evie08

Here is the website where you can download the application for New York. http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurse.htm I am not sure about the other states so I can't enlighten you about them. I think Texas requires that you have the locals. California and Vermont does not require the local boards like New York. Application for New York takes an entire 6 months to complete (even more if your school is slow to forward required documents), so make sure you follow up. Goodluck!

I am from the Philippines, too. I suggest you apply for the state of New York. The license is renewable online after 3 years. I don't think you are required an SSN before you could renew. Also, you don't need the local boards to be able to apply. It is way easier to get reciprocity to any other state when you are licensed in New York, in my opinion. You cannot get a valid SSN unless you have proper paperwork to stay here in the U.S. It is not granted to people under tourists visas, much more to those who are outside the U.S. You can get an SSN if you have a working permit, a permanent resident or a U.S. citizen.

Oooh, I am very interested in Public Health. I have a B.S. in Public Health before I went to Nursing. I don't see any postings for a Public Health nurse anywhere, though.

I believe there will always be nursing shortage. But I don't think this economy can accommodate the shortage right now. I am a new grad who just passed the NCLEX and damn, is it hard! I am about to take anything just to get my feet wet. This certainly is not what I expected after graduating but sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do:bluecry1:

I agree..now is not the time to give up. Keep your hopes up.

For New York, it's not an exam (credential verification only). For other states requiring CERTIFICATION, i believe it's an actual exam.

the cgfns is for those who graduated outside the u.s. so yes, even if you are a u.s. citizen, you need to go through their verification/certification. my husband is a citizen and i am a permanent resident and we both had to go through it because we were educated in the phils. it takes a while, probably 6 months or more before the whole process is completed so i suggest you start asap. new jersey requires cgfns certification (which requires the nle). new york does not because it has its own cgfns verification service, which does not require the nle. hope that helps.

Yes I have. I took it last Feb 17. With a lot of prayers and a little bit of luck, I passed in my first try. You can do it, too:D

my scores only ranged from 67-78%. i passed the test with 75 questions. have a little faith in yourself:nurse:

I think you should be good. (in terms of credentials). That's what my CGFNS info was saying when everything is fine and info has already been transmitted to the BON of the State I applied to. A week after report has been submitted, if I remember correctly, I think I received my ATT.:wink2:

I was aiming for 80% all the time...but got around to just making mostly around 70-ish percent%...or sometimes even only above 60% on bad days... I passed the exam at 75 questions.... My husband never had the patience, though. He always always gets 50% (maybe he's plain lazy or something....)...but he passed at 80 questions in the NCLEX.

I came from the Philippines, too. I just took the NCLEX for New York 2 weeks ago and passed ( I am in New Jersey). When they mail my license, I will apply for licensure by endorsement here in Jersey. New Jersey requires the Philippines boards, but New York doesn't. Hope that helps:D

CONGRATS! Great job!

Probably not in real life, definitely not the best answer...but NCLEX is a $#$%***!!!:angryfire..and it's supposed to be ideal. I think the rationale behind that answer is that it allows the patient to go through the NORMAL grieving process, without judgement. I mean, the other choices puts aside what the client feels and belittles self-expression, which is a key point in the NCLEX.

Well, you need to have a background of the diseases/illnesses. I noticed that if something is expected of a situation, then it is less of a priority. Like a person with asthma who is wheezing comes only 2nd to a person who is on IV who is suddenly dyspneic. I mean, if the person is UNSTABLE, but it is expected of his illness, then he is considered STABLE. (sorry, i hope i am making sense:uhoh3:) Also, measure the gravity of the situation. You would attend to somebody who is having signs of dehydration first, other than a pregnant woman who suddenly ruptures her membrane cause the risk of infection follows after around 12 hours and the person in dehydration could undergo hypovolemic shock if dehydration is not straightened-out.