Procedure for BSN in India?

Golden Voyager · Jul 15, 2011

Greetings Nikita,

Another nursing college would be at Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai. I would gladly answer any more questions when you respond.

Kind regards

Golden Voyager · Jul 15, 2011

the following is some information which you might find useful:

i have divided your question into four parts for ease of

understanding.

q-1: is the nursing degree obtained from india acceptable in the us?

if so, what are they and can they be taken in india?

ans: yes, the nursing degree obtained from india is acceptable in us.

"this degree must be provided by a government recognized nursing

school. before starting the degree course, you must have completed

senior secondary school education. after getting this degree, you must

have a minimum of two years of experience. this experience should not

be restricted to only one area of medicine. you must also have

surgical experience. suppose you have worked only in pediatrics

department and you have medical and surgical experience in pediatrics.

that will not be of any help. you must have experience in most spheres

of healthcare (medical / surgical aspects) of adults, children and

maternal areas and in psychiatric and mental health care.

even candidate with diploma in nursing from a government recognized

institute / nursing school can also apply for the job in usa. the

duration of diploma course must be of at least 4 years. however,

before applying, you must have at least a minimum of four years of

experience. again, this experience must not be restricted to only one

field of medicine."

source:

"process details - http://www.namasthenri.com"

http://www.namasthenri.com/nurseusa/education_nurse.htm

q-2: what is the procedure for a medical nurse educated in india to

qualify

for a similar job in a u s hospital?

ans: the first thing that you have to do is to get a passport. a

passport is a document issued by the ministry of external affairs, the

government of india. most state capitals have a passport office that

issues and renews passports. you can approach these offices and get a

passport.

the second thing to look for is a job abroad. there are many ways

available for you to search for jobs abroad. in us, there are more

than 6,000 hospitals and many of them have vacancies for registered

nurses. some of them are ready to support you in getting a green card.

incase if your friend is working in a hospital abroad, you can request

her to look for a job in the same hospital. employee references always

help in getting a job easily. following web sites, which deals in

nurse placement:

http://www.nurseweek.com

http://www.nurseemployment.com

http://www.medhunters.com

http://www.nursesworld.com

http://www.nursecareer.com

http://www.healthcareerweb.com

http://www.nursejobz.com

http://www.healthcarejobstore.com

http://www.nursingnet.org

once you find a suitable job, you can send your application directly.

nurses can work for a minimum period of 40 hours per week. you must

enter into an agreement with the hopsital. in us, each state has a

board of nursing. this board has the legal authority to regulate

nursing in that state. the board is the authority that issues licenses

to nurses. therefore, you have to fulfill formalities that these

boards specify before you start working there. while some of these

formalities are related to your nursing profession, other formalities

are aimed at entering and living in us.

the professional formalities that you have to fulfill are three in

number:

-- getting a cgfns certificate ( http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/index.html

)

-- passing the nclex-rn exam

-- getting a visascreen certificate.

other formalities related to entering into us are the formalities

about getting a visa and other requirements. the entire process will

take a minimum time of about one and a half years.

"test details - http://www.namasthenri.com"

http://www.namasthenri.com/nurseusa/process_nurse.htm

q -2: how would one prepare for these tests and approximately how

much time it would require to do so?

ans: getting a cgfns certificate: this test is conducted by the

commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools (cgfns). this test

is a part of the cgfns certification program. this program is meant

for those general nurses who are educated and / or licensed in

countries other than the usa. to get an application form for the

program, you must approach cgfns. you can send a letter / fax / email

or you can down load the application form from cgfns web site (

http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/index.html ). the application form will

contain detailed instructions about who is eligible to apply for the

program. it will also tell you about how do you get your credentials

reviewed. it will give you detailed instructions about how to send

your mark sheets / nursing school certificates / registration and

licenses. it will indicate the type of questions that you will face in

the qualifying exam.

who is eligible?

you are eligible if you are educated to be a nurse.

besides education, you must have a registration and must hold a

license to work as a nurse.

if you satisfy all of these conditions, then you can apply for the

cgfns certification program.

the cgfns program comprises of three parts:

1) credentials review of your education, registration and license

2) a one day qualifying cgfns exam that aims to test your nursing

knowledge.

