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1. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   Were the members all from the Phillippines? I know the Phillippine nursing schools have concurrency problems. But is this occurring with other schools as well?

2. Can a Foreign educated RN now licensed in the USA apply for an RN-to-BSN program?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   PS. I am a US citizen and do not have the issues of English language requirements/social security. I am more wondering which schools, preferably online, are available for foreign educated grads (I am a US citizen and speak American English).

3. Can a Foreign educated RN now licensed in the USA apply for an RN-to-BSN program?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   I am actually a US citizen, and speak English perfectly. I would like to do the online RN-to-BSN programs, such as the one at Arizona State. Why is going to a brick and mortar school versus an online school better for grad school?

4. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   hey do you know if The Nairobi Hospital Cicely McDonel Nursing program is better or should I go to KMTC for my RN? Cicely is smaller so I thought that might be better for learning. But maybe KMTC has better facilities since its largest? Why did you l...

5. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   Also, is it important that I get a BSN or would an RN be accepted just the same to work in the USA (say Texas or NY)? I want to later complete an RN-to-BSN program in the USA so I qualify for various US masters programs that only accept accredited BS...

6. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   Does anyone know ANY foreign nurses getting accepted into California in the past few years?

7. Can a Foreign educated RN now licensed in the USA apply for an RN-to-BSN program?

   joannanairobi posted a topic in International

   Are there any foreign educated RNs now working in the USA who got into an RN-to-BSN programs? I am also a US citizen. My education would be from Kenya.

8. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   I have heard that CA has stricter rules on equivalencies of education, especially as of the last year or so, so even if I took NCLEX, my education at The Nairobi Hospital may not be accepted by the CA BON. Is there a way to verify a specific nursing ...

9. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

   joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

   What year did you apply to work in Texas? Did you have your bachelors of nursing or just an RN license? Does it matter which you have when applying to work in USA? Did you apply to other states and get rejected, or just Texas and get accepted? Thank ...

10. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

    joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

    Thanks for the replies thus far. I am hoping a Kenyan or other African educated nurse who has applied for and successfuly acquired a nursing license in CA can advise me on the possibility that I could, as a US citizen, attend nursing school in Nairo...

11. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

    joannanairobi replied to joannanairobi's topic in International

    Yes please could you answer a few questions? Can I transfer to the states without any experience or should I get some experience, and how much, before transferring? When did you start your RN license transfer to Texas, and how long did it take? What ...

12. US Citizen with Kenyan RN, transfer license to CA?

    joannanairobi posted a topic in International

    Hi I am a CA, USA resident. I am traveling in Nairobi Kenya and want to complete my RN degree here and transfer back to CA to work there in the future. I am a US citizen so I am assuming the process will be much easier than a non US citizen. Can some...