Nursing in France

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I'd like to work as a nurse in Paris. I have dual american/italian citizenship so I think I'm able to work in France (I've never worked in Italy, only US). I've lived in France before so am familiar with the culture, language, etc. I was wondering what other nurses' experiences of working as an RN in France are. Is it easy to find work? What type of nursing jobs are most common? Anybody worked/working at the American Hospital? Pay? Or any other thoughts you might have.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from anyone.

Mark

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We have had a few members post about working in France, have you tried looking for them? You will also need to get registered in France so posts by Fred_ID may help. See post 56 here https://allnurses.com/members/204904/

Having dual citizenship will help as will being fluent in French

Good luck

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Thanks for the lead. I'll have to take the time to sort through all the French legal language. Do you or anyone know if it's true that France doesn't recognize a US nursing diploma? It seems ludicrous to repeat nursing school again.

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If you check that thread I linked to I think towards the end there are a few US nurses that post there about problems they had or are having

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I'm still learning to navigate this website, having just joined yesterday. How do I get to post 56 in the link you sent me. I clicked on the link, but then can't find the post.

Thanks again.

mark

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Apologies, posted wrong link try this https://allnurses.com/international-nursing/nursing-in-france-51801.html

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got it! thanks again.

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