merschwartz

I am an American trained nurse. I really want to work as a nurse in the UK but so far there have been so many road blocks. In September I was accepted by the NMC but I need to complete the ONP. I have registered with an agency who seems very confident that I will infact find a job due to my specialty. Since I have no job as of yet, I am reluctant to leave my job, apartment etc. I am planning on taking the ONP in March (you only have to be in a classroom the first week and then you return the last day to hand in your workbook) returning to NY, work whilst doing the ONP then return to London on the last day of the ONP to hand in the workbook. I have been getting some mixed info regarding whether you can or can't do this. The British embassy doesn't seem to mind but I've been told that the NMC might. Does anyone have advice regarding this or know someon who has taken the ONP etc.

The clinical hours are exactly the same in an accelerated program as in the regular BSN program. The only difference in the accelerated program that I went to was we didn't take one three credit elective that the regular BSN students took. Plus, I have a friend who went to a one eyar accelerated BSN program, worked in South Carolina for a year and then worked as a nurse in Australia. Other countries do in fact recognize accelerated programs, which they should.

Yes, but in an accelerated program it is not as though you do anything less than in a normal BSN program. It's just done at a very quick pace. That is why if you can work as a nurse in the UK with a regular BSN the same should apply for an accelerated degree.

I'm an American nurse in the process of tyring to become registered as a nurse in England. I've gotten in touch with a few agencies in England who deal with nurses from abroad. I know that one agency does in fact refund you the fee for the ONP. But after taking the ONP, some nurses will need supervised practice which can be from 3 months or longer. When I spoke to the NMC, I was told that since I was a nurse trained in the US I would not need supervised practice even though I only have 14 months of experience. Hope this infor helps!

I've been working as a nurse in the NY for a little over a year now. I currently work on a cardiac floor. I am really interested in working as a nurse in England. I've already taken my IELTS test and I am almost done with my apllication for the NMC. I didn't realize though how difficult it would be for an American trained nurse to work in England. I've also gotten in touch with a few agencies in London who seemed very positive about me finding work. I don't know what to think right now. Is this process going to be long and drawn out or will it be fairly easy? Is there anyone out there who was trained in the US who went through this process recently and had to deal with the new standards for the NMC? I'm getting a little nervous about this and any advice would be helpful!