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The document really helped ! I was very interested in studying in the UK for a bachelor, but for the exact same issue you mentioned I decided not to. My course is a 'general' nursing degree so not as specific as "adult" or "children" nursing like in the UK and by looking at the modules on my university's site all of the specialties are in the document you sent. I will have to calculate the hours as well. So glad you explained that because I thought the master's would be looked at with the BSN for the NCLEX. The reason why I mentioned the postgraduate's degree was because I found the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner degree (in the UK) very interesting and I'm researching if it's an asserted choice to practice as a NNP in the US (although I'm still not quite sure about the requirements due to the US demanding applicants to have worked a couple of years in NICU, and in the UK they don't really mention that). But I will definitely email my university and the ones in the UK who offer that Master's and ask if it fits the American requirements! Thank you for all the help !

Thank you so much for your reply. I understand now the NCLEX process. Do you know if there's any way of contacting a BON to see if a course I would take (a postgraduate) in the UK or in another European country, is equivalent to the US' ? I believe the Bachelor I'm about to enroll is accepted everywhere but if by studying in the US I won't get help for the immigration process then it's probably much wiser to save all the tuition money and get the master's in Europe. However if I could get that "confirmation" by them for the equivalency of the courses it would really help me in when it comes to choosing one. (What I mean is if I send the modules and credits of the courses, maybe they could analyze them and conclude if it's equivalent or not) I hope that made sense :) Thank you again !

Hello, I am about to start my 4 year bachelor nursing degree in my country (I'm from Europe). My main goal is to get an NNP degree. As someone from outside the US, all of the laws and requirements are very confusing to me and even after doing a lot of research i still feel the need to ask someone who can really give me a detailed explanation of how everything works. After I finish my bachelor in nursing, I plan on doing a master's. In my country we have one in " Maternal Health and Obstetric Nursing" (it allows nurses to work in OB&GYN and neonatal care, as the course also focus on neonatal and perinatal care) but i wanted to get a master's in the US and after looking through programs i concluded that it should be a MSN. After looking through various forums of nurses, I also read that in the US, in order to even apply for a NNP you need to have experience in the NICU department so I was wondering if a Midwifery degree allows me to obtain that clinical experience. One of the reasons why I want to get a master's in the US is because of the immigration process. Is it easier to obtain a working visa/ green card (?) if I study in the country ? Another question is, how will I be able to take the NCLEX if I'm overseas and hold no American degree ? What are the requirements ? I apologize in advance if there's any confusion or if some of my questions don't make sense but the more research I do, the more confused I get! Thank you !