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Hello great nurses! I have just finished my BScN in Canada, but I have to relocate to California to join my extended family in LA. I am a Canadian citizen, but unlike my other family members, I do not have any legal status in the US. I have two main concerns: Can I sit my NCLEX-RN here in Canada and then carry on with the registration of the California Board of Registered Nursing? I don't want to move too early without a job offer (I have heard that some Canadian RNs who relocated there had to resist the NCLEX; is that true?)There is a lot of ambiguity about obtaining an SSN and how difficult it is for Canadians; any insights? Any changes since the COVID-19 pandemic?Thank you and I really hope you are safe and well!

Thanks! I didn't mean to offend when I said "measly" btw; I honestly find military nurses underpaid and for a new grad, direct-entry with student loans, there is no incentive to join. I wish the situation were different cause I'm very passionate about the military and I would have loved to serve.

Hello all, I’m graduating from my BSCN program this April and I’m looking for advice. A while ago I considered applying to the CAF as a direct-entry nursing officer; however I didn’t like the pay. I have student loans and other financial obligations, and I can’t afford to live off their measly salary. So I had to drop the idea. Any suggestions of alternative pathways that are similar to military nursing? Government/diplomacy/law-enforcement-wise? I couldn’t find any hard info on forensic nursing, or whether nurses can upgrade to a CSI, for example.

Hey all, I'm graduating this year from my BSCN program in Canada, and I'm considering applying to the Canadian Armed Forces as a Nursing Officer. I've already talked to a recruiter, and he told me I would make 80k a year once I become a Captain. Is that true, or was he stretching the truth a bit? Does anyone know more about the pay, how long it takes to rise through the ranks, benefits, work conditions ... etc.?