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My wife and I are both RNs. We are considering relocating to NV. Anybody know the procedure to transfer our licenses from WA to NV?

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

contact the nevada state board of nursing , they will help you !! the encomony here is not great and some hospitals have hiring freezes. keep us posted on your move !! take care

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Specializes in SRNA.

I don't believe northern NV (Reno, Carson City) has the same economic impact and poor employment opportunities. On the other hand, it's not the most exciting place to live.

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We're in no hurry. My wife has Seasonal Affective Disorder. We just don't want to spend another dark cold wet winter in the Pacific Northwest. Forks is only 3 hours north of us, where all the vampires lived in the Twilight books. She may have exagerated but not much. My wife loves the southwest, and spent three years in Arizona before she met me. She wants somewhere warmer dryer and sunnier.

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How easily you are able to find jobs may depend a lot on your specialty and experience.

My husband and I are relocating to Las Vegas, and we were both lucky enough to have verbal job offers within a few days of submitting our resumes. The "official" offer came a few days after that, when HR and all its ducks in a row.

I was completely surprised at how fast everything came together, since I'd read a lot on these boards about how slowly the wheels of HR can grind. I was fully expecting it to take several weeks.

Our temporary NV licenses came in within about 2 weeks. We just have to get the fingerprint cards in and done and we should be good to go with our permanent licenses.

Good luck!

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