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    Any special reccommendations?

    It normally requires minimum of five years of trauma experience as well as critical care; most have much more than
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    Salary Info

    New grads are only those that have not written the NCLEX exam. Once the exam is written, then this is no longer available. Either one passes and get the title that they were after, or they have to...
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    Important Things to do to pass NCLEX

    Each reviewer is responsible for a certain number of files, cannot tell you where the specific breakdown is and how they are doing it currently. It really does not matter, as there is nothing that can...
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    Important Things to do to pass NCLEX

    My program actually states not to read the book but to do the questions before reading it or you have no idea of what areas that you are weak
  5. The NCLEX exam for the RN can have anywhere from 75 to 265 questions. One is given questions by the computer based on how they answered the previous questions. There is no such thing that you can...
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    US citizen educated in philippines

    You will be required to have the PRC send in verification to the BON that you are not eligible to sit for the NLE. This is being required of most states now as well as the CGFNS that you will need to...
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    H-1B visa processing

    There is no shortage in most locales as a start. New grads that have trained here are having issues getting hired. A facility must prove to the US government that they were unable to hire an...
  8. These two courses cost $15 each and take about an hour to complete. Not sure what the big deal is to get them done since they are required. Especially since one is already paying for the CVS report,...
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    Australian RN to USA

    VSC would not be required since you are not going to be applying for an employer-driven
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    Nursing Schools in the Philippines

    Other issue at hand for many that have posted in this thread is the fact that if a nurse is in the US with a green card, or has dual citizenship with both the US and the Philippines; they will not be...
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    Nursing Schools in the Philippines

    Not sure how you are going to attend school in the Philippines for only two years. There program is actually moving to a five year program. One does not apply directly to sit for the NCLEX exam, you...
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    Licensing Dilemma ~Help~!!!

    In CA it is not a point if the program has accreditation in another state, the curriculum needs to meet the requirements for CA. And they do have additional courses that are required that some states...
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    Licensing Dilemma ~Help~!!!

    CA requires transcripts, they will not issue a permanent license without them. They also do their own evaluation. Not all programs in the US are accepted in all fifty states. They are unable to do...
  14. There are nursing shortages in other states, such as Wisconsin and Iowa and they are hiring new grads. What many of you do not realize is that CA actually put quite a bit of money towards training new...
  15. Just curious as to how hard it is for you to find work at this time. Is there more work than you know what to do with or are you having to apply all over and having issues with getting hired? Trying...
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    sentosa recruitment

    Just take the time to do a search, no reason to post everything again. Can easily be found by using the seach engine that we have here or Google search. Much has been written on this very
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    i failed my nclex

    For those of you above that are considering my program; I require that one waits at least a week from receiving their results before beginning the review. The first tip needs to be completed before I...
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    i failed my nclex

    Don't forget the payment to them for the licensing fee. That will need to be paid as
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    i failed my nclex

    It is not a point of calling the BON, you need to submit an application to them again as well as pay the fee to them. Your application payment is only good for one try at the exam. Each exam...
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    265, 75... how about 79?

    We have seen every single number come thru here, and they either pass or do not pass. The number of questions has absolutely no bearing on determining if one passes the exam or does not. There is no...
  21. Why do you think that you could not pass the exam with 75 questions? If you trained in the US, then you have an 85% chance of passing the exam the first time. So things are always in your favor....
  22. I moved your thread to the International Forum since it is not related to working in the Philippines and will probably be overlooked there. You should be able to get more responses this way. Until you...
  23. There are no legal work visas for LPNs to work in the US, no matter where they trained. To try and find something illegal makes you subject to being deported for ten years. The other thing that you...
  24. If your OPT expires in July and you are not to start your RN training until 2010, then you are going to be out of status. Your visa will not permit you to remain in the US for the six months and...
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    Australian RN to USA

    The op made a point of stating that she was told by her school and just very recently that someone was denied for CA based on the training there. Things are changing all over the country now, that is...