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Aug 19, 2009 04:24 AM

URGENT!!!! Need advice please.....

by rowell

Good day to everybody... I am so happy and lucky at the same time that I find a thread like this which is very informative... I just need an advise because next sem I am planning to take up LPN in St. Augustine School of nursing (by the way Im a second courser.)actually my father who is a permanent resident in US had already petitioned me under FB2 category, and hopefully my papers will come out on 2011, I just wanna know if i can practice my lpn there in US when I arrive? i also have a nurse brother in canada and he told me that he can also sponsor me to go there... I just want everything to make sure because I heard alot about lpn grads who cant find jobs in US or in canada..I dont want to waste my time and also my money taking up course which in the end I will be able to use... i need your immediate advise please... thanks and God Bless Us All...

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from traumaRUs
Old Aug 19, 2009, 06:38 AM

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Hi and good morning. I will move your post to the International Forum where it will get more answers.
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from rowell
Old Aug 19, 2009, 06:55 AM

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thanks... i just hope i can find answers to my querry and eventually will help me dcide on what I need to do. thanks again
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from Silverdragon102
Old Aug 19, 2009, 07:16 AM

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No one can predict whether you can get work as a LPN but may find it easier with RN. The issue with Canada is that you need a local license and the Philippines do not offer this. Each state or province for the US and Canada will have their own requirements
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from rowell
Old Aug 19, 2009, 07:55 PM

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Actually it was my brother and my father who encourage me to take up LPN here in the phils and they will help me with my studies, but what i read from here about LPN's gave me a second thought, like there is no shortage of lpn's or even nurses in the US, etc... Second semester is fast approaching and Im still undecided yet... I really need a lot of advises from here that will help me land into a nice decision. Thanks...
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from 5cats
Old Aug 19, 2009, 08:45 PM

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There are so many other professions, do you really want to become a nurse to start with?

If yes, why are you looking at the lpn in the philippines, when this type of nurses doesn't seem to be accepted there at all (not possible to registrate/practice)?

If not why wasting money, if you are family sponsored why not looking into other jobs? Plus there are plenty of other professions that would make you eligible for immigration.

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from MedSurg32RN
Old Aug 19, 2009, 08:48 PM

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I would check with the Board of Nursing to see if they would let you sit for the NCLEX PN. If you check the stats from the NCLEX you will see only a few hundred a year are allowed to sit for the board. My guess the majority of these test takers are BSN students who failed the RN NCLEX.

LPNS are usually limited to working in nursing homes and in my area even nursing home jobs are hard to come by.
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Old Aug 19, 2009, 09:24 PM

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Each state is different. Find out where you want to work, and make sure that they will accept LPN there. Not all states will recognize LPN courses.

If you're going to St. Augustine in the Philippines, why not do their RN program. If it's the same St. Augustine that I've heard of, I've heard many good things about that school. Also know that there's not a nursing shortage here in the US like one might think. Maybe in the backwoods of Kentucky where nobody wants to live (sorry kentucky residents, just an example) you might be able to find work but no guarantee. Most people want to live on each end of the coast and that's where you'll have a hard time finding work due to the fact that there are many unemployed RN's who were educated here. Good Luck in your studies.
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Old Aug 19, 2009, 10:06 PM

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Then maybe i should take up BSN instead, but what bothers me right now coz I guess I will be going to take it for 2 or 3 years, what if I haven't yet finish my course and my papers will come out, is there a posibility that I can continue my nursing course in the US or Canada? Thank you very much
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Old Aug 19, 2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rowell View Post
Then maybe i should take up BSN instead, but what bothers me right now coz I guess I will be going to take it for 2 or 3 years, what if I haven't yet finish my course and my papers will come out, is there a posibility that I can continue my nursing course in the US or Canada? Thank you very much

How long ago did you father petition you ? Usually a family petition takes a very long time and you should not pass up on that opportunity.

If you are planning to work in the Philippines you need a BSN. If you come over after you complete the PN program you could try to take the NCLEX and then get into LVN- RN program. It would be hard to transfer PN credits to the US without completing the program. LPN programs are only a year in the USA. Best of Luck.
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