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1. What's the best path to a nursing degree to be able to work in both US and Australia?

   down_under posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been accepted to the Accelerated BSN program at NYU and am looking at other programs as well. I thought about obtaining my nursing degree in Australia but have read about many potential obstacles I may encounter with trying to work back in the ...

2. Down Under: How difficult is it to work un the US with an Australian Nursing Degree?

   down_under replied to down_under's topic in Registration

   An now the dilemma to this plot thickens: Becoming an RN in the states via an Accelerated BSN Program may not be good enough to allow you to work in Australia anyhow!?@#%$*!?? suzanne4 wrote on another thread: Please be aware that many of the accel...

3. Down Under: How difficult is it to work un the US with an Australian Nursing Degree?

   down_under replied to down_under's topic in Registration

   Hi Mrd, I have recently gone through the process of getting ATT (and subsequently passing NCLEX), and did not find it too difficult getting my nursing degree (from New Zealand) recognised in the US. However, you will need to be aware of a few 'hurdle...

4. Down Under: How difficult is it to work un the US with an Australian Nursing Degree?

   down_under replied to down_under's topic in Registration

   Thanks so much everyone for their input. I've done a few more hours of research on all the different threads and found this concerning: Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between a "Bachelor of Science in Nursing" and a "Bachelor of Nurs...

5. Down Under: How difficult is it to work un the US with an Australian Nursing Degree?

   down_under posted a topic in Registration

   Hello everyone, I am in the process of making a decision on nursing school. I am hoping to obtain an Accelerated BSN degree, as I have already have a BA in Psychology and an MSW in social work. I have been working as a social worker for the past 12...