I have some questions if anyone with experience can help. E3 visa.
I have a Bachelors degree in nursing- Bachelor of Nursing Science.
I have RN and advance EEN (LPN) experience in Nephrology and dialysis and emergency.
I chose the Child Client- as my elective, as in Australia we don't do paeds or OB as part of the usual curriculum. I'm hoping that my 6 month elective will suffice for the paeds part. The OB part i have no idea how to gain as you would have to do the midwifery degree here in Australia. (any help help would be greatly appreciated!)
I would prefer not to go with nursing agencies- such as Avant and conexus- i think its because i think they are all fake.
Questions:
1. Confused on NCLEX, you have to apply to BON in the state you would like to work, but when i go on their websites, it seems like some require you to already have passed the NCLEX, which is rather confusing.
2. Do you have to go through the CGFNS before you can sit NCLEX so they can determine if your degree is good enough?
3. Is it a back and forth thing between applying to your BON and sitting for NCLEX, like half the application is filled then you can sit NCLEX and then the rest is processed after NCLEX is passed?
4. Has anyone from Australia been successful in getting hired in the US without an agency? I would like to work in the south either Arkansas, Ohio or Kentucky. Would you say the process was nearly impossible to trying to apply by yourself?
I get asked this all the time: "why do you want to work there (USA)?
Ill clarify: I feel the US is my home, i have been going there my whole life, my nana is an american citizen, her mother is also one and her husband (my great grandad) a Native American Indian, my mother was born in the US military in Singapore to an Australian father who had the choice of her having either a Singapore passport american passport or Australian, he chose Australian, so i am unable to petition for any US visa other then working. We have been trying for a family visa for nearly 10 years but due to the year my mum was born the laws have not been grandfathered for women to take citizenship from their mother.
Hey, yeah working in Seattle is ok. I was offered a job at one of the hospitals here but then it was rescinded because of the visa. I ended up getting a job at a big clinic here that has a surgery center. In New York I worked at a big hospital. The pay was MUCH better in NYC - unlike Australia, pay varies wildly from state to state and even hospital to hospital. It was tough taking the pay cut in Seattle but the taxes aren't as high here so it wasn't as bad as I initially thought. I'm a 4th year nurse and the pay average is around $35/hr. In NYC i was getting closer to $50. I've been told California has the highest pay. So you can really do well here as an RN.
I'm still navigating the California issue - they wont tell me how many hours i'm 'deficient', it doesn't really matter as they just want you to do the courses all over again regardless. Some colleges do offer the Peds and OB courses on their own but from my research there aren't many (they want students to be enrolled in the whole nursing course rather than just take two of the courses). The ridiculous thing is that they want you to do various pre-requisites AS WELL AS the OB and Peds courses - so before you can even get to the courses, you have to pass various intro courses and general knowledge tests. It's disheartening and frustrating for sure but it's not impossible. Pre-rec requirements vary from college to college.
I've been told they prefer you to do the courses in Cali but they'll take education from other states that is pre-approved.
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!
HI, not sure if you are still present on this forum but i would love to hear about your experiences.
Amonitzer
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HI, not sure if you are still present on this forum but i would love to hear about your experiences.