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    Australian RN equivalent to USA LPN?

    gigi894 posted a topic in General World

    Hi everyone, I am currently going through the process of getting my credentials certified by CGFNS. I am a practicing RN in Australia. I have been deemed deficient in two areas- obstetrics and...
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    CVS - NEW YORK - CGFNS 2019

    gigi894 replied to Happy Life's topic in Nurse Registration

    I am still waiting too. CGFNS sent my documents Dec 18th and they still haven't accessed them. I have been able to call because they weren't responding to my respondence via email. Such a frustrating...
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    CVS - NEW YORK - CGFNS 2019

    gigi894 replied to Happy Life's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes I got them done pretty quickly ? have sent them off with my application. Now the waiting
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    CVS - NEW YORK - CGFNS 2019

    gigi894 replied to Happy Life's topic in Nurse Registration

    Me again LOL- I am completing the CGFNS NY CVS. I am a bit confused when it gets to the section asking about speciality education and ongoing education? I have done my post grad in anaesthetics and...
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    CVS - NEW YORK - CGFNS 2019

    gigi894 replied to Happy Life's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks ? I saw the list but was a bit overwhelmed
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    CVS - NEW YORK - CGFNS 2019

    gigi894 replied to Happy Life's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi, Do you remember which online course you applied for and completed your courses
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    Australian RN wants to be registered in New York board

    gigi894 replied to Serena Kim's topic in Immigration Advice

    This is great to
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    Australian RN equivalent to USA LPN?

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in General World

    Thanks so much! I will look into it. I am getting desperate to get to the states, I've spent enough time away from my
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    Clinical Hours Required

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks I might try that. I am getting frustrated, I direct a question to CGFNS about the hours required by the WI BON and then they direct me to the WI BON, who then directs me back to CGFNS
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    Clinical Hours Required

    gigi894 posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi everyone, I will be attending another university to get my Obstetric and Paediatric nursing hours as I was deemed deficient by CGFNS. Does anyone know what the minimum required hours are? I can't...
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    AUS RN moving to WI, HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in General Nursing

    I think that’s what I am going to have to do. I have found a school in Michigan that will allow me to make up the hours. I just can’t get to America now because Australians aren’t allowed to...
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    AUS RN moving to WI, HELP!

    gigi894 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am currently in the process of obtaining my RN licence in the USA. I have gone through CGFNS and they have deemed me as not having enough hours in paediatrics and obstetrics. (This was when I...
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    Australian RN equivalent to USA LPN?

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in General World

    Would you know the process by any chance? If I can avoid going through CGFNS I
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    AUS trained Nurse wanting to move to USA

    gigi894 replied to Karina Hunt RN's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi! I am currently going through the process. I have a dual degree with Nursing and Paramedicine and I have all the theoretical requirements, however, I am deficient in my clinical hours for paeds and...
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    Australian B.Nursing & B.Midwifery working in U.S

    gigi894 replied to oz-nurse's topic in Nurse Registration

    I am not sure to be honest, it should but I don't know what their minimum hour requirements are. Best bet would be to contact CGFNS- phoning is the best way I have found, email replies can take days-...
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi! I am currently in the process of obtaining my RN licence in the USA. I have gone through CGFNS and they have deemed me as not having enough hours in paediatrics and obstetrics. (This was when I...
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes and if it expires you need to pay more money, it’s a broken process in my opinion. I had to pay for my uni to send the transcripts, then AHPRA to send my registration and they take months before...
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    No- they will only accept transcripts directly sent from your university. You will have to select a service from CGFNS, pay the amount ($300 USD from memory) and then go through the
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes they don’t count unfortunately. You will have to go through CGFNS and then your university will send through the transcripts
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    In America. I’m going through the process of a fiancé visa and then adjusting status as my partner is American. Otherwise I wouldn’t be making the
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    Baker college- Jackson, Michigan University of Michigan I just emailed multiple universities/ colleges asking if I could just do the subjects as stand alone subjects. I’m going to do it thru Baker...
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    Unfortunately, unless you have the paediatric hours attached to the University subject they won’t accept them. I have now found a University in America that will allow me to do these subjects again...
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    CVS - NEW YORK - CGFNS 2019

    gigi894 replied to Happy Life's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi! Did you have any clinical hours to make up? Was NY easy to deal with if so? I am now changing from my application to Wisconsin as my fiancé has gotten employment in NY for the next 3 years and my...
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    CGFNS LICENCE VERIFICATION REJECTED

    gigi894 replied to hmar's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi! I went through this same frustration with CGFNS. After communicating and confirming that yes, the signature was valid and everything was correct on my universities end, I ended up going through...
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    AUS RN to USA HELP!

    gigi894 replied to gigi894's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thank you for that, I am new to these forums. I have contacted the Wisconsin BON however I haven't heard back, that was only a couple of days ago however.