SydneyKrystyne

Hi there! I was just wondering if anybody knows if a UK licensed Midwife can work as a Midwife in the US without having to go through a bunch of 'transitional' courses, etc? I'm asking because I have dual citizenship between the 2, and currently live in the US and want to go to school for Midwifery, but the length of the course and the cost of the education is about double that in time of the UK and costs a significant amount more than if I were to go to school for next to nothing in the UK. So I was just wondering if you know what the requirements/differences are for moving to the US to work as a Midwife with a UK Midwifery license, or what I would have to go through- course wise, if I went to the UK and then moved back to the States. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! -Sydney

Thanks for your reply :) I think I've confused the both of us with my question! By 'Nursing classes" I mean the ONE class per semester that you would take that is all nursing (after all pre reqs are done)...so over 2 years you only take 4 classes total, because they're just one per semester. For example, the school I've applied to has a 2 year ADN program has a 2 year layout like this: Year 1 (Freshman), Fall College success Nursing 1 A&P 1 (Co requisite to Nursing 1) Intro to Psych (Co requisite to Nursing 1) Year 1, Spring Nursing 2 A&P 2 (Co requisite to Nursing 2) Psych: Human Growth and development (Co requisite to Nursing 2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 2 (Senior), Fall Nursing 3 Microbiology (Co requisite to Nursing 3) College Composition 1 (Co requisite to Nursing 3) Year 2, Spring Nursing 4 College Math English elective Other elective ..............So by 'JUST Nursing classes', I mean "Nursing 1-4" listed above, one each semester for the 2 year ADN course. Of course, after all of the others (AP, Microbio, Psych, Math...etc) have been completed prior entering the nursing program. Does this make sense now? Are there students that take the nursing program with the co requisites all at once like that outline demonstrates so they can complete ALL college in 2 years from pre reqs to nursing classes ? Rather than a year or year and a half all pre requisites, then the following 2 the core nursing classes? I ask because that is a BUTTLOAD of work and would be impossible for me to do personally without breaking it up. I feel like I'm probably confusing you more....Anybody get what I'm trying to say? If not, what is/was/has been your education plan as far as pre requisites go, and what your school schedule will be like once in the nursing program? I'm taking all of the classes above that don't have the word nursing in them, over the next year and a half, and then taking just the nursing classes 1-4 the next 2 years so i only have to worry about one class per semester.

Hi there! I'm new to signing up here, but I've been lurking around for the past month or so reading posts and trying to find answers to my own questions. I've finally decided to go into nursing to get my ADN after a long time of doubting myself that I could ever do it, and instead of doing all of the pre requisites and gen eds at the same as the nursing classes within 2 years (I have no previous college credits under my belt), I'm going to space it out over 3-3.5 years for my sanity and work load ability, and get all of my pre requisites/gen eds done in a year and a half (as a liberal arts pre nursing student), and then take JUST the nursing classes over the next 2 years so those classes are all I have to worry about (1 class a semester, even though it's equivalent to 3 or 4 based on credits). So my question is: What is your education plan? Am I the only one that is taking all non nursing classes first, and then JUST the core nursing associates (Nursing 1-4 or whatever your school requires) classes after? When I read posts and I see people say nursing is the hardest thing they have ever done, I always assume its because they're taking the nursing class, along with a&p, microbiology, psych etc all at the same time like a typical ADN course outline says (though I'm not doubting that it's hard otherwise)...is that usually the case? I guess it depends on each person... So, what's your education plan? And how is the work load based on the classes your taking all at one time? I hope this all made sense! Thanks