Nova Scotia Nurses union unhappy with criminal background check plan

Jul 21, 2008 - 1:30 pm


The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia will start requiring all prospective Nurses to conduct a $30 Canadian Criminal background check. The must pay for the background check themselves.  An honor system is currently inplace and all nurses must report any criminal offeneses on their annual renewal.  The college executive director thinks that requiring the prospective nurses to pay for their own background check is prohibitive and she feels that the honor system is working.  

We agree that having prospective candidates pay for their own background check may force them to apply elsewhere.   There is a shortage of nurses in the United States and Nova Scotia nurses may do well to travel south of the border. 

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