Quebec nursing exams pass rate goes back to normal [Video]

The revised nursing entrance exam process seems to have paid off. After the number of failures soared in 2022 and 2023, pass rates rose from 63 per cent in September 2023 to 94.6 per cent for the exam held on Sept. 23.

This means that clinical settings will be able to count on an additional 2,760 nurses. This is the highest number of new candidates to enter the profession since at least the previous two cohorts. In March 2023, 1702 graduated, and in September 2023, there were 1940 new nursing professionals.

“These new nurses are in a position to play a pivotal role in healthcare in all regions of Quebec,” said Luc Mathieu, President of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ), in a news release.

Results for the entrance exam had dropped significantly in 2022. In September, the pass rate was 51.4 per cent, and by March …