Lpn? Rn? Bsn? Help me out here ;)

She may have come over when H1-B visas were available. To work under a green card now, the two year overseas degree is not accepted. These types of visas are no longer available and things are much tighter now. To even be able to apply for the green card, you have to go thru Visa Screen and thet wo year degree isn't accepted by them.

However, if the nurse trains in the US, then there is no problem.

Your friend can also be on an F-1 visa, and with special permission from immigration, is allowed to work after one year here. There are quite a few things that you may not be aware of.

The biggest major difference is that they cannot do the initial shift assessment, no matter which state. That is strictly limited to the RN role, whether it be ADN, Diploma, or BSN. There are many facilities that use LPNs in quite a few roles. I used ot work with several in ICUs in major teaching facilities and they were able to do almost everything that the RN could. Again, it depends on the state that you are in, as well as the facility.

I have a three year degree from Australia and am licensed as a professional registered nurse here. My course (uni) was called "Bachelor of Nursing".

I also have a one year postgraduate diploma (uni + hospital) in critical care nursing.


I know I'd have to ask each individual school, but do you think I would be able to get direct entry into a MSN course in the US, or would have to make up units since I did a 3 yr degree instead of 4?

Thanks.

I too would highly recommend BSN, but it depends on where you will work. ADN are RNs and can work in hospitals and it takes a little less time. the last year for me will be mostly theory. All my clinical skills will be gleaned from the first two years. The trend is indeed toward BSNs for many states and there are definetely more opportunities and higher pay differential, but in the near future, anyone who is an RN will be able to get hired as long as they pass boards and have clinical skills. I would just skip LPN. LPN are considered less and less in many places. Though they have many of the same understanding of skills as RNs, they cannot perform many of them and are not often considered when discussing patient ratios. If you are gonna spend the time on school, at least do RN.

Just my two cents.