Struggle to get license in Oklahoma

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Hello,

I have supervised nurses who when to school in your country, their English oral skills were not strong, but in our agency it was a positive. We have a large patient population where the patient's shared the nurse's native tongue. This was a win win experience since the I knew the patients were getting excellent care. These nurses were wonderful nurses and I enjoyed working with them. Also many of the doctors also spoke the same language so I didn't have to worry about nurse - physician communication. I see by searching the internet there are several "Russian " ( isn't that the primary language you speak)?

It would be ideal if you could find you first nursing position in a similar community.

As I mentioned before, to improve your English skills, seek out an linguistic who can give you an honest assessment of your oral English skills.

Growing up my Dad was for St Petersburg Russia, he had a very thick accent, but if someone made a comment about his accent he was very insulted since he worked so so hard to get rid of it. I believe he thought in English not Russian so he was very very comfortable with English.

It has been my informal assessment, if one learns the language before Puberty they can speak the second tongue like a native, but if you learn after you have completed puberty is very very difficult to rid yourself of the language.

I guess my point is, you have proven you have the nursing skills, now you only have to get over this obstacle of speaking English and you can do it. Perhaps if you find some agencies in TX that several this community they can assist you. Best of Luck.

GREAT post ! I have been learning English since i was 6 years old but really had to use it after i moved here at 25 . And there is no way for me to get rid of the accent even if I do speak the language everyday at home.Some people have a very heavy accent and not much of a chance to use the language at home.
I do speak Russian and do work for mostly Russian speaking Home Health agency.Not because of the language barrier but because of the flexibility I have with my two little kids.
But that was a great point you provided!

I am happy FOR YOU!Where are you planning on working? I will try to call you when I can.

Seriously, I have to steam off right now ....

I am trying to help a Nurse we'd like to hire get her OK license endorsed. She moved to the US 21 years ago, the CGFNS does not have her records anymore (they only keep it for 10 years), she has been licensed in NY since 1990 and in IN since 1994 and OK does not accept any of that. She has to redo her credential evaluation with CGFNS, which CGFNS told her she will have to activate her foreign license again. What???

I don't get it. I believe there should be a national license and that's it. Aaahhhh

That's why there's regulation, and when you come here from a foreign country, you have to meet each states requirements. There shouldn't be a national license because each state has their own scope of practice for nurses. Can your friend get her transcripts from her old country and have them redone? I understand it's time consuming, but if you really want something, then you need to do all possible in order to get it. Good luck

Well she came here 21 years ago. She has 2 US licenses already. They have verified her credentials already. I still disagree, there should be a national license. It would make life easier for Travelers particularly and other RN's that are moving as well.

If the CGFNS only keeps records for a certain amount of years, then maybe they should offer people who have used them the opportunity to renew or something like that. I don't see why they should keep everyones record forever, if someone hasn't asked for them for anything and it's been 12 years, I would say it's safe to say they probably wont ask again. But since there is the small possibility that someone will ask for something again, they should be given the opportunity to renew it in order to keep their file active. As far as national license goes, sorry I don't agree with it as each state has their own set of regulations for nurses.