lanieross

You should keep going in - don't give up! If you are persistent they note it down on your file. I was ringing once or twice a week and going in fortnightly.

Are you currently in the UK? If so going into the NMC London office between 10-1130am mon-fri usually shows them you are interested and not giving up.. I did, and got news a week later!

Hi nicujen, the ONP is the overseas nurses programme and it is no longer offered for new applicants - so the test of competence is the only option if you applied post October 2014. So unfortunately your only option would be the test!

As long as I'm directly supervised I can do pretty much everything, only limited when it comes to checking medications! Am just a third checker for now. Can't complain though :) How'd the test go?

- I am currently doing the ONP and my placement is in an NICU - my specialist area. And I know of a few others in NICU/ICUs for their ONPs. So it is possible! foxtrotunicorns - unfortunately once you have decided to go down the test route you are no longer allowed to do the ONP, even if you were given a decision letter for it!