daniam25

Why are you moving to the U.S. anyway? Who in their right mind would do that? LOL. You could always work as a CNA (certified nursing assistant) in a nursing home, so you have that option available to you. When I was in the US I knew 3 British trained nurses who worked as CNA's in nursing homes, so don't give up all hope. The worst case scenario (and likely) is that you'll just have to pay for either LPN school or 2 years of nursing school if you don't want to be a CNA. CNA's sometimes get hired in ICU's to help with bathing, but even without registration you could be hired as a patient care tech (PCT) to help the nurses.

If you trained in the UK, you will have to take all parts of the training you didn't take in order to be able take care of anyone. I know plenty of nurses who trained in the UK that moved to theUS to attend nursing school, my grandmother for one with 40 years of experience in England.

Have you completed the 30 unit course and now waiting to take the NCLEX?

Yeah, that's true. I don't know who in their right mind would want to work in AL or TX anyway. ???

Alabama and Texas are now compact states, so I would think they are no longer an issue?

Contact the colleges. I don't represent the uni, I attended as a student 20+ years ago LOL. Don't use a .com website as a source of information. It's probably best for you to just go to college like everyone else and earn an ADN; don't try to fast track anything.

Not really sure why you can't do a refresher? You mentioned you graduated with a diploma (assuming RN) but didn't sit for the NCLEX-RN? Why didn't you? Or did you try it but were unsuccessful? Not sure what options are available near you, but it sounds like you may need to repeat a mobility program (LVN to RN), whether that's 30 units or ADN? Have you contacted local schools and the board for guidance?

Why not take a refresher course or sit the LVN exam?

Yeah, but there are programs that will let you do their RN-BSN out there, even without a diploma. That's why they are RN **** to BSN LOL

Hey! You would still need to attend a year program to be able to sit for the NCLEX-RN. You might as well do an ADN program. I did the 30 unit option "back in the day" and now have progressed to BSN, MSN, FNP, DNP.

The 30 unit option is definitely lesser credits and a shorter time to obtain RN licensure than an LVN to ADN program. Before I ever became an LVN, I had earned a Bachelors in epidemiology and biostatistics and a Masters in Public Health, so I am not 100% sure the “prerequisite” coursework difference, because I’m sure I already had them and more. The clinical requirements were just quick refreshers of the LVN program with a nursing leadership course added on top of the curriculum. Once I passed the RN NCLEX, I had no issues transferring my 30 unit RN license to 8 states. I just paid the associated fees and sometimes fingerprinted, etc. One of my friends is a 30 unit RN licensed in all 50 states and does some work from home stuff (I think medical claim adjuster type work).

Good question nurseJonezee. I’m now DNP, CRNA, PMHNP, FNP and still hiv doesn’t get in my way. The ADA protects you anyway. It’s embarrassing to think that anyone might think that HIV may prevent them from being a nurse. Jesus, it’s not 1980...

I am an RN and have never worked for less than $35 per hour and have been all over the US. FL, AL, LA, MI, IL, and now TX

I am an RN with an MSN and have had HIV for 10 years. HIV has absolutely nothing to do with your ability to function as an RN. Go for it. Would diabetes prevent you from becoming an RN? Absolutely not.

Id like to reply to this post. I disagree that a quicker education could be an issue. I have been an ER/trauma and flight RN for over 10 years, already have an MSN degree in nursing education and a doctoral degree in education (Ed.D), 3 ANCC board certifications, CPEN, CEN, and CFRN certifications. Not trying to sound bold, but I think that one year of an NP program would be perfectly sufficient for me to practice as an NP. So, I think that asking "what program is quickest" is appropriate considering a highly experienced registered nurse would succeed in their NP role, regardless of the length of the program. Plus you have to remember that most NP's were experienced nurses for years before they attended an NP program. I guess it just depends on the individual RN and their background. I am considering NP programs at this time and have found that most of the post-MSN NP programs can be completed in less than one year as I have already taken the majority of the same classes that NP's take. Oh, and I teach two courses in an NP program already (advanced pathophysiology and advanced pharmacology)...