Hi there . . .

[jbro31]

Hi I am new, my hubby found this website and suggested I join. I am currenlty a 3rd year student in England. Qualify next August, long-term I am considering moving to the US as I have friends out there and it has always appealed to me. Anyone know more information about getting over and how long you need to be qualified for before being able to get a job etc. Many thanks. Jx

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

Thanks to you all actually I am a bit lost trying to find my way round but will get there eventually. I am looking at relocating to Pheonix. We have friends there and he already knows someone who does the recruiting at a hospital there ( don't know which I imagine there are many). But it is something we had already thought about especially with the way things are over here being so dire (NHS jobs etc). I will try checking out those bits you mentioned. I will be doing (hopefully) my management placement on a surgical ward which includes high dependency patients which I have worked on before and I reallly enjoyed. Am about to do my next placement in ICU which I am looking forward to and have just done one in A&E so I am getting a good taste of things. We do a short stint in the other branches but like you say they may not be long enough (particularly the child we only get a short one on that). But we do 4 weeks on mental health and learning disability. Anyway I will have a mooch round and see what I can find, many thanks for your support. Jx

Hi welcome to all nurses:welcome: you will soon get used to the web site and how to find things but if you do have a problem please PM for help and advice.

I am a UK nurse who lives in Phoenix, I have been here just over a year now.

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

if i were you i would try to swap those four weeks on learning disability placement to a maternity placement if you can.

unfortunately its very common for newly qualified students not to fulfill the criteria but sometimes there are ways around it, i think some places offer extra certified courses, for which there is a link on this forum somewhere.

have you done any problem based learning on the 3 areas silverdragon talked about as this can sometimes be put as theory hours on your nursing school transcript, this may make all the difference.

good luck, its a long hard journey, but well worth it im told:)

You a lot of RN's over here-do just 2 years nursing to be a Registered nurse have to do lots of pre-requists which is theory based before they get on the training courses.

I met a nurse who just finished and she had done no med/surg nursing and did 3 weeks on a med surg floor to qualify.

[RGN1]

Are you trying to say I talk to much

Absolutely not:lol2:!!