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I was traumatized last year by the abusive behavior of nurses and nursing assistants. The memories of this trauma keep haunting me to this day, and it is affecting my confidence in my new job. I'm a hardworking nurse. I go to work expecting to w...

I'm surprised how easy it is to complete an MSN with perfect grades at Capella. Have you felt that your MSN actually prepares you to work in whatever setting you chose?

Thanks! I didn't have any issues with those hours. From what I know, in the UK you specialize early on but in Finland we have general degrees, so this difference plays a role.

Hi nickyjoy, I'm a Finnish RN with a Finnish BSN and my degree is more than equivalent to a US degree. I think HBO refers to a university of applied sciences (UAS), and this is the same in Finland with regards to nursing degrees. To get a license in ...

I'm a Finnish RN with a Finnish BSN and I applied with the Colorado BON. I don't think I needed the work experience for licensure but I'm with a recruitment company that wanted me to have at least 1 year of experience at the beginning of my process. ...

Hey Scalzu87, What kind of problems is your school having with the forms? The breakdown of hours? I'm from Europe as well and I had some issues with counting the hours in my degree. I basically did the hard work and sent the form to my school for app...

I was told that you should have a minimum of 40 h in theoretical instruction and 80 h in clinical practice in each specialty. You can't mix the two to make sure you have enough hours. You should have your BSN evaluated as such. I had my degree dipl...

I actually didn't have a very detailed transcript but that was fine. My degree included integrated courses and the transcript lists them this way instead of "Biology 101", for example. The point where I can relate to your case is the fact that I basi...

I looked up the equivalent score for the IELTS, which is what I took, and I don't think 83 (6.5 in the IELTS) is too difficult. I didn't really prepare for the exam, and in TOEFL terms, I got a score in the 110s. I've studied and used English for 20 ...

I realize this is late for Dave and his wife but maybe you can benefit from this schwester23. Credentials evaluation depends on the state of your choice but my experience with Colorado board of nursing was that I had submit my official documents to t...

People have very different experiences with the CGFNS but I think they mention up to 10 weeks on their website. Personally, I received the report in 6 weeks after "ready for review" status. I think your report can be issued any day now.

If a CGFNS representative doesn't know license verification through Nursys is acceptable, there's a certain person you need to ask for. It's just that writing a name here will get censored due to protection of privacy. I'd advise you to ask to speak ...

Is there anything I can help you with as a European RN? I'll ask my German colleague later if she's willing to go over these things with you.

I thought any document that is created, signed and stamped by your nursing school is an original document. It just sounds absurd for them to deny a translation based on that argument.

To mention a few companies, so you can get to a reliable start in your search for the best fit for you: - Avant Healthcare Professionals - O'Grady Peyton International - PassportUSA - Interstaff, Inc.

It's difficult if not impossible to get a direct hire based on what I've heard. Empirically, I'd say most internationally educated nurses use a recruitment company who will sponsor permanent residency and find matching jobs from among their clients.

I paid to expedite my CES report and it took exactly 5 days (counting the day of payment) to issue it. I didn't need to expedite my VS because after submitting all documents, it took 3 days to receive the certificate.

Avant requires the academic IELTS - regardless of requirements by a board of nursing or other instance. They ask for the IELTS results as you sign up with them. You'll need a 6 in reading, listening and writing and a 7 in speaking. An overall band of...

Avant will sponsor the NCLEX, including flights and accommodation. It's enough for the living costs but they will withhold what's theirs in order to get their investment back over the period of your contract.

Actually, the latest bulletin, August 2018, shows 6/1/2017, so it jumped 5 months. Maybe the good progress will continue and soon enough your PD could become current.

It's difficult to estimate your waiting time based on the information provided above. Is your country current or do you need to wait for your PD to become current? My country is current and my PD was in March 2018 and at the moment I'm waiting for ex...

You need to wait for your I-140 to get approved and that could take 15 days (premium) or a couple of months, seeing that you're from the GB. After approval your case will be sent to National Visa Center and you can expect to wait upto 12 weeks before...

The BONs don't determine equivalency themselves, it's always assessed by a third party, like CGFNS or WES. These companies base their evaluations on actual credits. If you take a look at this document from the CGFNS, on page 2 you can see a table for...

I'll answer this one part of your post, In order to be authorized to take the NCLEX, you need to look at the criteria on a specific state's board of nursing (BON) website. Each state has slightly different requirements. One of the most important th...

I've seen Illinois, Virginia, Wisconsin, Montana, one or both of the Dakotas and the Carolinas, Pennsylvania and Maine. These are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. Simkale mentioned 38 states but at some point it was (or still is?) 43, ...