amerie89

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1. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

   amerie89 replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

   I had a health visiting placement which worked as my paeds and ob-gyn, I did a short mental health placement. I think it depends on who goes through your application, some analysts are more strict. Do...

2. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

   amerie89 replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hi Guys, Just wanted to let you know that I applied to the CA BON 1.5 years ago. Finally after much back and forth between them and my university (Cardiff Uni), I finally got my ATT last week and...

3. unpaid leave

   amerie89 posted a topic in California Nursing

   hey guys, Has anybody got any experience with requesting and taking unpaid leave from your hospital for whatever reason, be it, for vacation time, sickness, family matters etc. I am concerned about...

4. UK RN moving to California - HELP

   amerie89 replied to LClaire's topic in International Nursing

   If you study in the U.K. you will be missing psych obs and gynae paeds etc. You will have to make those up at a California school before getting permission to take NCLEX. At the moment anyway, that...

5. Dorsogluteal injection tips

   amerie89 replied to Nat07's topic in General Nursing

   I have recently been given conflicting info also. I have seen my colleagues inject haloperidol into the dorso gluteal but their placement is way higher than upper outer quadrant. Once attempted to...

6. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

   amerie89 replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hi Amrat, I also have a bachelors degree in Law and when I finished this I worked for a year in the US on a non immigrant J1 visa. I got an SSN during this time. The only way to get one is to be...

7. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

   amerie89 replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

   @Futurenurse265 I am a UK trained nurse. I have a social security number which means I can apply to the CA state board for application to test. When I apply, they will send me back a list of my...

8. UK nurses going to the US

   amerie89 replied to ICunursey's topic in International Nursing

   Does anyone know the pay rates with these angencies? Are the rates similar to that which nurses employed directly by the hospital receive? Also, although it’s a 2/3 year contract can you move...

9. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

   amerie89 replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

   Awesome well done :) :) do you mind if I ask what agency you are using as a lot of agencies are trying to send people to less popular states? Obviously your agency was agreeable to letting you pick...

10. CA NCLEX for foreign graduate - can i make up obstetric req. otside of the US

    amerie89 replied to amerie89's topic in Immigration Advice

    thanks so much for that!

11. CA NCLEX for foreign graduate - can i make up obstetric req. otside of the US

    amerie89 replied to amerie89's topic in Immigration Advice

    Awesome thank you, I will have a look through to see what I am looking having to make up! Also last question, can you clarify what you meant about the two year time frame with CA BON. Is this two...

12. UK nurses going to the US

    amerie89 replied to ICunursey's topic in International Nursing

    Did texas BON find deficiencies in your transcripts? I have an SSN so would like to register with CA but I know I will be short in Obs! If there are boards which are easier for UK nurses to qualify...

13. UK nurses going to the US

    amerie89 replied to ICunursey's topic in International Nursing

    which state board did you apply to for nclex if you don't mind me asking? ? with the agencies, how can they send you to any state if your license if valid for the state you applied for nclex through...

14. CA NCLEX for foreign graduate - can i make up obstetric req. otside of the US

    amerie89 replied to amerie89's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thanks for the response. So you are saying that with a UK BSN, I will be short in every state and have to spend time at a school making up the deficiencies? For some reason, I thought it was just CA...

15. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    amerie89 replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    Did anyone end up doing this course