HiddenWhat the exam is
The Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination tests the competencies of an entry-level practical nurse.
Regulator: The Canadian practical-nurse regulators. Country: Canada.
Who takes it
Practical nurses who apply for registration to a Canadian regulator that uses it. Check with your regulator whether it does.
Format, as the regulator publishes it
| Item | What the regulator says |
|---|---|
| Questions | Between 160 and 170 multiple-choice questions [1] |
The blueprint covers professional, ethical and legal practice as well as clinical knowledge.
How NurseSim covers it
NurseSim has 100 questions written for this exam. That is fewer than 200, so the simulation also draws on the shared pool of 4,354 registered-nurse questions (4,454 in total) and offers 4 full-length mock exams that share no question.
Every answer comes with the reasoning behind it, and you can sit timed mock exams. Free: 5 questions a day, no card needed. CPNRE is the name of an examination of Canadian practical-nurse regulators; administered by Meazure Learning (Yardstick), which is not affiliated with this program and has not endorsed it.