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Thank you all for the information, I will talk to my tutor about it next week and see where to go from here. x

Thanks all, But of a downer really. I've looked on the Florida Board website and can't see anything about what the actual number of hours are. I did see about some companies that evaluate your course to see if it is sufficient. Frankly I feel very frustrated that despite doing a foundation year including theory and practice across all fields this is still not enough. It seems that to get a paeds job in USA, I have to have less experience of children's nursing, and more in areas I am not going to need. I could end up applying for a NICU post with no NICU experience by swapping to adult branch. It really seems to make no sense at all. But if that's the system, that's the system! Still hoping for a way through this, don't particularly want to switch branch, and definitely can't afford the course in Canada! x

Hi all, My husband and I want to move to Florida from England. I am currently in my 2nd year of training, so it's a very long term plan! From what I have so far learnt, I need a year's post-reg experience, and to pass the NCLEX. It also says I need to be RGN/RN qualified, not RSCN. When (hopefully) I qualify, I won't be an RSCN, but RN(Child) as I have followed the child branch. In our first year we covered Adult/Child/Mental Health and to an extent Maternity. So, as an RN(Child) will I be able to go through the process or will I need to retrain to RN(Adult)? Hop this makes sense, I'm confused! x