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Fred, thank you for your response and yes, I'm beginning to see how complicated it is to work in France. You're right, I'll think I'll stay here and maybe retire in France. Mark

Thanks for your encouragement. I sort of wish I had done ICU right out of school but I don't regret all the other experience I've had. Mark

Thanks for the advice. I kind of just want to get into it. Wht do you think would be good prep? Is a critical care training program enough? mark

I know your response was over a year old, but I'm inquiring into working as an RN in France, as well. I believe I can work in France since I have dual american/italian citizenship, but have an american nursing license. Do the French require coursework for non EU diplomas, in addition to passing both the language and nursing exams? Do you also know what types of nurses are most in demand in the Paris area? Thanks for any help. Mark

got it! thanks again.

I'm still learning to navigate this website, having just joined yesterday. How do I get to post 56 in the link you sent me. I clicked on the link, but then can't find the post. Thanks again. mark

Hello Fred, I just saw your post and wanted to say hello. I'm a nurse working near San Francisco in California, US. I noticed you live in Bretagne. Such a beautiful place, I have visited several times. I'm curious about nursing in France and would like to maybe try to find a job sometime next year or later in Paris. I have dual american/italian citizenship so I thinking there's no legal problem to work in France. But is it true that France does not recognize american nursing diplomas? Any information you have would be helpful. Thank you Mark

Thanks for the lead. I'll have to take the time to sort through all the French legal language. Do you or anyone know if it's true that France doesn't recognize a US nursing diploma? It seems ludicrous to repeat nursing school again.

I'd like to work as a nurse in Paris. I have dual american/italian citizenship so I think I'm able to work in France (I've never worked in Italy, only US). I've lived in France before so am familiar with the culture, language, etc. I was wondering what other nurses' experiences of working as an RN in France are. Is it easy to find work? What type of nursing jobs are most common? Anybody worked/working at the American Hospital? Pay? Or any other thoughts you might have. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from anyone. Mark

I'm looking for some advice from experience critical care nurses. I'd like to become a CCN, but have been out of acute care for a long time (10 years). I've worked in mostly outpatient settings lately, but am craving the challenge of learning about and working in critical/intensive care. I've signed up for various classes: telemetry monitoring, IV therapy refresher, ACLS, and am thinking of a critical care training program (not a paid position, but an 10 day course at American Health Education). Can anyone give me advice on the best way to get this goal? Would it be important to go back to med-surg for a few months to awaken memories/skills of acute care settings, or would several months of coursework give me enough experience to hopefully find work on a telemetry unit or similar? I know it's challenging in this current market to do much of anything, but I'm determined to start a new path in nursing. Thanks for any input any of you might have. Mark

never happens where I work.....gee, maybe I'm missing out on all the excitement.

Thanks for the advice. So far, my search in SF bay area hasn't found much available at this point as far as training programs. I applied for the Stanford critical care training but wasn't accepted, probably because one of the requirements was recent acute care experience. But I will start going to HR departments and pestering them.

Thanks for the advice, I think that the re-entry course is the way to go. As much as I want to get back into the swing of hospital work, I feel insecure about it. Now the trick is to find a med surg job in this economy.

I've been working as a nurse for 12 years, the first few of which I did acute care. I then moved into community health settings, such as home health, clinic, and hospice. Now I'd like to pursue critical care, but find there are no training programs hiring nurses who haven't had recent acute care experience. Does anybody have ideas on how to best prepare for re-entry into adult medicine with the intent on eventually getting trained in critical care/ICU?

I've been working in community health for two years, but now want to return to acute care to eventually pursue critical care. The problem is, I've been out of the hospital for over 10 years and nobody wants to hire an RN without recent acute care experience. The recent economy downturn hasn't helped. Does anyone have any advice how to make this transition? I've thought about taking some refresher courses but it's not like I've been out of nursing, it's just that I've focused on different areas of health. Any help would be appreciated.