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hi fellow nurses! hope all is well. I'm seeking for advice. So this is what I got in the bag. In 2006 I graduated BSN in the Philippines. I volunteered in a couple of hospitals in 2010 to get experience and was never employed as a nurse. I took Ca NCLEX-Rn and passed in 2010 while i was in the PH. Moved to Ca in 2011 and still working as a private caregiver. April 2016 finally got my RN license valid til 2018. I'm not in a rush to get a nursing job. I want to make sure that I'm properly trained and confident enough before I do that. So my question is should I go for New Rn grad program/s? Get certificates like ACLS, BLS, PALS etc. first? Any advice/info will help. Thank you so much in advance.

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You have been out of school for 10 years without practicing as a nurse. You need a refresher course at a bare minimum. And while you're not in any hurry, I would advise you to get up and running before any more years elapse. You really are not a new grad and would face stiff competition from freshly-minted new grads even if you did apply to new grad positions. Honestly, I don't even think it feasible to attempt ACLS or PALS without at least a refresher course.

You will never be "properly trained and confident" until you've worked for some time. You only have half your education at this point. Working as a nurse gives you the rest of your education and, in time, confidence.

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You have been out of school for 10 years without practicing as a nurse. You need a refresher course at a bare minimum. And while you're not in any hurry, I would advise you to get up and running before any more years elapse. You really are not a new grad and would face stiff competition from freshly-minted new grads even if you did apply to new grad positions. Honestly, I don't even think it feasible to attempt ACLS or PALS without at least a refresher course.

You will never be "properly trained and confident" until you've worked for some time. You only have half your education at this point. Working as a nurse gives you the rest of your education and, in time, confidence.

Thank you and everything you said is true. I'm going to look into that. I know a few people that could pull some strings for me and get me into the workforce quick but I want to do it the right way. I don't want to compromise patients care and my effectiveness at work.

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