 0 — — 0 — — 2 100.0% 100.0% 0 — — Collège Boréal - campus de 0 — — 0 — — 3 100.0% 100.0% 0 — — Kapuskasing Collège Boréal - campus de Nipissing 9 77.8% 77.8% 8 62.5% 87.5% 1 0.0% 0.0% 2 100.0% 100.0% Collège Boréal - campus de Sudbury 5 100.0% 100.0% 10 90.0% 100.0% 13 100.0% 100.0% 13 92.3% 100.0% Collège Boréal - campus de Timmins 12 91.7% 91.7% 4 100.0% 100.0% 10 100.0% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% Collège Boréal - campus de Toronto 10 70.0% 70.0% 14 85.7% 85.7% 2 50.0% 100.0% 6 83.3% 83.3% Conestoga College 310 96.8% 99.0% 319 94.7% 95.9% 222 97.3% 99.5% 224 96.0% 97.8% olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 23 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 4.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RPN applicants by Ontario college, program and campus (continued)

Conestoga College - Kitchener 310 96.8% 99.0% 319 94.7% 95.9% 222 97.3% 99.5% 224 96.0% 97.8% campus Conestoga College - Waterloo campus 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — Confederation College 45 93.3% 100.0% 78 94.9% 94.9% 49 93.9% 95.9% 87 94.3% 95.4% Confederation College - Dryden 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 6 100.0% 100.0% campus Confederation College - Kenora 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — campus Confederation College - 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 10 60.0% 60.0% Oshki-Pimache-O-Win campus Confederation College - Rainy River 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 15 93.3% 100.0% District campus (Fort Frances) Confederation College - Sioux Lookout 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 3 100.0% 100.0% campus Confederation College - Thunder Bay 45 93.3% 100.0% 78 94.9% 94.9% 49 93.9% 95.9% 53 100.0% 100.0% campus Confederation College - Thunder Bay 0 — — campus - Internationally Educated Nurses Durham College 139 92.8% 95.7% 167 95.8% 96.4% 226 92.0% 95.6% 206 88.8% 91.3% Fanshawe College 129 91.5% 97.7% 134 94.0% 97.8% 125 94.4% 98.4% 105 94.3% 99.0% Fanshawe College - London campus 96 90.6% 97.9% 88 93.2% 98.9% 88 96.6% 100.0% 77 93.5% 98.7% Fanshawe College - Woodstock 33 93.9% 97.0% 46 95.7% 95.7% 37 89.2% 94.6% 28 96.4% 100.0% campus Fleming College 149 89.9% 91.3% 133 89.5% 89.5% 150 82.0% 90.0% 127 90.6% 92.9% George Brown College 206 93.7% 96.1% 262 97.3% 99.2% 344 91.6% 94.5% 280 87.1% 89.6% olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 24 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 4.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RPN applicants by Ontario college, program and campus (continued)

Georgian College 365 91.0% 94.8% 274 88.7% 90.1% 289 85.5% 90.7% 322 80.1% 89.1% Georgian College - Barrie campus 197 90.4% 94.9% 176 89.8% 90.9% 153 85.0% 90.8% 186 79.6% 88.7% Georgian College - Bracebridge 12 100.0% 100.0% 0 — — 17 94.1% 94.1% 15 93.3% 93.3% campus Georgian College - 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 15 86.7% 93.3% Midland/Penetanguishene campus Georgian College - Orangeville 54 88.9% 88.9% 35 77.1% 80.0% 29 82.8% 82.8% 30 76.7% 86.7% campus Georgian College - Owen Sound 102 92.2% 97.1% 63 92.1% 93.7% 90 85.6% 92.2% 76 78.9% 89.5% campus Humber College 232 88.8% 90.5% 207 93.7% 95.7% 221 90.0% 93.7% 181 89.5% 93.9% La Cité collégiale (French) 9 100.0% 100.0% 38 100.0% 100.0% 7 71.4% 100.0% 10 100.0% 100.0% Lambton College 66 95.5% 98.5% 72 98.6% 98.6% 64 90.6% 95.3% 51 96.1% 96.1% Loyalist College 59 100.0% 100.0% 42 97.6% 97.6% 31 100.0% 100.0% 44 100.0% 100.0% Mohawk College 234 94.4% 97.9% 212 97.2% 98.6% 229 90.4% 94.8% 204 91.7% 95.1% Mohawk College 234 94.4% 97.9% 212 97.2% 98.6% 229 90.4% 94.8% 204 91.7% 95.1% Mohawk College - Aboriginal 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — communities Niagara College 189 91.5% 95.2% 201 87.1% 92.0% 221 91.4% 95.0% 160 88.1% 91.2% Northern College 25 96.0% 96.0% 40 97.5% 100.0% 23 82.6% 91.3% 36 94.4% 97.2% Northern College - Kirkland Lake 0 — — 17 94.1% 100.0% 0 — — 19 100.0% 100.0% campus Northern College - Moosonee campus 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 2 100.0% 100.0% Northern College - Timmins campus 25 96.0% 96.0% 23 100.0% 100.0% 23 82.6% 91.3% 15 86.7% 93.3% Sault College 54 90.7% 100.0% 52 88.5% 94.2% 69 78.3% 91.3% 46 91.3% 97.8% Seneca College 449 83.1% 88.2% 417 83.5% 88.5% 294 85.4% 92.2% 260 86.2% 89.6% olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 25 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 4.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of RPN applicants by Ontario college, program and campus (continued)