3) attaining a minimum prescribed score in test of english as a

foreign language (toefl) / michigan english language assessment

battery (melab) as a sign for showing your english language skills.

credentials review:

in this part, cgfns wants to review your educational documents - marks

sheets, certificates from your schools, college and nursing schools.

you must request your nursing school to send the marks sheets, and the

degree certificates / diplomas directly to cgfns. you must be sure

that these certificates are send in english. you must also request the

license board to send a letter to cgfns. the letter must state clearly

and categorically state that you have a full and unrestricted license

and you have a registration to work as a registered nurse. you must

request the licensing board to send the letter directly to cgfns.

suppose your marks sheet/certificates are not in english, then,

request your school / college /nursing school to send a word-by word

translation. you must request the registering authority / licensing

authority to do the same. in case if they are not able to do that,

cgfns can provide the service. however, you have to pay a fee for

that.

after receiving these educational and license documents, cgfns will

analyze them. after receiving the documents from you, your school and

licensing authority, cgfns will send a letter to you. the letter will

specify all the documents that were received by cgfns. the letter will

also specify what are all the documents that are still needed. once

all the documents are received, cgfns will scrutinize them, and asks

you to appear for the test.

after sending your application form to cgfns, in case if you wish to

make any changes in your cgfns application, then, only the following

changes are allowed. they are - change of name, change of address,

change of exam date or exam location. however, you must send your

application in writing to make these changes. you need not pay any

additional fees for these changes. cgfns has also fixed a deadline for

making these changes. your handwritten application must reach cgfns 10

weeks before the date of the qualifying exam.

qualifying cgfns exam:

this qualifying exam is conducted three times a year.

the third part of the program:

the third part of the program is to appear for an english competency

exam. you can appear for the toefl or melab exams. cgfns recognised

only these two exams as a measure for assessing your english

competency. for more information on these exams, refer to chapters on

toefl and melab. cgfns also prescribes the minimum scores that you

have to achieve in toefl / melab exams.

scores:

for toefl including twe and tse

: 540.

for computer based toefl

: 207,

twe

: 4.0,

tse

: 50.

melab - parts i, ii, iii

: combined minimum score of 79

for the speaking test

: 3+

remember an important aspect. the scores that you have achieved in

both cgfns qualifying exam and toefl / melab are valid for only two

years. hence, make efforts to see that you complete all the

formalities and join in a job before this validity ceases. other wise,

you will have to appear for the exams again.

if you have completed all the three parts of the program, then, cgfns

will award you a cgfns certificate.

you must submit this cgfns certificate to get your visa. once you get

the cgfns certificate, you have more chances of passing the nclex-rn

exam and get a license to work as a registered nurse. (about 88-92%

of those nurses who have secured the cgfns certificate has passed the

nclex-rn exams.) to appear for an nclex-rn exam in most of the states

in usa, one of the eligibility norms is to have a cgfns certificate.

once you achieve the cgfns certificate, your employer will also have a

greater confidence on your working skills. there is every possibility

of getting better pay. cgfns certificate is also essential to

complete the visascreen: visa credentials assessment. hence, by

getting this certificate, you have crossed a major hurdle in your

effort to go abroad to work as a nurse.

other sites of interest:

"conducts cgfns exam preparation course in india:"

http://www.usaprofessionals.org/india_recruitment.htm

"provides details on immigration rules & regulations:"

http://www.immigration.com/

hope this helps:)

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Jul 16, 2011

The information is the above post is outdated. Some links are broken and others have outdated information.

Do a good search here and you will find that nursing jobs are hard to come by. Also if you wish to practice in the USA go to school in the USA. In efforts to save money in the long run if your goal is to work in the USA, by a foreign grad will make your professional life difficult.

Many say there is a long wait to get into US schools. This is true, but if you are a good student you will find a program and when you graduate your chances of passing the boards is between 75%-80% the first time. If you are foreign graduate you have a 30% to 40% chance of passing. Many posters here cite they have poor grades in the USA, I often wonder how they think they can come back to the USA and pass the boards when they already have a poor track record in the USA.

So my advice is you wish to practice in the USA go to school in the USA. If money is an issue, become a LPN, then RN ADN, and then BSN, is it very doable. If your grades are poor, study hard in community college and get good grades. If you wish to practice in India this post is irreverent.