Graduate in the Philippines to take NCLEX in California

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HI, I'd like to ask if someone has the same sitch as me and what they did.

I am a graduate of Manila Doctors College last May 2011.

I'm back here in California. I am a permanent resident (green card holder). I have read on the CA.RR.GOV that I do not need to take the Philippine local boards or the cgfns and the toefl exam to take the NCLEX.

I have already accomplished my livescan and sent in my application and paid 150$.

Now they have sent me a letter requiring me with the following things:

1. Class schedule for the nursing program completed at MDC

2. Transcript for all education and training sent from MDC

3. Enrollment forms during my nursing years

4. Clinical rotation schedule and/or student logbook reflecting dates, instructor's signature and location of clinical training completed

5. Social security card

6. Passport and visa

I have no problem with numbers 2,5 and 6. But my the others I don't know how to get. :( I don't have a copy of my class schedules anymore, and so as my enrollment forms for 4 years. and most importantly, the clinical rotation schedule with dates and instructor's signature. :( HOW WERE YOU GUYS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT? I'm self reviewing for my exam and going to the library everyday, but right now i cant focus because I don't know how to accomplish these things. :(

I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE CAN GIVE ME AN ADVICE ON WHAT'S THE BEST THING TO DO.

Specializes in MS and LTC.

go back to the philippines and get all the information. or take the boards there. that would be a lot alot cheaper than the tuition i paid here in the united states to go to nursing school.

Specializes in MS and LTC.

for international graduates it says. submit copy of license or diploma of the country you were educated in. there is no way to take nclex without a diploma or license from another country.i think you need a social security number also.

:) Yes, I am Filipina.

hi can you help me,i dont have local exam also yap i'm a filipina also.and new here..hope you can help me.

Feel free to email me at [email protected]

It took me around 2 to 3 months to accomplish everything that I have listed above. It's quite fast.

I do not have a local license, I didn't bother taking the local board exam.

With regards to TOEFL, hmmm, I studied for 5 days. I borrowed the ETS book for TOEFL from the library and I practiced for the speaking section by recording and timing myself. I can't say its easy but I got a 112 out of 120. The score needed to pass is 86.

Feel free to email me if you have other questions. I have deactivated my FB account to focus on my nclex review.

Hello all. I'm a pinay RN who came here to California in 2009 because of my husband's petition. I don't mean to be pessimistic but I would discourage people from coming here to California (im not sure of other states). There is an over supply of nurses. Lots of new grads here cannot find jobs, even nurses with experience have a hard time looking for jobs. The work is much more stressful than working in the Philippines (you're more independent, families are more educated with more questions, they are more demanding, MDs are jerks, laws are much stricter,etc). There is lots of overtime. In some places, RNs work over time but they don't get paid. The starting pay is normalls $30/hr in Cali. But heck, expect 25% of that to go to taxes and other deductions. Standard of living is VERY high. Expect at least $1k for a small 1 bedroom apartment plus you need to buy a car (at least $300/month). If you have one job, not much will be left to buy things u want. So if I were to turn back time, I would have chosen another country. Maybe the grass is greener somewhere else.

To TinkerBelle_18: It's nice to hear from someone with some outside experience like yourself, thanks! Yes, from you say and what a few others have mentioned here, the toughest part even after getting the RN license is the finding of a job anywhere.

I read in one of the CA nursing postings, that the 2011 CA BON survey reveals there is almost a 50% unemployment status of CA new grads, plus to be qualified as a new grad we must have graduated within the first year to apply and once we pass that 1st year, we are not thought of as new grads any more. So here we sit waiting for our testings to be done and by then, we will miss the application time after passing the NCLEX (if we pass the first time).

Are you a RN in CA now? What do you know about jobs if one wants to be an LVN in CA? I see that those jobs are even more rare now and that some hospitals are replacing them with BSN's or letting LVN's go and using CNA's? A friend of mine says that most LVN's are those that have already doing some kind of work in that hospital or clinic or that most are hiring students from the local colleges that did some clinical experience there.

