Promoting Quality in Nursing Education in Canada through a Canadian Examination for Baccalaureate Nurses

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Cynthia Baker, RN, PhD
Executive Director
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
Ottawa, ON

Abstract

Since its creation in 1942, the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing’s mandate has been to foster high-quality nursing education in Canada in the interest of healthier Canadians. To this end, the Canadian Examination for Baccalaureate Nurses/l’examen canadien du baccalauréat en sciences infirmières (CEBN/ECBSI) has been developed and will be launched in 2020. Its purpose, what the Canadian Examination for Baccalaureate Nurses designation signifies and the development of the examination are described.

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