Externship questions from overseas trained nurse

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Hi guys,

I'm from overseas , don't think I'm stupid it's just different educational system in USA, so could you tell me do you have to pay for extern and intership? and how long is that? I graduated nursing back to my country(2 year college) and I've been working as a home health aid for all this time 24 hours, 5 days and and it's very depressive and pay is not great also.

I realy want to work as a nurse but I don't know how to start, what to do.

I have 2 children back there and I see them ones a year and I want to bring them here but I have to make sure that I have a job I can depend on.

any info will be very helpful for me.

thank you :redpinkhe

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

For most hospitals, an "externship" is a job that is designed for nursing students. The hospital pays the student to help the nurses deliver patient care. The student earns money and also gains experience that may help him or her get a job after graduation.

For most hospitals, an "internship" is a job that is designed for a new graduate nurse -- someone who has graduated from nursing school and has passed the NCLEX examination and has a Registered Nurse (RN) license. Internships are best described as long, indepth orientation programs for new graduates to help them transition from the student role to the staff nurse role.

A few hospitals use the term "intership" to describe their jobs for student nurses, but I think that is less common these days.

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Thank you llg,

does every LPN school requiers tests to enter the school? when I have a nursing background?

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Specializes in Med Surg, Tele, PH, CM.

I think few nursing schools require an entrance exam like they did when I was a student. Most now assess you on grades achieved in pre-requisite courses. The fact that you are licensed in another country may give you some points. Have you checked out the license exam for foreign-trained nurses? Heard it was difficult.

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I think few nursing schools require an entrance exam like they did when I was a student. Most now assess you on grades achieved in pre-requisite courses. The fact that you are licensed in another country may give you some points. Have you checked out the license exam for foreign-trained nurses? Heard it was difficult.

Hi ,

no I haven't , where can I check it?

thank you.

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