Like many foreign trained nurses I never expected the obstacles I'm up against with the NMC trying to get licensure in the UK as an RN!
I am a UK citizen, I trained as an Enrolled Nurse in Scotland then moved to the U.S. soon after finishing nursing school. I am of course talking about the late 70s!
After an in person visit to the NMC, explaining my situation, several months of returned forms for ridiculous reasons, numerous very early phone calls, (I live on the west coast US) many emails. All I have managed to accomplish is RN7 level2, in other words they will basically let me practice as a now defunked Enrolled Nurse or a CNA!
We won't mention the expense of this as they took fees to read it me to the register and fees to apply as a "real RN". Dispite all the information, forms, copies of transcripts, degree etc they can't quite understand what the problem is!! REALLY!!! I would basically earn minimum wage as aposed to my 6 figure salary here!! AGAIN REALLY!! I joked with the male assistant on the phone at the NMC that I'd be retired before they'd complete my application, there was dead space for a few seconds before I said, "I'm joking", then he laughed. Now after the RN7 level 2, I know it's true!!!
Any comments or advice would make me feel better!!
