Dual Citizenship and Licensure in New York State

[danglorr]

Hello!

I'm a 4th year nursing student at a known school of nursing in the Philippines. I have dual-citizenship from being born in New York, USA, and from my mother being a Filipino citizen at the time I was born (both parents are full-blooded Filipino, though). I plan to go back to the US for work and I have read many documents regarding dual citizenship and foreign education and I'm having a hard time deciding which to consider since the documents never answer the issue considering both dual citizenship and licensure.

My questions:

1. According to my mother, since I am a US citizen anyway, I can go straight to taking the NCLEX. Is this true? Or do I have to take the local boards to even be eligible to take the RN licensure exam in NY?

2. I did not take NSTP since it is not required of dual citizens. If I do need to take the local boards, will I be treated like a Filipino citizen, and have to take the NSTP?

3. The CGFNS needs to verify my education in the Philippines, and I'm not worried about that since my school is well-known. However, there is a "concurrency" issue I've heard regarding the hospital duty rotations. I did not take my OR lecture at the same time as my OR rotation, and some of my other friends did not take their Pedia and/or OB rotation as the same time as their respective lectures. Will this be an issue in being approved by CGFNS? Or any place I'd want to work?

4. How many actual birth/assist/initial care cases and/or OR cases does NY require? I hear in California they require 5 cases, and I can't find any document telling me how many cases I'd need to be approved.

So far these are my main concerns. I hope someone could assist me and make this experience smooth and not-so-complicated. Thank you!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Each BON will have their own requirements on what a nurse who trained outside the US have to meet. I would suggest you contact the BON and ask them whether a license would be required and whether cases need to be current or ok if not current.

Because this is pertaining mainly to registering as a nurse in the US moving to the Nurse Registration forum