Nursing Over Seas

NedRN · Jun 9, 2016

The agency named Worldwide is your best bet. Not sure they can place you in Britain, but perhaps BVI or Bermuda will work?

Ireland is virtually impossible but the UK is very doable and you might as well get started on your registration there. Australia and New Zealand are also short of nurses so you can work there as well. All three may effectively require a BSN.

April_Cali-RN · Jun 9, 2016

Thank you for this helpful information.

guest769224 · Jun 9, 2016

Ireland is virtually impossible

Why's that?

April_Cali-RN · Jun 9, 2016

I'm curious about this too. When I went to Ireland in December, almost every local I talked to gave me the same response when I told them I was a nurse - that there's a nursing shortage in Ireland. If there's a shortage, I'm wondering why it would be difficult to find work over there.

K+MgSO4, BSN · Jun 9, 2016

I'm curious about this too. When I went to Ireland in December, almost every local I talked to gave me the same response when I told them I was a nurse - that there's a nursing shortage in Ireland. If there's a shortage, I'm wondering why it would be difficult to find work over there.

Yes there is a shortage but the health service is unable to recruit to fill the vacancies as the HSE is so cash strapped. Most of the healthcare delivered via hospitals is public and funded by the HSE.

Check out http://www.publicjobs.ie to see the current public hospital vaccancies. Also public jobs have to be offered to citizens of Ireland first, then Europe then the rest of the World.

You could try some of the few private hospitals in Dublin, Galway etc. Or nursing homes...

K+MgSO4, BSN · Jun 9, 2016

Australia and New Zealand are also short of nurses so you can work there as well. All three may effectively require a BSN.

Australia has a nursing shortage in rural and remote areas. The metro hospitals on the east coast are unable to place the graduates from their grad year.

NedRN · Jun 9, 2016

Ireland is almost impossible from reading reports of those who have tried - and tried really hard. Even those with say native Irish grandparents find too many hurdles to successful licensure and work permits. There are probably such stories on Allnurses that you can find with a search - that is the ideal way to gather preliminary information anyway.

Perhaps things are different now, urgent needs tends to change procedures but intrenched laws and bureaucracy resists change. Northern Ireland as part of the UK should be possible if they have needs.

April_Cali-RN · Jun 9, 2016

There are probably such stories on Allnurses that you can find with a search - that is the ideal way to gather preliminary information anyway.

I did do research on this subject, and found information on how to apply to the NMC, etc.; however, I could not find information specific to what I was looking for. Thanks.

NedRN · Jun 10, 2016

So I searched here for Ireland. The first relevant thread linked said that 4,500 clinical hours in nursing school is required. I don't think any nurse in the US outside of diploma nurses get that much.

The next thread linked said non-EU nurse applicants are required to have five years of experience.

Of course, no way I would know if either statement is accurate but it does suggest high hurdles to cross consistent with other stories I've heard.

Argo · Jun 10, 2016

I have had offers in germany and Switzerland contingent on me learning medical German. No thanks... was advised that the work visa was not a big deal there because they are also short specialty nurses. Most socialize health countries have shortages in staff and funding except in private facilities where cash is king.

kbrn2002, ADN, RN · Jun 10, 2016

I casually looked into Australian requirements a little while ago as I have a sister-in-law that lives there and the requirements were rather strict. From the best I can figure from trying to translate what they expect without a BSN licensing as an RN is not likely if not impossible. Their licensing requirements are totally foreign to me, it is different levels of nursing and not just PN or RN and I was having a bit of a difficult time trying to decipher what level an ADN with experience would be. Then there are the visa requirements which are totally separate from the nursing requirements. Again, different categories of work visa's that were a difficult to decipher with all the legal mumbo jumbo.

I can't say as to Ireland's and the UK's requirements but you should be able to find out what is required as far as degree, work experience and visa requirements with a google search. Be prepared to be a little confused if their official websites are as confusing as Australia's are.