Dragon11

Thanks to the people who sent me a PM unfortunately I haven't been member long enough to send PMs so I can't reply.

I kept it for about 10 years and then gave it up. NMC have been worthless, I have the practice hours and I had completed more than 35 hours of prep which they accepted but I couldn't find an RN in the UK who could act as my confirmer. When I called NMC for help they told me it had to be someone who had known me for 2 years. They suggested a return to nursing course which I found to be ridiculous. I needed a reference from a nurse who was on the same part of the register as I was on who had known me for at least 1 year out of the past 3 years and who I had been in contact with during the last 6 months. The only person who could have completed this for me was a family member as I hadn't worked with any British nurses in the US.

I had to return to the UK last year, after 17 years working in the US. However, I have not been able to revalidate because everyone I trained with has stopped practicing and I couldn't find anyone to act as a confirmer. I talked with NMC and their only suggestion was to sign up for a return to practice course which I decided against. I gave up eventually and work in a call center now, pay is about the same but it is such a waste of my training.