Seneca College - King campus 196 87.8% 92.3% 149 94.6% 96.6% 164 94.5% 96.3% 158 91.1% 94.3% Seneca College - Newnham campus 253 79.4% 85.0% 268 77.2% 84.0% 130 73.8% 86.9% 102 78.4% 82.4% Sheridan College 142 88.7% 94.4% 153 92.2% 92.8% 134 95.5% 98.5% 137 94.2% 97.1% St. Clair College 209 92.3% 92.3% 170 90.0% 90.6% 323 88.9% 92.3% 227 85.9% 89.4% St. Clair College - Anishinabek 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 10 60.0% 60.0% Educational Institute St. Clair College - Chatham campus 82 87.8% 87.8% 68 86.8% 86.8% 91 85.7% 91.2% 94 86.2% 89.4% St. Clair College - Windsor campus 127 95.3% 95.3% 102 92.2% 93.1% 232 90.1% 92.7% 123 87.8% 91.9% St. Lawrence College 165 94.5% 95.2% 141 94.3% 94.3% 169 89.3% 92.9% 138 92.8% 94.9% St. Lawrence College - Brockville 56 89.3% 91.1% 39 87.2% 87.2% 41 82.9% 90.2% 41 90.2% 90.2% campus St. Lawrence College - Cornwall 44 95.5% 95.5% 2 100.0% 100.0% 57 91.2% 93.0% 47 91.5% 95.7% campus St. Lawrence College - Kingston 65 98.5% 98.5% 100 97.0% 97.0% 71 91.5% 94.4% 50 96.0% 98.0% campus Total writes from applicants who 3,920 91.1% 94.2% 3,907 92.1% 94.2% 4,292 89.1% 93.9% 3,714 88.0% 91.9% graduated from Ontario RPN programs Total writes from applicants who 55 94.5% 96.4% 15 86.7% 86.7% 8 87.5% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% graduated from Ontario RN programs* Grand total 3,975 91.1% 94.2% 3,922 92.1% 94.1% 4,300 89.1% 93.9% 3,717 88.1% 91.9%

*This row refers to RPN applicants who completed an Ontario RN baccalaureate program but who applied for RPN registration. Applicants do this for a variety of reasons, for example, if they have been unsuccessful registering as an RN or if they want to be registered in both nursing categories. 5 Nurse Practitioner Exam Writers5

In 2019, 292 Nurse Practitioner (NP) applicants to CNO wrote one of the NP exams at least once.

5.1 NP exam pass rates by attempt

Table 5.1: Overall NP exam pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 273 96.3% 272 90.4% 274 98.2% 283 97.9% 290 98.6% Second 17 94.1% 10 60.0% 11 90.9% 10 100.0% 2 50.0% Third 4 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 —

5.1.1 Ontario-educated NP exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

Table 5.2: Ontario-educated NP exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 248 97.2% 246 91.5% 228 97.8% 214 97.7% 217 98.6% Second 15 93.3% 7 71.4% 9 88.9% 7 100.0% 2 50.0% Third 3 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 —

5.1.2 NP exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt

Table 5.3: NP exam writers educated in other Canadian provinces or territories: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 23 91.3% 26 80.8% 31 100.0% 46 97.8% 52 100.0% Second 1 100.0% 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 — Third 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 —

5In this report, the term “Nurse Practitioner” or “NP” refers to applicants seeking registration as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 26 5.1.3 Internationally-educated NP exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

Table 5.4: Internationally-educated NP exam writers: Pass rates by attempt

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Attempt Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate Writes Pass rate First 2 50.0% 0 — 15 100.0% 23 100.0% 21 95.2% Second 1 100.0% 1 0.0% 0 — 1 100.0% 0 — Third 1 100.0% 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 —

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 27 5.2 First-attempt pass rates for French-language NP programs in Ontario

Two Ontario universities offer NP programs in French: Laurentian University and University of Ottawa.

Exam writers can choose to write their registration exam in either English or French and can change their choice on subsequent attempts.

