Kosmonavt

Just for the exceptionally smart people who read carefully before posting I would like to repeat once again that Ghillbert was wrong because the following statements are not true: Those statements are wrong and misleading. And I'm not going to waste my time proving or explaining anything to you. Google is your friend, or at least search this forum first. If you still have question why nurses are not required to have BSN to emigrate to the US - open a new topic and do not trash this one.

In one sentence - "Bachelor degree is not required for a nurse to emigrate to the US". Plain and simple.

I don't want to clarify anything. Your statement below is limply wrong. You mislead people and then wonder why they prove you wrong.

Actually they were not.

Do you have a crystal ball? What if immigration reform happen within the next 2 years or another bill will authorize more schedule A visas for nurses? What will you say then, besides "I'm sorry"? Could you predict in 2003 that there will be schedule A visas in 2005?

Green card. She just starts school. So we are not talking about now.

Actually, you a wrong.

No you don't need the original. If you will be able to apply for adjustment of status, only a copy is required.

NP's qualify under EB2 which is "current" for all countries except India and China.

First of all DON'T GO TO RECRUITERS. When I graduated I tried to get a job at a particular hospital, the recruiter who helped my friend to get a job there told me that they don't hire new grads. I applied directly and got a job. The HR manager told me that they don't pay recruiters for new grads, only for experienced nurses. So, the recruiter simply lied to me, because she couldn't take advantage of the situation.

I understand the importance of the critical care/PACU experience. But at this time there are no open positions in my area. Therefore I'd like to know if it's possible to get the initial CCU exprerience in the Army and how it's different from civilian exprerience? Do they mostly take care of the seriously wounded solders? Or what kind of patients the Army CCRNs take care of?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the Army website it says that one needs to serve 2 years as an active duty officer before being eligible to apply for CRNA program. So I was wondering if it's possible to get 1-2 years of ICU experience in the Army and how it's different from ICU experience in the civilian hospital?

Can you join Army as an CCU nurse without CCU experience? I have 2 year of experience of Med/Surg Med/Tele experience.

Do you know what's the starting pay rate at that hospital? It's $25.84/hr . When that dude decides it's time to the address the shortage maybe he will consider giving pay raise to nurses, not to himself and other top management. Also, many facilities eliminated ward clerks, CNAs, and expect nurses to do it all. So, maybe they need to address the retention issue as well? This particular hospital does not have enough CNAs either. Do you know what the starting pay rate for CNAs there? Guess. $8.91/hr. The top-payed CNAs make $11.90/hr at that facility. That's not even fully. Even if they bring more nurses, they will not be able to retain them. The sooner the CEO with understand that, the better for his facility.

If they are not hiring, how come she still has her job?