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There is already past writeup on record due to extreme short-staffing. New administration like fire or suspend staff. Many times our unit end up with no CNA since most of them are either suspended or fired. Worried about staying there for one more month and one more writeup I'm over. I could not even sleep at night now due to this.

But the facility has a very high turnover rate and fires nurse left and right. The facility are so short of staffing now they even offer sign-on bonus while the other hospitals in the area don't do it at all. Working there everyday is like suffering, extremely short-staffing, overworking, worrying anything can go wrong and lead to being fired, or even reported to the board.

It may be a stupid question. Say, if I start working at a place last year January, if I resign in December, does it viewed as 1 year experience or 11 months only? If the work environment is horrible and endangers your license and you are very worried and anxious every day. Would you stick there for another month to make it 1 year on resume or would you just quit right now even if it is just 11 months experiences? Lots of places require 1-year prior experience, Does it worth it to hold on for another month, even if working there feels like walking on the edge of a cliff? Any opinions?

Just want to say, most people start thinking about next step far in advance than 60 days. People start to ask questions even before they start nursing school. Always good to have a plan B. Especially for foreigners, abide all laws and rules of this country, be a good person, stay away from any trouble, illegal work, DWI, drugs. Be a person with morals. try your best, and hang there. There is always a way out for people who abide laws and rules, who work hard and work smart, who are motivated and willing to work hard twice or three times or four times than other people. Good luck to OP. I'm sure many other people in similar situation will read this thread. A lot of them will have bachelor degrees already. Hopefully they can have some thoughts and get some useful information that can help them for their future.

No need to worry about tuition or living expenses if going for PhD programs. Almost all PhD programs provide students, especially international students, with assistantship and tuition waiver. All they need is study hard, work hard at labs, research. Yes, the OP is an international student with no spouse. Going for a PhD is an option, actually maybe a very good option.

One more suggestion for foreign RNs who graduate from US schools, when visa quota is not available. Do something you can control, don't sit there becoming out of status. Things you can do: 1) If you are an ADN, go get your BSN first. 2) If you already have a BSN, go for MSN or PhD studies. The PhD studies do not have to be in the same or similar areas. You can apply for PhD studies in any area in your interest, as long as you take enough pre-requisites. I have friends who are foreign MDs but later on go for MS in computer Science and PhD in electrical engineering. I heard somebody who has a BA in music and went for PhD in biology and now working as a research scientist in a Cancer institute. 3) In your studies, work as hard as you can. Get as many published papers as you can. Achieve as many research achievements as you can. Actually I remember data says majority science and engieerning PhD graduates from US are foreign students on F1 vsia. So obviously this is a way out for people who are really motivated and willing to work hard towards their goals.

There are extra 20,000 H1b visa being created beyond 65,000 annual quota. These are for people who graduate from US schools with advance degrees. Research-oriented non-profit organizations are not subject to H1b quota. Visa petitions can be applied at anytime of the year, and the beneficiary can start working immediately once it is approved. I'm not from PI, many RNs I know here used to be spouses of H1b visa holders, or their spouses are F1s doing PhD programs. After finishing PhD programs, chances of working with H1 at a research-organization is, very high. In fact, I have couple of old high school classmates go straight from F1 students to tenure-track professors at US colleges. And most of Rns I know get GC from their spouses through NIW or Eb-1, not by themselves. But I also agree these rules do not apply to people who do not have spouses. But if one is motivated, one can continue study PhDs in nursing/health science/other related areas. And if one is a real good researcher, with a PhD degree, job offers will be plenty after graduation, and immigrations will not be a problem either, in any western countries.