Table 5.5 shows 2015-2019 ﬁrst-attempt pass rates for applicants from French-language NP programs in Ontario and the languages in which the applicants wrote their exams.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 28 olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 29 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 5.5: Graduates of Ontario French-language NP programs: First-attempt pass rates by program and language of exam

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Ontario NP Language Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate Writes Pass Rate program of exam French 3 100.0% 1 100.0% 0 — 0 — 0 — Laurentian English 16 100.0% 9 88.9% 8 100.0% 11 100.0% 15 100.0% University Total 19 100.0% 10 90.0% 8 100.0% 11 100.0% 15 100.0% French 0 — 3 100.0% 7 85.7% 1 100.0% 0 — University of English 22 100.0% 20 100.0% 11 100.0% 13 100.0% 13 100.0% Ottawa Total 22 100.0% 23 100.0% 18 94.4% 14 100.0% 13 100.0% French 3 100.0% 4 100.0% 7 85.7% 1 100.0% 0 — Grand Total English 38 100.0% 29 96.6% 19 100.0% 24 100.0% 28 100.0% Total 41 100.0% 33 97.0% 26 96.2% 25 100.0% 28 100.0% 5.3 First-attempt and year-end pass rates of NP applicants by specialty and On- tario university

In Ontario, 10 universities offer NP nursing programs. There are three NP specialties: Primary Health Care, Adult and Paediatric, and some universities offer programs for more than one specialty. Table 5.6 shows Ontario NP applicants’ ﬁrst-attempt pass rates by university and specialty. It also shows year-end pass rates for Ontario NP applicants whose ﬁrst attempt was during that year.

College of Nurses of Ontario – Nursing Registration Exams Report 2019 30 olg fNre fOtro–NrigRgsrto xm eot21 31 2019 Report Exams Registration Nursing – Ontario of Nurses of College Table 5.6: First-attempt and year-end pass rates of NP applicants by specialty and Ontario university

2016 2017 2018 2019 Specialty and Ontario university First- First- Year- First- First- Year- First- First- Year- First- First- Year- Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Attempt Attempt End Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Writes Pass Pass Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate

Primary Health Care Programs 185 93.5% 93.5% 167 98.2% 98.2% 157 100.0% 100.0% 176 99.4% 99.4% Lakehead University 13 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% 4 100.0% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% Laurentian University 10 90.0% 90.0% 8 100.0% 100.0% 11 100.0% 100.0% 15 100.0% 100.0% McMaster University 15 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% McMaster University - Post-Master’s 1 0.0% 0.0% 1 100.0% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% Queen’s University 20 95.0% 95.0% 9 100.0% 100.0% 10 100.0% 100.0% 14 100.0% 100.0% Queen’s University - Post-Master’s 1 100.0% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% Ryerson University 32 90.6% 90.6% 17 100.0% 100.0% 13 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% Ryerson University - Post-Master’s 1 100.0% 100.0% 8 100.0% 100.0% 6 83.3% 83.3% University of Ottawa 23 100.0% 100.0% 18 94.4% 94.4% 14 100.0% 100.0% 13 100.0% 100.0% University of Ottawa - Post-Master’s 1 100.0% 100.0% 7 100.0% 100.0% 3 100.0% 100.0% University of Toronto 21 95.2% 95.2% 25 96.0% 96.0% 21 100.0% 100.0% 26 100.0% 100.0% University of Toronto - Post-Master’s 0 — — 0 — — 4 100.0% 100.0% University of Windsor 12 100.0% 100.0% 12 100.0% 100.0% 14 100.0% 100.0% 14 100.0% 100.0% University of Windsor - Post-Master’s 2 100.0% 100.0% 0 — — 0 — — Western University 27 88.9% 88.9% 17 100.0% 100.0% 15 100.0% 100.0% 20 100.0% 100.0% Western University - Post-Master’s 2 100.0% 100.0% 2 100.0% 100.0% 1 100.0% 100.0% York University 12 75.0% 75.0% 19 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% 17 100.0% 100.0% Adult Programs 49 81.6% 87.8% 46 95.7% 95.7% 42 92.9% 97.6% 32 96.9% 96.9% University of Toronto 45 80.0% 86.7% 44 95.5% 95.5% 35 91.4% 97.1% 22 100.0% 100.0% University of Toronto - Post-Master’s 4 100.0% 100.0% 2 100.0% 100.0% 7 100.0% 100.0% 10 90.0% 90.0% Paediatrics Programs 12 100.0% 100.0% 15 100.0% 100.0% 15 86.7% 93.3% 9 88.9% 88.9% McMaster University 1 100.0% 100.0% 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — University of Toronto 2 100.0% 100.0% 14 100.0% 100.0% 13 92.3% 100.0% 9 88.9% 88.9% University of Toronto - Post-Master’s 9 100.0% 100.0% 1 100.0% 100.0% 2 50.0% 50.0% 0 — — Grand total 246 91.5% 92.7% 228 97.8% 97.8% 214 97.7% 99.1% 217 98.6% 98.6% 101 Davenport Road Telephone 416 928-0900 Toronto, Ontario Toll Free (Canada) 1 800 387-5526 Canada M5R 3P1 Facsimile 416 928-6507 www.cno.org E-mail [email protected]