Hello! I'm Russian educated nurse (regular general 3-years RN course) and is residing in Massachusetts now. I applied to CGFNS for CP and my documents are under evaluation process which might take quite a long time. I'm ready to hear that I am required to take some additional classes to get more credit points.
But I would not like to waste my time awaiting the results from CGFNS - I would prefer to join some college program right away regardless of results I'll get from CGFNS. What I need is to choose the right program and college, and any advices from those with the similar experience will be highly appreciated.
MA BON told me the most important disciplines are medical and surgical nursing, mental and psychiatric health, mother and baby nursing + pediatrics - all these subjects were taken by me in Russia though some are termed differently from those in US. That is why I'm not sure how it will be considered/evaluated by CGFNS at the end.
Does anyone know which classes I might be required to take as extra (for sure or most likely) or which classes might not be considered to have enough credits judging from one's own experience - preferably Russian educated nurses?
Hi, Natasha. I hope they will accept all the subjects. My cousin just started nursing college in Russia. I want her to come here when she is done with school. A lot of my coworkers are Filipino educated nurses, who went through CGFNS. They told me that TOEFL is not required if you take it through New York State and Oregon. And then they endorsed it to my state.
Lagertha, TOEFL is not an issue for me, but your cousin's case might be different, I understand. I heard that NY is one of the easiest places to pass through the whole procedure while California is one of the toughest. I live in Massachusetts, and may share my experience with you or your cousin when I'm done with it - no problem. There were some crucial points when I was preparing documents for CGFNS I would prefer to know beforehand. That might save you time and nerves. If you're interested - you may write to my personal email [email protected], I'll explain in Rus. Where does your cousin study?
Hi Natasha. My cousin is a student at ÑлиÑтинÑкий медицинÑкий колледж. I would appreciate any info regarding diploma eval process. She has 2.5 more years to go. I hope CGFNS will evaluate your diploma as adn in nursing. Thomas Edison state college accepts foreign diploma plus you have bachelor degree; they might accept some credits also. It is online program.
Hi Lagertha, yes I hope I'll get as much as possible in my situation from CGFNS. Be ready, it may take upto about a year from the moment of application to the admission to NCLEX, and you can't control the situation. I applied my docs yet in July but only a couple of days ago CGFNS finally accepted them (after a number of additional verifications) and ready to start evaluation which may take another 1-2 months. Meanwhile, I'll highly appreciate if you tell me in more details about your work as CNA (any advices, hints / whatever you find useful to know beforehand). Thanks!
Lagertha
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Hi, Natasha. I hope they will accept all the subjects. My cousin just started nursing college in Russia. I want her to come here when she is done with school. A lot of my coworkers are Filipino educated nurses, who went through CGFNS. They told me that TOEFL is not required if you take it through New York State and Oregon. And then they endorsed it to my state.