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CRNE Prep in Vancouver is Now a Reality

Mike Catherall
October 05, 2009
Nursing students preparing for the CRNE need all the help they can get. The CRNE (or Canadian Registered Nurses Exam) is a comprehensive challenge at the end of their regular studies where four years´ worth of material is condensed into one rigorous multiple-choice exam. It puts the knowledge and determination of even the most diligent students to the test.

Unlike the LSAT, GMAT or MCAT (for law, business and medical students, respectively) the CRNE does not have a defined preparation course that can be taken in advance. However, to answer the demand, two enterprising nurses, both graduates from UBC´s Masters o Nursing program have stepped up to craft an effective prep program.

Marlene Burrows sand Laura Housden founded PRIMED Educational Associates this year to guide Vancouver nursing students through the labrynth of questions that the CRNE will pose.


They offer a two-day (8 hour/day) intensive course a few weeks before the exam. The course is custom-designed by the Laura and Marlene to address the very kinds of questions the CRNE will ask.

The course is reasonably priced, at $250, including lunch. Also, as a part of PriMED´s guarantee, they offer a free course for those who need to write again.

So far, the course has been a great success, with almost all of their students passing the CRNE.

If you are a nursing student in Vancouver and you are interested in taking a CRNE prep course, contact Marlene or Laura at: Primed Education
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Mike Catherall

Mike Catherall is the founder of Immersion Creative. 



The idea behind this Vancouver advertising agency is that the best solutions are often found by completely immersing the writer in a client's environment, to get a true feel of the business.

Working from within, Mike can produce everything from TV ads, to websites, to brochures, radio and ambient, all the while creating an online presence that will keep you on the first page of Google.

Mike is an award-winning English copywriter and columnist as well as a former Native English teacher. He has worked for some of the world's most prestigious agencies, including Ogilvy & Mather and Publicis on clients such as Disneyland, Mercedes-Benz, Citibank and Western Union.

For years, Mike worked as a copywriter in Hong Kong. He has also written novels, radio plays, children's books, screenplays, and more than ten blogs. He makes smartphone auto apps as well.

His adventures as an English copywriter can be found here. In his American Chronicle columns, Mike's focus is on sustainability advertising.

His current clients include mattress Victoria retailer, Mattress Choice, as well as CRNE prep course instructors - Primed Educational Associates and the best Vancouver mattress store, Simmons Mattress Gallery.

Immersion's other clients are: Vancouver West End Real Estate Agent, Anthea Poon, Mountain bike armour for Iron Mountain Wear, Vancouver Baby Photographer, Petite Reverie and Gibsons Bed and Breakfast A Warehouse Hide-A-Way.

To find out more, visit Immersion Creative, or call 604 537 1874.

Mike supports the Earth Rising Foundation and cancer-fighting Radiochemistry as performed by the Lapi Lab.

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