ivyRN987

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1. Nursing in Germany

   ivyRN987 replied to sharkasurf's topic in General World

   Would you mind sharing more of your experience at Landstuhl? Not just the work experience, but the culture, what it was like living in Germany, etc. do most people who work there just do short contracts, or do some people stay on indefinitely? Are yo...

2. NP license in multiple states?

   ivyRN987 replied to ivyRN987's topic in General Nursing

   This is very useful -- thank you!! I will be sure to have my RN license in Oregon (state I'm moving too) well before I attempt my boards.

3. NP license in multiple states?

   ivyRN987 replied to ivyRN987's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your comment -- after doing a bit more poking around on the Oregon Board of Nursing website (the state I plan to move to), it looks like I just have to be registered as an nurse there first (which I can do prior to moving there), and from ...

4. NP license in multiple states?

   ivyRN987 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I graduate NP school in August, and am planning to move soon after I graduate. I've learned (thanks to this forum!) that you can be licensed as an RN in multiple states, but I'm wondering if the same applies for an NP license? Do I need to first be l...

5. Psychiatric NPs in Canada?

   ivyRN987 posted a topic in Canada

   I'm an American nurse in a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) program, and I'll graduate in a year. My husband is Canadian, and we're interested in possibly moving back to Canada one day. However, right now to the best of my underst...

6. Planning to move, where to take NP boards?

   ivyRN987 posted a topic in NP Students

   I'll be finishing my Master's as a Psych NP in about a year and a half, and we are planning to move to California afterwards. I am open to staying here (in Virginia) for a year or two to get some experience first, but I would like to at least see if ...

7. Immigrating to Canada via Family Sponsorship

   ivyRN987 posted a topic in Immigration

   I have posted a few times here before, and I am interested if anyone has any experience immigrating to Canada with family sponsorship? My husband is Canadian (as is our daughter) so I am going to go that route, since I've been told it's much easier t...

8. Registered psychiatric nursing to next level.

   ivyRN987 replied to clairewjs's topic in Canada

   I'm wondering this too! In the US psych NPs are in great demand and make high salaries, which I would definitely do if we stayed in the US, but my husband is canadian and we are going to move north. I am trying to figure out what advanced psych nursi...

9. Mental health nursing in Canada

   ivyRN987 replied to RNcashy89's topic in Canada

   I would like to piggyback on this thread -- I am an American RN moving to Canada in the next few years (my husband is Canadian) and all of my experience (3 years) has been in psychiatric nursing. Here in the states, you can get certified in your spec...

10. Nurse Educators in Canada

    ivyRN987 replied to ivyRN987's topic in Canada

    Thank you! Very helpful, I will look into that!

11. Nurse Educators in Canada

    ivyRN987 replied to ivyRN987's topic in Canada

    I was just asking because I'm interested in becoming a nurse educator but I haven't seen anyCanadian graduate nursing programs offering this specialty, I have basically only seen NP programs, and then a few PhD programs for research. It may be a few...

12. Most in-demand nursing specialties in Ontario

    ivyRN987 posted a topic in Canada

    I am an RN with 3 years experience in psychiatric nursing, which I love. I live in the US but am married to a Canadian and we are moving to the Kitchener/Guelph area in the next year or two. I love psychiatric nursing but am not committed to staying ...

13. Nurse Educators in Canada

    ivyRN987 posted a topic in Canada

    I will be moving to Ontario (probably the Kitchener/Guelph area) in the next couple years to be closer to my husband's family. I am currently in the US. I am considering getting my Master's in Nursing Education at an American university. Does anyone ...

14. US RNs immigrating to Canada: Advice!

    ivyRN987 replied to ivyRN987's topic in Immigration

    I have started applying to the NNAS and the CNO. Do you know if it is possible to get a job offer from outside Canada? I had assumed I would have to live there first and begin my immigration process, but if it will be possible to do my license transf...

15. US RNs immigrating to Canada: Advice!

    ivyRN987 replied to ivyRN987's topic in Immigration

    Good to know, I will look into this. Thank you!