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I might add your future plans also.

My hospital has 21 floors. I climb the stairs at least once if i have down time. Chairs dips or push ups you can do at nurses long if you have one. :-)

I love learning and most of all doing things. I have been in the ICU and I want to see what ED is all about. I have a lot of respect for ED. I want to give a try. I am so excited I can't wait.

Good Luck!! I just got a position in the ER too. I am so excited as well. Let's email and exchange experiences.

@ big sick_littlesick: Thank you so much!

@ bigsick_little sick: would you mind to share your research on answering tough behavioral questions? Thanks a lot!

I took a mental note and I will try to engage a little bit more. I am always afraid to be pushy. :-)

LadyFree you reply is great. I was feeling a little bit down because of this ordeal. I am in the process of reevaluating everything and trying to get new certifications. Maybe I got used to the time where you could get a job in a couple of weeks in Philly. This was a breath of fresh air. Thanks!

NASCAR Nurse: I truly appreciate the honesty. It is very nice to have another perspective.

I am a BSN,CMSRN. 5 years of med surg/ tele experience and 3 years of ICU experience. I applied to Ed night shift= No interview

I have applications they are 2 years old and on status read " under review". 3 weeks wait is a breeze.

@Beeker: I had to quit my job because I had a high risk pregnancy. Don't quit! I found out the hard way. Today spoke with an agency and the recruiter told me that you should never quit. Maybe an option is turn per diem and do the minimum required until you are ready to come back.

Thank you HouTx! This are major hospitals in Philly area:-(. Sad! I have to find out away to get what I want.

Thank you so much! I even had a situation where I went through all the process(clearance,background and test) and I passed in every step and they never called me again. Extremely rude! I never applied there again. I am trying to network but it seems very ethereal to me. Thanks!! P.S: After I send an application how much time you believe I should wait for a response.

I have been applying for jobs and when I come back to the website account to check the status is always"in consideration" or "reviewing submit". My problem is that some of this application are actually 2-3 years old. I have already called HR and they always tell me to wait and keep applying. Can someone help me understand what is going on?

Philly is a strange place. I am looking for a position in ICU for 3 years now. I worked in a large university hospital for 3 years in SICU. I have to say that I was out out nursing due to medical reason for a year but my experience seams totally irrelevant in this market. I am happy that I have a job in the least 2 years but I really would like to come back to ICU.

Good Luck!! this is major. Please let us know how are you doing. I would love to here your experience there.

Which Hospitals?

I have been trying to come back to ICU for 2 years now. No Luck.i had to wait a year to have an interview for a med-sug position in a hospital. I know a lot of people at bedside but I could not so far translate that into a good situation. I was out of nursing due to a high risk pregnancy. I was on bed rest and all. I am starting to feel bitter about it.

As far as I know, We don't have anything like NCLEX-RN in Brazil. They were trying to institute the"Provao" what could be considered a type of NCLEX but they didn't got that done yet. As you graduate from your nursing program you automatic get your license and diploma. The transition from Brazil to US as a nurse is long. You have to be in the right school in Brazil(equivalent to US education), Pass the TOEFL, Pass The CGFNS and PASS the NCLEX. Just to get your papers reviewed to determine if your education is equivalent takes a while.It took me 8 months. Vestibular is the entrance exam to college. When you register you have to know what path you want to take (Nurse ,Lawyer, Teacher). I hope this is helpful.

1. They are very friendly with doctors. I never met a foreign nurse trying to practice there. I met brazilian nurses coming back as honor guests in conferences. Never met anyone trying to come back to Brazil once they left. 2.Ok. Just making sure you know:-). I am not aware of such test. As I said, I never met a nurse trying to go to Brazil like you once they are here. You need to get in contact win ABEN, COREN and COFEN to understand what is the process to transfer your license from here there. I cannot advise you on that because I don't have any info. Let me know. 3. I was a nurse in Brazil before I came in the USA. After you go to school there you get your license with these boards. Let me know how things are going. I have some nurse friends in Brazil and maybe they can send you some info. Good Luck!!

Hello Cuddlesutra, I have to say WOW!! Are you aware that a nurse there makes at best R$1.500/month(convert brazilian reals to us dollars). Anyway,in order to live in Brazil you have to have a strong Portuguese. The major cities like São Paulo and Rio you are able to speak some English and Spanish (AKA inside of the hotel) and in the rest of the country just portuguese. General population is very sweet but they just speak Portuguese. I am not aware of any Portuguese proficiency test for nursing in Brazil. I believe the best you can do is to enter in contact with ABEN and COREN to see how they handle a case like yours. You have to remember that even if your 2nd citizenship doesn't require a visa to Brazil there are some restrictions. As far as I know you are allowed between 90 to 180 days inside Brazil without a Visa. Check with your 2nd consulate. My experience is that hospital are very friendly with Fellows/Residents from other countries. I never met a nurse doing your move.T ake a look at Vagas de Emprego e Currículos | Manager Empregos, Empregos e Vagas de Emprego | Catho, Michael Page ? refer?ncia em recrutamento especializado de executivos para m?dia e alta ger?ncia. and Diversity job fairs, Spanish, bilingual & Hispanic jobs--since 1997. and you may find a few offers to take a look. I hope this will be helpful.Best Wishes

Hello BrasilWifey, Have you done the CGFNS. You are supposed to start there. First of all you have to make sure that your degree of nursing is recognized in the USA. You have to send your transcripts to CGFNS and they will make sure everything is in order after that you will have to take their test. They will give you a certificate allowing you to take the NCLEX. I hope this is helpful. De Nada!!

Thanks may be I should check more deeply into or maybe be crazy and do it and wait if they are going to audit me. :-)

I wish I could unfortunately CCRN exam requires 1750 hours within 2 years period with 875 hours accrued in the most recent year preceding the examination. My last ICU position was in October 2008.