Hello all. I'm a pinay RN who came here to California in 2009 because of my husband's petition. I don't mean to be pessimistic but I would discourage people from coming here to California (im not sure of other states). There is an over supply of nurses. Lots of new grads here cannot find jobs, even nurses with experience have a hard time looking for jobs. The work is much more stressful than working in the Philippines (you're more independent, families are more educated with more questions, they are more demanding, MDs are jerks, laws are much stricter,etc). There is lots of overtime. In some places, RNs work over time but they don't get paid. The starting pay is normalls $30/hr in Cali. But heck, expect 25% of that to go to taxes and other deductions. Standard of living is VERY high. Expect at least $1k for a small 1 bedroom apartment plus you need to buy a car (at least $300/month). If you have one job, not much will be left to buy things u want. So if I were to turn back time, I would have chosen another country. Maybe the grass is greener somewhere else.
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yup i'm an CA now. LVNs are also having a hard time looking for jobs. Most hospitals now do not have LVNs. So most LVNs work in skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes) or hospice or home health.

I worked in a nursing home before and i HATED it. As an LVN there, u will have at least 30 patients, you will give them ALL their oral/IM/SQ/Gtube meds, do blood sugar checks, report any change in condition to the MD, carry out orders, attend to families' calls/questions, do your charting, etc. Believe me, with this type of job u will barely have time to sit or have a break. These nurses also work overtime and do not get paid for their overtime.

For home health or hospice, you will need to drive around a lot to go to patient's homes or facilities. I believe you will need some nursing home experience with this because u will be alone in the field and independent.

yup i'm an CA now. LVNs are also having a hard time looking for jobs. Most hospitals now do not have LVNs. So most LVNs work in skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes) or hospice or home health.

I worked in a nursing home before and i HATED it. As an LVN there, u will have at least 30 patients, you will give them ALL their oral/IM/SQ/Gtube meds, do blood sugar checks, report any change in condition to the MD, carry out orders, attend to families' calls/questions, do your charting, etc. Believe me, with this type of job u will barely have time to sit or have a break. These nurses also work overtime and do not get paid for their overtime.

For home health or hospice, you will need to drive around a lot to go to patient's homes or facilities. I believe you will need some nursing home experience with this because u will be alone in the field and independent.

Yes, I have to say after doing some asking questions, doing some self research, it seems like the demand of LVN's is getting less and less of hospitals needing such workers.

With many places trying to reduce the cost of running them, they are only looking to hire CNA's (for the much lower pay rate than an LVN worker so having to only pay half of an LVN wages) and hiring more RN's to make up the difference.

So now I wonder for those looking into becoming an LVN will not be marketable later and going the LVN to RN path will be faced with even harder job opportunities. As we all know, just to apply into an LVN - RN program already has several hundred or more applicants with 20-30 openings. I see where even the local LVN grads are not able to find a nursing job and those that do get the job did their clinicals in that hospital.

Yes, I'm not sure I would want to do the HH job either, especially with the cost of a car, fuel, insurance and the upkeep.

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
Hello all. I'm a pinay RN who came here to California in 2009 because of my husband's petition. I don't mean to be pessimistic but I would discourage people from coming here to California (im not sure of other states). There is an over supply of nurses. Lots of new grads here cannot find jobs, even nurses with experience have a hard time looking for jobs. The work is much more stressful than working in the Philippines (you're more independent, families are more educated with more questions, they are more demanding, MDs are jerks, laws are much stricter,etc). There is lots of overtime. In some places, RNs work over time but they don't get paid. The starting pay is normalls $30/hr in Cali. But heck, expect 25% of that to go to taxes and other deductions. Standard of living is VERY high. Expect at least $1k for a small 1 bedroom apartment plus you need to buy a car (at least $300/month). If you have one job, not much will be left to buy things u want. So if I were to turn back time, I would have chosen another country. Maybe the grass is greener somewhere else.

Excellent post. I agree with all of it.

I think we have the same question, i graduated also in the Philippines and just last February we moved here in USA. I don't know if u can take the Licensure examination here even without getting our local board examination there in the Philippines.

Please hep us what to do.

Thank you

windel

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I think we have the same question, i graduated also in the Philippines and just last February we moved here in USA. I don't know if u can take the Licensure examination here even without getting our local board examination there in the Philippines.

Please hep us what to do.

Thank you

windel

It will depend on the state you wish to live and work in. Best thing to do is check their BON website out

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Hello. I don't know if I remember it right, but I thought you are an immigrant/citizen? I'm an immigrant. Are CG and TOELF really needed? THanks

If the state requires it then yes it is required

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