OffTheGrid123

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1. New Zealand RN just received NCLEX eligibility from NYSED!!

   OffTheGrid123 replied to A B's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hey, thanks for this post; when you apply for CVS to NY BON do they give you an exact breakdown of the clinical/theory hours you need? I'm from Europe and I'll likely have little to no theory hours in...

2. Can you apply to multiple BON's at once?

   OffTheGrid123 replied to OffTheGrid123's topic in Immigration Advice

   By the way when I say applying to different boards, I don't mean for NCLEX, but for CES or CVS in the case of NY, so that I may save time and have a higher likelihood of applying to a state who'll...

3. Can you apply to multiple BON's at once?

   OffTheGrid123 posted a topic in Immigration Advice

   I'd like to work in a compact state like Texas, Montana or Idaho, but I'm not sure I'll meet the education requirements (I'll probably lack clinicals in paed/obst, gynecology, psychiatry, geriatrics...

4. CGFNS CES Report Missing Clinical Hours

   OffTheGrid123 replied to mjasinski's topic in Nurse Registration

   Hey, I'm in the same situation, could you help

5. Is the italian degree comparable with the US one?

   OffTheGrid123 replied to SilentRain's topic in General World

   I'm in the same boat as you guys above; does anyone know if there's been any update to this 80 hours per area rule, and also which areas specifically are strictly necessary? I'm also from Italy, just...

6. Which clinical hours are specifically required for US nurses?

   OffTheGrid123 posted a topic in International Nursing

   I'm a nursing student from Italy, which is where I'm studying at the moment. I've gotten past my first year and have just finished clinicals in general/emergency surgery (I'll start emergency medicine...

7. Which clinal hours do US BSN students do?

   OffTheGrid123 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a nursing student from Europe, which is where I'm studying at the moment. I've gotten past my first year and have just finished clinicals in general/emergency surgery (I'll start emergency...

8. Italian nurse in US

   OffTheGrid123 replied to Vanikiki's topic in International Nursing

   Hey Alberto, I'm in nursing school in Italy, I will graduate in about 2 years. Is there any way to know exactly which clinical hours/experience in what wards are specifically required? If possible I'd...

9. US to Italy

   OffTheGrid123 replied to Jeff B.'s topic in International Nursing

   That's understandable but I guess it really depends on what your curiosity, as you said, is. If you like art, fine you'll go see art, which is something you can do while on a vacation, which will be...

10. any direct hire agencies for foreign nurses that DO NOT require two years of experience?

    OffTheGrid123 replied to nursenor's topic in Immigration Advice

    In the same boat as you but will graduate in two years. Am also from Europe. Cgfns requires at least 2 years of experience, for all the research I've done agencies cannot get around that as it's the...

11. US to Italy

    OffTheGrid123 replied to Jeff B.'s topic in International Nursing

    I'd strongly advice against that unless you have a lot of money saved up or something. I'm from Italy, nurses are severely underpaid here, ratios suck and the cost of life relative to what you earn is...

12. Do you think nursing in the US is going to stay in high demand for a long time?

    OffTheGrid123 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm a nursing student from Europe, am halfway through my first year and so far I'm liking it, however if I were to work in my country I'd pretty much have barely anything left at the end of the year...

13. Is experience in a specific area required to work in the US as a foreign RN?

    OffTheGrid123 posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi, I'm a nursing student from Italy; I have started nursing school recently and the program here lasts 3 years to get a bachelors degree and become a RN; I wouldn't mind moving abroad after I...