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    American nursing student in Australia - transferring back to USA

    ghillbert replied to jmont's topic in International Nursing

    They are the PDU's - I did the peds one back in 2007 but then didn't need it as mine was assessed as adequate (I graduated back in 1996 though). Seriously if you have any thought of working back in...
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    Australia-USA Education Needs

    ghillbert replied to RNsydneygirl's topic in Nurse Registration

    You cannot substitute postgraduate study with the undergraduate theory/clinical that they require. The Grad Dip is considered by CGFNS when evaluating equivalency to a bachelor/diploma program but...
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    American nursing student in Australia - transferring back to USA

    ghillbert replied to jmont's topic in International Nursing

    If you plan to work in the US for the majority of your career, do your study in the US. As a foreign trained nurse in the US, it's a giant PITA for the rest of your career, including every time you...
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    French RN

    ghillbert replied to Marcotlse's topic in International Nursing

    You cannot get a temporary visa to go and work in CA. You would need to have an immigrant visa and be able to work and have a social security number before California would give you a nursing license....
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    NP programs, online vs. in-class - opinions?

    ghillbert replied to mgrenwic's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Depends how each student learns. Certain classes need to be in person in my opinion, like physical assessment. Certain others like pharm, pathophys etc I find easier online as long as the professors...
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    Mucous aversion, can I overcome

    ghillbert replied to Austincb's topic in Critical Care

    I could barely even click on your thread because even seeing the word makes me want to retch. I'm the worst with sputum. But I worked in ICU for 10+ years. At least it's contained most of the time in...
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    Have SSN can only work in school

    ghillbert replied to ixiaoniu's topic in Immigration Advice

    What does "studying healthcare" mean? You don't need a SSN to apply for CA nursing licensure (which is what you're applying for; the NCLEX exam is just one step in that process). You need the SSN to...
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    Getting an agent

    ghillbert replied to Naity's topic in Immigration Advice

    Do you have a sponsor? How is your priority date current if
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    Should I start off in family practice?

    ghillbert replied to JVongNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want to work in family practice eventually, take the family practice job. It's much hard to generalize later than it is to specialize if you find an area you wish to focus on at a later date....
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    Discouraged from becoming and NP because I hate critical care

    ghillbert replied to koster22's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Critical care expertise is not a prerequisite (or even relevant, really) to becoming a good NP, particularly in the area of family NP which focuses on primary care and not acute care. It sounds like...
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    Job Hunt in the USA

    ghillbert replied to fjmercado's topic in Immigration Advice

    Please be clear that having a SSN which is valid for work only with DHS authorization will not help the OP get a job in nursing or any other field after graduation. It is tied to the F1 status and...
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    Have SSN can only work in school

    ghillbert replied to ixiaoniu's topic in Immigration Advice

    No - if you are on F1 student visa status, your SSA card will say "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION" which means you need to show your visa also to establish eligibility to work. F1 visas...
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    Recent DNP-FNP graduate, interviews approaching and pregnant. Advice?

    ghillbert replied to FroggieNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Congratulations on graduating and your pregnancy. To be eligible for FMLA you have to have worked for the employer for 12 months. When to disclose would depend on what your plans are. You are not...
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    Let's talk orientation...

    ghillbert replied to Cardiac-RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    In my acute care specialty area, NPs/PAs get basically the time it takes to get privileges/credentialling done - which works out to be 3-4 months as supernumerary, working with other PAs/NPs in the...
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    ER and ICU NPs, what is your day like?

    ghillbert replied to kbl7td's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agree- if you want to talk ICU, you need to do Acute Care NP, not FNP. FNP is trained in primary care of children to adults. ACNPs are trained in acutely and critically ill adults. If you have ICU...
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    Accelerated BSN or PA school?

    ghillbert replied to Hefziba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well yes, but you end up with a BSN on one hand, and a masters degree as a provider on the other. They are not equivalent roles. For an extra 9 months, you can skip to a higher pay grade. If you plan...
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    UK to USA license transfer

    ghillbert replied to bittyb's topic in Nurse Registration

    I would recommend she sign up herself for the website. It's a process that is complicated enough without using a middle man for information! She can't "transfer her practice from the UK to the US" -...
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    UK nurses making the move to the US..

    ghillbert replied to RachelDrake's topic in Immigration Advice

    Unless you come in via marriage, or find a different state to work in, it's unlikely to happen. As mentioned, you can't get a license without a social security number, and you can't get a SSN without...
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    Review of contract before signing

    ghillbert replied to olvr00's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would never sign a
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    Can I renegotiate after accepting offer?

    ghillbert replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Caveat emptor, I'm afraid. If you didn't ask upfront what the costs are and already accepted the offer, I can't see what their incentive to renegotiate would be. Your options may be to suck it up or...
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    About to pull trigger, am I making the right career choice?

    ghillbert replied to mtg0884's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As someone who hires APPs, I don't really care where you went to school. I am much more interested in your clinical experiences, grades and more importantly, the references of your preceptors than the...
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    So much for DNP being clinical doctorate

    ghillbert replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree with you Kurt. I would like to do further study, but I am not that interested in the all-QI, management aspect of the DNP. I WOULD find it valuable to have more micro, A&P, pharmacology,...
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    IELTS - Federal Skilled Worker in Canada

    ghillbert replied to lowlyfreelancer's topic in International Nursing

    I also do not understand - you are applying for a bridging program in Australia but asking about Canadian
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    Need to get post grad.

    ghillbert replied to ceridwyn's topic in International Nursing

    You are responding to a thread that is more than 4 yrs
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    International nursing students with ADN?

    ghillbert replied to haelimjeong95's topic in International Nursing

    Where do you live? What is your nationality? What is your current immigration status? Are you asking if you will be eligible for an employment visa in the US after completing your nursing studies as...