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There is already past writeup on record due to extreme short-staffing. New administration like fire or suspend staff. Many times our unit end up with no CNA since most of them are either suspended or fired. Worried about staying there for one more month and one more writeup I'm over. I could not even sleep at night now due to this.

But the facility has a very high turnover rate and fires nurse left and right. The facility are so short of staffing now they even offer sign-on bonus while the other hospitals in the area don't do it at all. Working there everyday is like suffering, extremely short-staffing, overworking, worrying anything can go wrong and lead to being fired, or even reported to the board.

It may be a stupid question. Say, if I start working at a place last year January, if I resign in December, does it viewed as 1 year experience or 11 months only? If the work environment is horrible and endangers your license and you are very worried and anxious every day. Would you stick there for another month to make it 1 year on resume or would you just quit right now even if it is just 11 months experiences? Lots of places require 1-year prior experience, Does it worth it to hold on for another month, even if working there feels like walking on the edge of a cliff? Any opinions?

Just want to say, most people start thinking about next step far in advance than 60 days. People start to ask questions even before they start nursing school. Always good to have a plan B. Especially for foreigners, abide all laws and rules of this country, be a good person, stay away from any trouble, illegal work, DWI, drugs. Be a person with morals. try your best, and hang there. There is always a way out for people who abide laws and rules, who work hard and work smart, who are motivated and willing to work hard twice or three times or four times than other people. Good luck to OP. I'm sure many other people in similar situation will read this thread. A lot of them will have bachelor degrees already. Hopefully they can have some thoughts and get some useful information that can help them for their future.

No need to worry about tuition or living expenses if going for PhD programs. Almost all PhD programs provide students, especially international students, with assistantship and tuition waiver. All they need is study hard, work hard at labs, research. Yes, the OP is an international student with no spouse. Going for a PhD is an option, actually maybe a very good option.

One more suggestion for foreign RNs who graduate from US schools, when visa quota is not available. Do something you can control, don't sit there becoming out of status. Things you can do: 1) If you are an ADN, go get your BSN first. 2) If you already have a BSN, go for MSN or PhD studies. The PhD studies do not have to be in the same or similar areas. You can apply for PhD studies in any area in your interest, as long as you take enough pre-requisites. I have friends who are foreign MDs but later on go for MS in computer Science and PhD in electrical engineering. I heard somebody who has a BA in music and went for PhD in biology and now working as a research scientist in a Cancer institute. 3) In your studies, work as hard as you can. Get as many published papers as you can. Achieve as many research achievements as you can. Actually I remember data says majority science and engieerning PhD graduates from US are foreign students on F1 vsia. So obviously this is a way out for people who are really motivated and willing to work hard towards their goals.

There are extra 20,000 H1b visa being created beyond 65,000 annual quota. These are for people who graduate from US schools with advance degrees. Research-oriented non-profit organizations are not subject to H1b quota. Visa petitions can be applied at anytime of the year, and the beneficiary can start working immediately once it is approved. I'm not from PI, many RNs I know here used to be spouses of H1b visa holders, or their spouses are F1s doing PhD programs. After finishing PhD programs, chances of working with H1 at a research-organization is, very high. In fact, I have couple of old high school classmates go straight from F1 students to tenure-track professors at US colleges. And most of Rns I know get GC from their spouses through NIW or Eb-1, not by themselves. But I also agree these rules do not apply to people who do not have spouses. But if one is motivated, one can continue study PhDs in nursing/health science/other related areas. And if one is a real good researcher, with a PhD degree, job offers will be plenty after graduation, and immigrations will not be a problem either, in any western countries.

The biggest chance for these non-resident RNs in US to be able to work, is, from their spouses. Lots of them have spouses working on H1, some are researchers in universities with PhD degrees. Generally speaking, many H1s can apply for GC based on Employment. EB2 is current for the ROW. Once labor certificate is approved with a category of EB2, spouses can file 485 concurrently, and get EAD within 3 months. For those whose spouses are researchers or post-docs, working in universities not only give them opportunities to apply for special H1b, these H1bs are quota-exempt, mean absolotely no lottery or limit on the number per year, and can be applied and start at anytime of the year, but also give them a chance to apply GC by themselves. As long as the research is good, with good papers, publications, they can sponsor themselves for GC independent of employers. Eb1 category is current for all the countries, EB2 is current for countries other than China and India. If one is not married, or spouse not in US, if one has a previous non-nursing Bachelor's degree, one can try H1b lottery. If one has an advanced degree from US, their chances of winning H1b lottery is much higher. From that point, one can apply for GC based on employment on H1B. Some people have foreign MD degrees, or a MS in biology, etc. It is easy for these people to get a job in the research lab of the universitites. Of course, pay is not that good compared to RN, but you get a H1b without worry about lottery.

Hi Suzanne, Do you know what is the estimate time of working just to keep the hands from getting cold? I understand it is difficult to find a part-time job for a new graduate. In case there is a possibility, what will be the amount work time that the person can still be considered stay in the field, and do not need a refresher course later on if decided to go full-time? thanks.

Hi, Silverdragon102 , suzanne4, I have a question. If a US nursing school graduate get RN license (fully, unrestricted, with all documents such as SSN, work authorization, etc.), but the person does not want work as an RN for family reason, career reason (another career etc.), will the license expire? In other words, does a person have to work a minimum hours to keep RN license active? thanks

Is their accelerated BSN for people with RN license already? Cause the website does not say they are accrediated by state board of nursing. Is it true that only graduates from stated accrediated programs can take NCLEX? I've seen many BSN programs accreditated by NLN, but not by state board, they require their students to have RN license before they enter the program.

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if a 3.5 GPA in nursing courses look competive for a CRNA school? I have two Bs in first two nursing courses, two As in two Nursing pharmacology courss. My overall nursing GPA in the first year is 3.13. I figure out the best Nursing GPA for me would be 3.59 The rest Science & math classes, I got all As. I plan to take as many hard Science and math courses as I could after graduating from nursing school. I have a strong interest in these classes. I enjoy them and find so mcuh fun there, and my grades in these classes are always excellent. Right now, the two Bs from nursing courses annoy me sometime. I'm studying my butts off this summer for the next two semester. But for the past two nursing classes, the two Bs will not change. Just don't know if it is a big deal or not.

In my class, there are a couple of students, their kids alrady go to college, so I assume they are late 40s or early 50s. they are all doing great. So I think age is not an absolute factor. There are people who are in the 30s and are on disability for 10 years already. If in a good sahpe, somebody's 50 is another person's 30s.

Excellent tips. Thanks for sharing. Time time time, that's the trick. Also study hard on the notes. I concentrated too much on the NCLEX-Review books last year, and missed some easy questions that could be answered correctly if I studied notes. So I would say: 1) Concentrate on NOTES first. 2) Do some exercises questions related to Notes. Good luck to all of you already in the CRNA schools. And I admire you who get 4.0 in the nursing school.

What do you mean nursing school grades are inflated? As far as I know, in the diploma school I'm in right now, and in a ADN program close by, good grades are extremely to get. And only 94 and up are A. Below 87 is C, below 80 is a fail. My ex-classmates in the pre-nursing program, they are in an ADN program now. They were straight A students in pre-nursing program. Last time I met them, they all got C in Nursing I except one student, who got B. And in the diploma program I'm in now, as far as I know, most students get C, some get Bs, haven't heard anybody else get A in Nursing I or II yet, though I think some do get As in the Pharmacology class.