fabienne

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1. Internship/volunteering US hospital

   fabienne replied to fabienne's topic in International

   thank you guys! @Ginger's Mom: I am not in school anymore, graduated in nursing 7 years ago and work in the emergency room now. So I will have to arrange all this by myself)-:

2. Internship/volunteering US hospital

   fabienne posted a topic in International

   Hello everybody, I am turning to you guys with a question I have about volunteering at a US hospital. I am a RN from Switzerland and I am interested in doing an internship/volunteer work at a US hospital for one or two months. I know I won't be allo...

3. Volunteering in US hospital

   fabienne posted a topic in International

   Hello everybody, I'm turning to you guys with some questions that I have about volunteering in a US hospital. I am a RN from Switzerland and I have worked here for 6 years as a nurse. My finacé is American. He is currently living in Switzerland with ...

4. Looking for info about Nurse jobs in Netherlands, Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

   fabienne replied to JohnN's topic in International

   we need nurses here in Switzerland...you have to be fluent in German though...also,people here speak Swiss German,not even easy to understand for a foreigner who speaks fluent German

5. Nursing degree in europe

   fabienne replied to SUZETTEWILLIAMSON's topic in International

   I am a nurse in Switzerland and I have never heard of nursing schools where they teach you in English. Not in in Austria either. They have international schools in Geneva, so I am not sure what the situation is like there.

6. CGFNS versus CVS for New York State

   fabienne replied to fabienne's topic in International

   as I stated before I am thinking of trying to get a licence in New York as this seems to be faster than doing the CGFNS route. I would like to work in Virginia though and I am not sure if I would be eligible to be licenced by endorsement there or wou...

7. CGFNS versus CVS for New York State

   fabienne replied to fabienne's topic in International

   does anyone know how long it takes for the New York BON to get back with you once CGFNS sends your papers to the BON?

8. CGFNS versus CVS for New York State

   fabienne posted a topic in International

   Hey everyone, I have been an RN in Europe for 5 years and I am looking into possibilities to eventually be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN. My boyfriend lives in Washington,DC so that's where I eventually would like to work. Virginia requires the CG...

9. Work as Nurse Practitioner in Switzerland

   fabienne replied to emtneel's topic in International

   I am a Swiss citizen and I work there as a RN. Nurse practitioners( or Pflegeexperten as we call them ) usually don't work in immediate patient care here. It's mainly in management, research,etc...Living in Germany( border area) and working in Switze...

10. Nursing in Switzerland

    fabienne replied to silentsiren4's topic in International

    No, I still work in Switzerland. I am in Virginia at the moment but will be going back to Switzerland this weekend. i haven't started the NCLEX process yet..I still have a long way to go... I live in the German speaking part of Switzerland so the sys...

11. Nursing in Switzerland

    fabienne replied to silentsiren4's topic in International

    I am a Swiss citizen and I went to nursing school here...it's true,i didn't have to pay to go to nursing school as the government pays for a lot of the expenses. I would assume though that it is not free for international students. feel free to email...

12. Swiss RN starting off as CNA-question

    fabienne replied to fabienne's topic in International

    thank you guys for your feedback.I actually don't plan on coming to the US on a fiancé visa so as you all told me, the situation looks much more difficult then. I am a little confused,not sure what's the best thing to do...

13. Swiss RN starting off as CNA-question

    fabienne replied to fabienne's topic in International

    So I would basically have to find an employer that sponsors my visa if I don't come to the US on a fiance visa, is that correct...?Sounds pretty much impossible as there's enough CNA's who wait to get hired I guess... it might still not be a bad idea...

14. Swiss RN starting off as CNA-question

    fabienne posted a topic in International

    hi everybody, I am a RN with 5 years of experience and I was trained in Switzerland. I am looking into possibilities to start a career in nursing in the US, most likely in Virginia as my boyfriend lives there. I know that the process of getting lice...

15. questions about CNA program from a foreign trained RN

    fabienne replied to fabienne's topic in CNA/MA

    thank you very much for your response...I was actually thinking the same thing.it's probably worth spending the 1000 Dollars on the course as it might also make it easier to find a job...