Newly grad and needs advise...

suzanne4, RN · Aug 24, 2007

hello everyone! Just a thought in mind from a newly grad like me, im being positive with this retrogression thing going on..
i think its beneficial for us, newly grads, that its taking place now and later when its time for us to apply for a visa, there will be available visa already since its like delaying everything for those who applied ahead of us..
With that we have time to process and complete our requirements for licensure as well as for the immigration.. Although no one knows when it will be lifted up, i just have this positive feeling that it is really beneficial for us.. just a philosophical thought

It is not a point of being pessimistic or optomistic, the issue is that there are far more applicants than there are visas. There are less than 10,000 per year for those from your country, and that includes all that are being petitioned by their employer. And there are many more than that that are already waiting in the processing at this time. And take into consideration that there are more than 632,000 actively enrolled in BSN programs in your country. So even if there were new visas tomorrow, there is no guarantee that anyone is definitely going to get one. US immigration has final say on that, not your employer or attorney. But the fact is that many wish to work in the US, there is not enough room for them, and not even enough room for all of the graduates from programs in your country. It is already hard to even get a nursing job there to start with.

With more and more starting, it is just going to get even more difficult. It is just being honest how things are done over here.

RNHawaii34 · Aug 24, 2007

(for you new nurses what does this mean? working here, you have been given more tasks and more paper work to do, your patients are sicker than what they used to be coming in the hospital and you will have more patients-per-nurse as well as be asked to stay for an additional 8 hours and you can't say "no" to your supervisor.)

i am so 100% agree with you. sometimes it makes me wonder, even with all these new computer technology that we have available...it seems like our work is not getting done, and it is getting worse. not only we are understaff, but pretty much, nurses who wants to work overtime do feel sorta burned out, and ohhh, my aching feet:o.......gosh, i will they could give us like a free vacation to some swiss alps, french country side, remote italian villa.....ahhhhhh...wishful thing me.....

luvahmi · Aug 2, 2008

hi, i have the same problem too! i took the nursing board exam last june 2007 and im waiting for the results. waiting for two months is too long. piece of advice, get out, find work. I understand that we have to have excellent english if we want to get employed (aside from passing the NCLEX) in the U.S./Canada, thats why i applied as a call center agent. I have to admit my written and spoken english have improved a lot, but its still not perfect. I sound like an american too. :)

So whats your next plan? what is your next step if you pass the local boards or not? (heaven forbid) me? ill continue my work in the call center and quit 2 months before the december board exam to start reviewing. But if i pass, ill continue working and quit after 6 months (bond with the company)

by the way im earning BIG in the call center, bigger than what R.Ns are earning here. Im planning to use the money that i have saved to finance my nclex review.

Ei I find you very responsible huh, earning money to finance NCLEX. Me, my parents are the once financing,. I appreciate you, so smart. Well I just want to thank for the message bowt NCLEX 3500. Don't know how to send a private message. How is it, anyway? Thanks..