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Hi everyone

I've been a nurse for 6 months and am just looking for insight into the NCLEX exam from those nurses who have made the move to the states and gone through the process. I have an Adult Nursing degree. My main question is, will I be allowed to even sit the NCLEX with just this or is getting some obstetrics and mental health experiences needed? I'm going to start reading around it all today but any insight or advice about this would be appreciated, I'll be checking back here now and again. I was hoping to just get the exam done early as I know moving to the US must be a long, long process.

Thanks very much in advance for any help

Metrorphan

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the Nurse Registration forum

You are applying to be a licensed RN and NCLEX is just a part of that process. RNs in the US are general trained so your transcripts must show both clinical and theory hours in Paeds, Mental Health, Obstetrics and Adult. Any deficiencies will result in you not meeting requirements

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Thanks for the response Silverdragon102

I thought as much. I'm sure there are nurses here from the UK who have made the move. Do you happen to know how they typically go about fixing their deficiencies and outstanding hours? Im wondering if seeking out and volunteering at different places would be the way to go about it. I really wish there was a transition course that existed for the exact purpose of fulfilling missing criteria of nurses who wish to move. Things would be so easy haha.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Volunteering and work doesn't count. The clinical and theory in all areas must be done in a school of nursing. Those that I know successfully made the move had completed the old UK generalist tract and were able to secure clinical/theory from a midwifery program to have all mandated generalist areas covered. I've not seen anyone recently successfully transition to the US/north America as a specialized nurse

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Really?? Thanks for the info. But damn. It's sounding rather impossible.. I wish the UK kept a generalist nursing course. Well, I'll keep scouring the internet for some sort of loophole. If anyone here from the UK has somehow recently made the move, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
Really?? Thanks for the info. But damn. It's sounding rather impossible.. I wish the UK kept a generalist nursing course. Well, I'll keep scouring the internet for some sort of loophole. If anyone here from the UK has somehow recently made the move, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Nursing/healthcare is not universal it's always recommended to attend school in the country where you intend to live and work

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

I am not sure why the UK changed their training, at the time many of us thought it was wrong but that is what was decided and considering how the UK currently pays the universities obviously train for people to work in the UK and not move abroad. Is that right well only the powers that decide can say one way or another

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Nursing/healthcare is not universal it's always recommended to attend school in the country where you intend to live and work

One of the selling points of nursing for me as well as wanting to help others was the prospect of being able to work anywhere in the world as a nurse. That they're needed everywhere. Well I guess I could have done more research hahaha. I guess moving to the US would mean starting nursing again.. it's really a shame.

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I am not sure why the UK changed their training, at the time many of us thought it was wrong but that is what was decided and considering how the UK currently pays the universities obviously train for people to work in the UK and not move abroad. Is that right well only the powers that decide can say one way or another

Like I said it is a real shame. Then again I loose it makes sense why they changed things. Keep more nurses in the country etc. I hope "When there's a will there's a way" applies to my situation. Appreciate your input though

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
One of the selling points of nursing for me as well as wanting to help others was the prospect of being able to work anywhere in the world as a nurse. That they're needed everywhere. Well I guess I could have done more research hahaha. I guess moving to the US would mean starting nursing again.. it's really a shame.

I've seen that nursing is in demand world wide only from marketers and non-nurses. Sadly it's an image perpetuated around the world. Even nurses doing missions overseas aren't often doing clinical nursing but case management and teaching of the local nurses. America doesn't have general nursing shortage but a short supply of two things 1. Jobs (due to budget and reimbursement cuts) and 2. Experienced specialty trained nurses especially in the highly specialized areas such as pediatric critical cardiology, specialized OR, NICU

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