PurpleDelight

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1. Refresher Course

   PurpleDelight replied to kemifair's topic in New York

   I graduated 2 years ago and haven't worked. Do you think I should take a refresher as well? Also live in near NYC area

2. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Career Support

   Sorry for the typos

3. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Career Support

   Thank you so much for your story. Here is mine: My family moved to the US 12 years ago from Nigeria. We all came here with G-1 visas because my father is a Nigerian diplomat. I started 7th grade here and continued through high school and graduated va...

4. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Career Support

   Yes I was here legally for 12 years. My status expired. The immigration system is so flawed that an education nurse with a BSN who has been here since middle school cannot work. Anyway, the work permit I had was only for a year and no one would hire ...

5. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Career Support

   Despite all this I did the best I could to further my education so I chose to go to nursing school. I had some hope that a miracle would happen and I would work but that hope is gone now. And nursing school was basically a waste of time.

6. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Career Support

   that is how messed up the immigration system is. There was nothing I could do. There was no way for me to go from "nonimmigrant" to "permanent resident". The only option was to get married and have my husband petition for me. Well that's not realisti...

7. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Career Support

   it is not an option. I barely know that place. I haven't been there since age 11. If I did go back it would be total failure on my part. I would be extremely depressed. Also knowing that people who have been here illegally have received work permits ...

8. I will never be a nurse

   PurpleDelight posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone. I guess this is just me mourning the loss of what I worked so hard for but was taken away from me. I graduated from nursing school on Dec 2012 with my BSN, magna cum laude. Passed the boards April 2013. It has almost been two years and I...

9. Should I Take an RN Refresher course?

   PurpleDelight posted a topic in Career Support

   I graduated from a BSN program in Dec 2012 and passed the boards in April 2 2013. Since then I haven't been able to work in an acute care environment. I got into a home care agency last month and only had a two week case (it was only 5 hours a day gi...

10. Will I Ever Get A Hospital Job?

    PurpleDelight replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Job Hunt

    I know someone whose visa expired while she was in college (Physician's assistant). It was expired for 3 years then she found an employer sponsor. I also know another person who is working in a store and came to the US on an tourist visa (which expir...

11. Will I Ever Get A Hospital Job?

    PurpleDelight posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Happy new year everyone! I graduated Dec 2012 and passed my boards April 1st. Because I was an international student with OPT employers would not hire me. I went for two hospital job interviews and one of them told me they don't sponsor and that's wh...

12. Will I Ever Get A Hospital Job?

    PurpleDelight posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Happy new year everyone! I graduated Dec 2012 and passed my boards April 1st. Because I was an international student with OPT employers would not hire me. I went for two hospital job interviews and one of them told me they don't sponsor and that's wh...

13. Will I Get A Hospital Job?

    PurpleDelight posted a topic in Career Support

    Happy new year everyone! I graduated Dec 2012 and passed my boards April 1st. Because I was an international student with OPT employers would not hire me. I went for two hospital job interviews and one of them told me they don't sponsor and that's wh...

14. Will I Get A Hospital Job?

    PurpleDelight posted a topic in Career Support

    Happy new year everyone! I graduated Dec 2012 and passed my boards April 1st. Because I was an international student with OPT employers would not hire me. I went for two hospital job interviews and one of them told me they don't sponsor and that's wh...

15. F-1 student graduating with BSN.... needs help!

    PurpleDelight replied to yoojin257's topic in International

    What did you eventually do? I am in the same situation you were but my OPT expires in 2 months.