The biggest chance for these non-resident RNs in US to be able to work, is, from their spouses. Lots of them have spouses working on H1, some are researchers in universities with PhD degrees. Generally speaking, many H1s can apply for GC based on Employment. EB2 is current for the ROW. Once labor certificate is approved with a category of EB2, spouses can file 485 concurrently, and get EAD within 3 months. For those whose spouses are researchers or post-docs, working in universities not only give them opportunities to apply for special H1b, these H1bs are quota-exempt, mean absolotely no lottery or limit on the number per year, and can be applied and start at anytime of the year, but also give them a chance to apply GC by themselves. As long as the research is good, with good papers, publications, they can sponsor themselves for GC independent of employers. Eb1 category is current for all the countries, EB2 is current for countries other than China and India. If one is not married, or spouse not in US, if one has a previous non-nursing Bachelor's degree, one can try H1b lottery. If one has an advanced degree from US, their chances of winning H1b lottery is much higher. From that point, one can apply for GC based on employment on H1B. Some people have foreign MD degrees, or a MS in biology, etc. It is easy for these people to get a job in the research lab of the universitites. Of course, pay is not that good compared to RN, but you get a H1b without worry about lottery.

Hi Suzanne, Do you know what is the estimate time of working just to keep the hands from getting cold? I understand it is difficult to find a part-time job for a new graduate. In case there is a possibility, what will be the amount work time that the person can still be considered stay in the field, and do not need a refresher course later on if decided to go full-time? thanks.

Hi, Silverdragon102 , suzanne4, I have a question. If a US nursing school graduate get RN license (fully, unrestricted, with all documents such as SSN, work authorization, etc.), but the person does not want work as an RN for family reason, career reason (another career etc.), will the license expire? In other words, does a person have to work a minimum hours to keep RN license active? thanks

Is their accelerated BSN for people with RN license already? Cause the website does not say they are accrediated by state board of nursing. Is it true that only graduates from stated accrediated programs can take NCLEX? I've seen many BSN programs accreditated by NLN, but not by state board, they require their students to have RN license before they enter the program.

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if a 3.5 GPA in nursing courses look competive for a CRNA school? I have two Bs in first two nursing courses, two As in two Nursing pharmacology courss. My overall nursing GPA in the first year is 3.13. I figure out the best Nursing GPA for me would be 3.59 The rest Science & math classes, I got all As. I plan to take as many hard Science and math courses as I could after graduating from nursing school. I have a strong interest in these classes. I enjoy them and find so mcuh fun there, and my grades in these classes are always excellent. Right now, the two Bs from nursing courses annoy me sometime. I'm studying my butts off this summer for the next two semester. But for the past two nursing classes, the two Bs will not change. Just don't know if it is a big deal or not.

In my class, there are a couple of students, their kids alrady go to college, so I assume they are late 40s or early 50s. they are all doing great. So I think age is not an absolute factor. There are people who are in the 30s and are on disability for 10 years already. If in a good sahpe, somebody's 50 is another person's 30s.

Excellent tips. Thanks for sharing. Time time time, that's the trick. Also study hard on the notes. I concentrated too much on the NCLEX-Review books last year, and missed some easy questions that could be answered correctly if I studied notes. So I would say: 1) Concentrate on NOTES first. 2) Do some exercises questions related to Notes. Good luck to all of you already in the CRNA schools. And I admire you who get 4.0 in the nursing school.

What do you mean nursing school grades are inflated? As far as I know, in the diploma school I'm in right now, and in a ADN program close by, good grades are extremely to get. And only 94 and up are A. Below 87 is C, below 80 is a fail. My ex-classmates in the pre-nursing program, they are in an ADN program now. They were straight A students in pre-nursing program. Last time I met them, they all got C in Nursing I except one student, who got B. And in the diploma program I'm in now, as far as I know, most students get C, some get Bs, haven't heard anybody else get A in Nursing I or II yet, though I think some do get As in the Pharmacology class.

A lot of canadians apply for I140 on TN. Nebraska center has a memo on this. An approved I140 can't prevent TN renewal. Just kept renewing tn until PD is current. Alberta are recruiting US nurses. One person told me the whole Canadian green card process takes about half a year, much faster than US. A canadian RN told me she makes 150K a yrear. Wow, considering the Canadian dollars is getting stronger, maybe it is better to work in Canada.

hpcat , thanks for the great suggestions. The biggest problem with me is that I have no other choice but to work full-time at the company during the day. This is a regular 9 to 5 office job. During week I found no time to study at all. During weekends I have to run errands for shopping, laundry, etc. For each exam I normally only had one day to study. I studied one final for one day, another for one evening. If not because I studied a lot before entering nursing school, I might already failed my nursing school in the second semester. That's a great suggestion to rewrite class notes. You are right, I got to study hard after work now since this is Summer, no school.

