Sine

I'm impressed by your research, your info on the Danish nursing degree is very exact! ECTS points are used all over Europe, to make it easier for e.g. an English nurse to work in DK. As I wrote in the first post, my nursing school has been able to change the ECTS points into credit hours, they just had a hard time figuring out the exact hours of clinical practice as well as theoretical instruction. I've been trying to search the web for the minimum training hours of an American nurse, to compare them with that of a Danish nurse. I've looked at NCSBN's website, but didn't find anything. Can you tell me where I might be able to find this info, the more precise the better? It seems as if you don't have much insight into the Danish educational system, and for good reason since, it is very different from the US. We have something similar to college also proceeding high school, only this takes 3 years. Here we either study language related subjects or science related subjects. With nursing and medicien in mind I chose science and among others, I studied math, physics and chemistry at a high level. I get the feeling that you underestimate our system and I really don't think that's fair. I believe that our 3 years of "college" are just as good as your 4 years. Plus there're many factors to take into consideration, such as the amount of hours spent in the classroom, exams etc. I'm still convinced that my degree is a BSN, mainly because that's what's written on my diploma. I live in Boston, so there's no chance I'll work out of state. I'll just have to push through all the many exams and reviews and hope for the best, once I have my MA nursing licens. Although, the exams are a bit harder than expected, I've been studying in my spare time and haven't had any problems passing the test exams I've taken. If that hadn't been the case, I would definitely take your advice and take a review course. I really appreciate being able to discuss these things with you and it definitely helps me understand things better.

The reason why I posted a thread in the International forum as well as the MA forum, is to possibly reach a larger amount of Danish nurses. There's a chance that they don't visit the International forum and if that's the case, I would have a better chance reaching those in the MA forum. I'm aware that many US trained nurses aren't aware of foreign nurse requirements, but not all nurses in the MA forum are US trained nurses and there's a chance there might be a few Danish nurse...they're the ones I'm struggeling to reach, since I need all the help I can get with my CGFNS problem.

I've been through a lot this past year (being married and having to travel back and forth between DK and USA, the visa process having taken 1½ years, dealing with CGFNS) so I'm not afraid of the hardship The Danish nursing degree is internationally recognized, so I'm more than sure my degree lives up to the American degree. The problem is just dealing with CGFNS, I follow their orders down to the specifics and yet they come up with new things I have to do. Also the job market seems perfect for me if most Boston area hospitals are looking for BSN, because that's the degree I have, together with all other Danish nurses, of course.

i'm looking for any danish nurses working in ma, that have been through the screening process of cgfns. - i would like to know which nursing school you attended in dk and how you're school figured out the theoretical and clinical hours of each subject? i'm struggeling to meet all the requirements of cgfns, one of the first steps in my process to get an rn licens for ma. but as many people here can attest to, dealing with cgfns isn't as easy as it should be. it turns out that they need a more specific breakdown of the theoretical and clinical hours of each subject i've studied. i'm not sure what a "more specific breakdown" means, since my nursing school already filled out the form accounting for all the theoretical and clinical hours of each subject. any help is greatly appreciated

hi nursecubanitarn2b, thanks for the advice i don't have a nursing licens for any states, but i'm trying to get one for ma...although, it's proving to be more difficult than i ever could've imagined. i called cgfns yesterday, and they attempted to explain the problem with the current breakdown of hours. but the person i talked to was in such a hurry to get off the phone with me, that i never really understod the explanation. i'm calling them back today, to have someone else explain it again. plus i've been able to obtain the form my nursing school mailed to cgfns, with the breakdown of hours. i've also been in touch with my school and informed them of the problem. i suggested they contact other nursing schools, that have had to fill out the form, since they know how to do so properly. plus i've been in touch with my nursing union, in case they might be able to help.

i will try to keep this very long story short. since april 2008, i have been struggeling to meet all the requirements of cgfns. but as many people here can attest to, dealing with cgfns isn't as easy as it should be. since january 2009, i was lead to believe that all my submited documents (license transcript, nursing school transcript etc.) had been reviewed and that i had been found eligible to register for the exam. i signed up for an exam in march and july, but cgfns weren't able to accomodate both my 1. and 2. choice. now i've signed up for an exam in november and by accident i find out that my documents, were reviwed but found incomplete. it turns out that they need a more specific break-down of all the subjects i've studied. the only problem is that they never informed me of this and only after i've been in contact with them, are they sending a letter to my nursing school asking for the specifics. i'm not sure what a "more specific break-down" means, since my nursing school already filled out the form accounting for all the theoretical and clinical hours of each subject. that's why i'm calling all danish nurses that have been through all the many steps required by cgfns, including review of official documents, and have managed to received a certificate. i'm thinking that if you've managed to get a certificate then so should i, after all we do have the exact same degree. - i would really like to know how you were able to meet the requirements of the theoretical and clinical hours of each subject and how your nursing school figured out what the ects points equaled in amount of hours? any help is greatly appreciated thanks, sine