Foreign BSN, US citizen, no work history--employable in NY?

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I'm a recent Philippine BSN graduate and am looking to apply for NY licensure by examination. The application is still pending and it will be a longgg wait. I'm still in the Philippines, but if I decide to relocate to NY within this year or early next year, I'm wondering how likely it will be for me to land any job in health care? I wouldn't mind being a CNA for a while, for example. What are my options?

For what it's worth, I am a US citizen with a previous physiology degree from UCLA. (I was raised in California.) Unfortunately, I have zero work experience. So how employable am I? My only other pertinent information is that I was once licensed as a CNA in California, but I never worked as a CNA because I only used that certification to apply to certain California nursing schools. I was accepted to one but had to drop out after 2 days because of a family tragedy. And for this and other reasons beyond my control, I would end up finishing my BSN in the Philippines.

Thanks for the advice!

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Focus on the exam first, then all will follow. Its hard to get a job here based from experience but if u persevere and just keep working on it u'll be fine. Goodluck!

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Focus on the exam first, then all will follow. Its hard to get a job here based from experience but if u persevere and just keep working on it u'll be fine. Goodluck!

Only an excellent nurse could reply so therapeutically! You must be a gem in the field. Even the username is telling. Thank you, one1morestep.. :)

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Only an excellent nurse could reply so therapeutically! You must be a gem in the field. Even the username is telling. Thank you, one1morestep.. :)

Haha! that was overwhelming. The key is to not giving up. update me here if u get that precious job. :)

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That will be a while, since I'm still in the Philippines haha. But if and when I do, I'll do just that! Thanks! :)

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