For you guys who are already in CRNA schools, I assume you all have past good grades. Maybe somebody can give me some advice on how to get a good GPA. When I took my pre-requisites for RN program, I got 4.0. In my previous college degree, I had a 3.9 GPA. These were classes I took at universities, colleges. All I need is a 90 to get an A. Which I found not difficult. However, in my current nursing school, only 94 and + is counted as A. I struggled the first year, only to get two As on Pharmacology classes. These classes were only 3 credits. So overall the GPA does not look good. My other two nursing classes, I really worked hard, but still got Bs on both. In nursing II, I got 93, yet 93 is still counted as B. This is frustrating. I doubt anybody in my class ever get an A in nursing I or II. Seems I'll never get a A in nursing classes. One more year left on the nursing school, I really want to get As to improve my GPA. However, it almost look mission impossible. Anybody has any suggestions. Thank you.

As it to the immigrations, things can become very complicated. There are rare cases people on H1 status are in the nursing school part-time. So there are international nursing students in H1b status. Immigrations rule says H1-b can be renewed with an approved I140, but the rule does not say I-140 has to be from the current employer. In this scenario, a person can renew his H1-b with the I-140 from a hospital/agency employer till his PD become current, even though the h1-b work is completely unrelated to nursing. Also, if a person has two I140, the priorty date can be carried over. I know these rules because when I took my pre-req on weekends, I was in H-1b status. I agree with you, we should not talk about H1b here any more to avoid confusions.

People who are under H-1b temporary worker status are less affected by the retrogresstion. A H-1b status usually can only be renewed once. After a total of 6-years, the foreign worker has to leave the country for at least one year. But with an approved I140, the foreign worker can have their H1b renewed for unlimited # of times till they get the final decision on their I485 applications. In this situation, an approved I140 allow them to legally stay and work before their PD become current. I know a guy was on his 10-year H1-b when he finally got his green card.

Generally speaking, filing I140 or having an I140 approved does not allow one to stay in the country legally. Only filing I485 will allow one to stay in the country legally as AOS. You need to fina a legal visa status to stay after your OPT expires and before your PD becomes current. Failing to maintain a valid visa status will make one ineligible to file an employment-based I485 and subject to deportation. The only exception to the rule is the ones who are in the H-1b status. After their I140 is approved. A H-1b foreign worker can have their H1-b extended for another three-year term. The # of extensions are unlimited until the final decision on the I-485 applications.

I think all immigrants are allowed to work in US. Otherwise, they are not immigrants, but only considered as temporty workers/student/etc, these are non-immigrant visa status. But if they are in an immigrant visa status, such as K visa, AOS, they can work legally. Unless it is employment-based immigration, the primary applicant can only work in their original field, they cannot work in other fields before final approval of green card.

I think there is something wrong with the plan. Once I140 is filed, an immigration intention is established. After OPT, you want go back to school to maintain your student status. You may have trouble doing this. On your new I20 application, there is a question asking if somebody has filed an immigration petition for you. You have to answer YES, and I don't think you can get a new I20 past OPT. But after OPT, you can change to H visa stutus. For example you hubby is H1b, then you can change to H4. There is no problem. Unlike F visa, H visa is dual-intention. H visa allows immigration intention.

Check the state nursing board February 2008 minutes: http://www.state.nj.us/oag/ca/nursing/minute/nurmin_021908.htm It shows Seton Hall BSN has lowest NCLEX-RN passing rate in the state, about 71.8%. That rate does not meet state requirement of 75%. If I remember correctly, 3 years of not meeting requirement will result in the loss of the program accrediation (graduates will not be eligible to take NCLEX exams).

Thank you so much for such useful information. The program I'm currently in is a very rigiorous program, and is clinical-oriented. Even the first semester, I have twice as much clinical time as my friends who are in a community college ADN program nearby. I'm confident about passing the evaluation process, as long as I study hard to be able to graduate.