US Nurses Wishing to Work Overseas

Hi EarthMama9,
I have never lived in South Korea but my husband is AF and we are currently stationed in Germany. As an LPN you can work on the military base in a few different capacities. You could work as a Tricare liaison (this is always a LPN position). You can work on the nurse line where you give advice for those that call in with medical questions or wondering if they should go to the clinic vs the ER, etc. I also know a LPN here that works as the safety officer making sure everyone in the clinic is up on their training and CEUs and also making sure the clinic maintains their standards for accreditation. As a RN you can work as the New Parent Support Nurse or as the WIC consultant.

I know University of Phoenix is a reputable school that the military will pay for, even for you as a spouse. I know they do ADN to RN, but not sure about LPN to RN.

Hope this helps some. I'd definitely look at usajobs.com and search under the base you are going to. That will help you know what is available to you at that base.

Wishing you the best of luck!
Laura

Hi,
I just had a question..I m a US citizen already..but I wanna do Nursing in India..because my family s back in India...So The thing is that I just want to study in India but I want to come back to US because by that time my family would b in US too..so I wanted to know that If I do Bsc Nursing in India, what will I have to do to work in US ?? do I have to study again to work in US or just the state exam and the other CGFNS exam ???

Thanks.. I need quick help

Even if USC you will be classed as International trained if trained outside the US and have to meet that requirement when applying to BON. You will also have to sit NCLEX and pass

Thanx Silverdragon102 for ur reply
when applying to BON..What does BON stand for ?
so I should do Bachelor s degree in Nursing to meet the requirements rght ? I would take recommendations..thanks

BON is Board of Nursing and would say BSN is probably the better route to take

Hi guys,

I was recently speaking with a friend of mine who's husband (along with herself and their kids) is posted overseas with the foreign service and she was mentioning that there existed such position within the foreign service called 'specialist' positions, one of those being a medical officer. I got onto the foreign service website and read a little bit about everything and it had some really good information concerning accreditation, hiring requirements, etc. but I was wondering if anyone here had first (or even second) hand knowledge of this kind of work. I understand that all these positions are hired through the US government and have nothing to do with the countries they may be located in, but does anyone know what medical officer work with the foreign service entails? I'd just like to learn as much as I can about nursing options abroad. Thanks!

Hi all, new to this site. I too would like to know about nursing opportunities with US embassies abroad (perhaps as a staff RN, but not a Medical Officer?), or other similar options. My situation is this: I am currently applying to accelerated second degree BSN programs, to start in 2010 (I have my B.A. in Psychology, but I am NOT yet a nurse). After I had already begun my applications, my boyfriend got word that he had gotten his dream job with the Department of State, which will require him to travel internationally and work at various US embassies for the course of his career, staying at each post for 1-3 years. I was originally under the impression that an RN from the US could travel to other countries and work with relative ease. However, after doing some research online (and reading posts here), it seems that may not be the case. Does anyone have any insight into the possibilities of maintaining a nursing career while living a military-type lifestyle (i.e. moving from country to country, every 1-3 years)? Am I crazy to think I could pull it off? Thanks so much.

I'm here trying for the same -how to transfer my lpn to Mexico. Any news would be good news.

Are there any US citizen/US educated nurses out there who have successfully worked in South Africa? If so, I'm wondering what your experience was like. Were you able to live a comfortable lifestyle with the salary there? Where did you work and what were the working conditions like? I'd really appreciate any info you have. I absolutely loved Cape Town when I was there 7 years ago (before I decided to be come a nurse) and am trying to get back. Thanks!