mina3102 replied to Shanib's topic in Registration
Hi lola, the road to registration was a long one for me. I had to do an additional course in obstetrics. My advice to you would be to research the state requirements for foreign grads in the state you want to license in and try to include the requir...
mina3102 replied to Trisanah's topic in Washington
The few years is just in my case!! well life got in the way, and then I had to make up the deficiency in OB, plus I moved states so I had to begin the whole cgfns process again lol but I would give it a good six months to a year to get everything don...
mina3102 replied to Trisanah's topic in Washington
hey :) I did OB through Deakin in Melbourne. The course co ordinator is very helpful with advice. The course spans about a semester so you could def. do both peds and ob at the same time within a semester. It isn't anything very challenging, just tim...
mina3102 replied to Trisanah's topic in Washington
Hey everyone I know this is a late reply but I am an Australian Div 1 RN from Melbourne and have gone through the whole process of registering here in the states. I also had to make up classes in Obstetrics. Got lucky on the Paeds because I knew I w...
mina3102 replied to casserooni's topic in Immigration
hi i was just reading above and would love if somebody could let me know about completing the required courses at a community college. I really dont want to go back to Australia to finish the requirements... would reallllly appreciate ANY info! :) p....
Thanks for your reply i'm glad you found a college that will let you take the classes you need! I'm residing in Illinois but it's comforting to know that it's possible to find colleges that will allow you to take only a few classes! Thank You and Go...
mina3102 replied to casserooni's topic in International
depends on what you define as easy? lol :) I guess the only thing that we dont have to worry about is the English Language requirement. That's one step easier I guess...
mina3102 replied to casserooni's topic in International
hey there, i just thought i'd say hello, i'm a new australian grad whose husband is american...looks like i have to complete all these extra requirements also. Not happy Jan! Although we did cover those subjects in my nursing course...Just thought i...
hi i'm in the same situation as you... (r.n australian trained, now in the us) just wondering if you had any luck with finding a way to complete your courses for nclex eligibility? would love to know how you went with completing the requirements.