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Thank you everybody for the comments. I have not been able to look at website. But I want to say that I have a new preceptor. She is very nice and knowledgeable; she has been working in the unit for 30 years. And she gives me more freedom to use my c...

Hi dear friends, I'm a new grad. Actually I got my BSN degree abroad, 7 years ago. I had little hospital experience in my country. After I graduated I worked as a community health nurse. Then I moved to the USA. After 4 years of living in the USA I ...

Hi everybody!! I'm a foreign educated nurse. I've been out of nursing field for almost 5 years since I left my native country Peru. However, after overcoming many challenges, becoming proficient in English, passing successfully the NCLEX-RN and takin...

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Knowing that everybody goes through this, helps me to handle my fears.

I'm going to start my new job in one week in telemetry unit. I'm a foreign educated nurse, with not experience as RN in the US. However I was told that I'll received only 3-4 weeks of orientation. I had work as RN in my country 1 year at a hospital a...

Thank you everyone for your advice. I really appreciate this.

Hi everybody!! Finally after almost 3 months of struggling for finding a job, I received a call from a local hospital. I went for a interview a few weeks ago, and they called me back last Friday. I was offer a position in Telemetry Unit. I told the ...

citybsnrn08 Thank you so much for your advice. Still very hard trying to find something. It's so frustrating when they tell you your experience in your country equal Zero. I will try to look for jobs in the areas you just mentioned. I will never giv...

Hello everybody!! I would like to have any orientation about how to get in NICU. Quick background, I studied nursing in my country. I have 4 years of experience working as a RN there which includes, 1 year of hospital, 1-1/2 years as community health...

I'm sorry for my delayed reply. Thank you so much for your advice. I've been so busy looking for jobs and It's been so hard. No news from anybody . So far I applied for residency program for a Intermediate care in a cardiac Unit as well as NICU resi...

I everybody, I took the NCLEX RN yesterday for first time, unfortunately I run out time at 242 questions:(. Does anybody know someone who run out time and passed:unsure:? I need to hear something that will give me any hope, I'm not feeling well now. ...

congratulations!!!!!!!! I'm in the same situation, I took the Nclex RN yesterday and I run out of time, at 242 question, I'm so disappointed, and feeling nervous, waiting for the results, I'm afraid to know the results, thinking the 50% chance f......

Hi there , I'm going to NCLEX RN next month. Currently I'm using Lacharity PDA and today I came across with this question about Sickle cell anemia : A patient with sickle disease arrives to the unit with sickle cell crisis. which action prescribed by...

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RBCs binds with O2 to work well, In SCA RB cells get the S shape(hmgbn A become in hmgbn S ) due to lack of O2, they become rigid and difficult to flow,causing obstruction of the capillaries. So in a crisis this condition get worst, the patient has...

Hi everyone. I'm a foreign RN, who just completed all the steps in order to become an RN here in MD. I did my CES report through CGFNS. In fact I received an Email from them saying that my CES report was successfully evaluated and it was sent to MBN....

Hi pdarlyn1, let me tell you that if your are able to keep a fluid conversation with any English speaker,then you will pass. Of course ILA OPI is a lot of easier than TOEFL, or other test, just be self confident of your English skills, be natural wh...

Hi every one. It's been a rough way to walk since I moved here almost 4 years ago:banghead:.First obstacle was the language, I came here with very simple English( If I could call it simple English ) at the beginning I struggled trying to pass toefl t...

Yes I did receive letter. It took a month and 1 week. I think it was because they were so busy with the new graduated nurses. Now I'm preparing for nclex RN, I'm going to take it on next November .

Please somebody help !!!!!! I'm a foreign RN, who just completed all the steps in order to become an RN here in MD. I did my CES report through CGFNS. In fact I received an Email from them saying that my CES report was successfully evaluated and it w...

Thank you again JustBeachyNurse I'm still waiting for any news, I think they just are very busy, this situation is very stressful, I can't concentrate for my Nclex preparation, anyway I have to keep going in this process. But I think if I do not ha...

Thank you JustBeachyNurse for your help. Probably, I dint explain myself properly. what I'm trying to know is that after you completed all the requirements established by MBN, will they send me any confirmation letter?. How long it will take? (As I...

Thank you deepu245 for responding my question. I checked everything, and all is correct.but I guess they are very busy. I've been calling them, but they do not answer the phone and the voice-mail is full. I will keep calling them.

Hello mali_santizo , congratulations for your achievement, thank you for sharing your story with us. I'm a foreign nurse too. I'm from Peru, and like you, I was working in a community health center, I was in charge of immunization program, teenager p...

Hi everybody. I'm a Peruvian nurse that is currently living in Alexandria, VA. I'm a licensed RN in Peru and worked for a few years in hospital and clinics. Currently I'm going through CGFNS to get a RN license in Virginia. I arrived in the U.S. l...