Jeske2012

Marked- Still researching about what the requirements are....my in laws are doing some research for me because a lot of information is in Germany. But first thing is first...Learning german and having connections is a great start. I was in Germany 2 years ago for summer practicum in Heidelberg and I was lucky enough to still have connections with the people there who could help me out.

Sometime before the end of 2011-beginning of 2012. Not sure about the exact month but they had no problems at all with CA BON because their University curriculums is equivalent to CA standerds

Joiskol, I would advice that you send in the forms from this link: http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/end_intlgrads.pdf Some of the forms, you can't fill out and some forms you have to give it to your university to fill it out and sent it to CA BON and let them check your hours of clinical practice. If the clinical practice hours are not equavalent to the CA standards...you might have to take only "some of those classes" and "not all". They break it down into if i could remember...6 or 7 categories. Surgical, Medical, Maternity, Paediatric and Psychiatric....there is one more missing that i can't remember.....Pathiophysiology? The school will have to break down the courses under these categories and add how many hours you did.....They don't tell you the actual hours that you need the CA BON...they will just compare it to their numbers of hours and compare it to yours... You just need to make sure everything is filled out correctly. best of luck.

I am a residence of the Bay area of California No worries there.

Congratulations Joiskol! Don't give up on nursing. Did you happen to look at CA BON requirements for people who studied outside the US?? Instead of waiting to finish in April, you can start collecting some of your documents that you need. I have 2 friends who graduated in the Philippines and their University nursing program has already been approve for the NCLEX. Here is the application if you need for international grads: http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/end_intlgrads.pdf It took me 1 month to collect all of this document .....hours of pushing and nagging on the workers at the university to organize everything for me properly. You should start soon. After everything is sent, it takes about 1-2 months for CA BON to reply...GOOD LUCK.

The town I am planning to live in is in Karlsruhe. I have already an apartment there and did some more research today and found out. I have to go to the "Gesundheitsamt" of Karlsruhe means "Health Department". I will have to check on this. I am also currently looking for german language courses up to B2 level. I understand more Deutsch then to speak it. That is also the problem. :D The procedures for foreign nurse who wants to work in Germany is really unknown still for a lot of people I have read in different threads.....I will try to find out more. Thank you for your help.

There is no need for a translator because all my paperwork was already in American English. The nursing faculty has sent everything in with my degree. They mention in the application educated outside the united states, that if you don't have your license, you can either send a copy of your degree/or diploma. For the copy of the Thai license, you can't get the Thai license if you didn't take their Thai license exam. I mention before that their exam is in Thai Language and that is why i don't have a copy or the license only the 4 year BNS. Majority of the foreign students who attended the international program in Thailand must go back to their home country and take their exams there.

Hey Ginger's Mom, Thank you for your reply. All my clinical and theory were all done the same time during the trimester. And for the number of hours, I believe I have more then what they are asking for but the problem is that we didn't use clinical logbooks. I am finding out from my nursing faculty about the clinical rotation documents if they could send that to me. This only includes the Unit name, type of unit, date of practice, hours of practice, and professors name. Would that be enough? I have spoken to the Board of nursing in Thailand, (there is only one in Thailand not like in the STates where each States has their own board of nursing) They don't have the license in ENGLISH and will never will because they want to protect their nurses from foreign nurse. I do not agree what their doing is right because many of the international students who study in Thailand in the international program don't find this out until it is too late..and also if they allowed and offer nursing courses in english...they should offer the license exam in English as well but that is not the case. So a lot of foreign student have to go back to their home country and take their license there. My mother is Thai you see and my father is American. I grew up in California without knowing my mother's cultural background so I decided to go on this journey thinking learning nursing in Thailand would be amazing experience. I found a great nursing school. It was the 1st established nursing school in Thailand and the best one in Thailand. HIGHLY RANKED....and thinking probably this will do it for California. Before I came to Thailand, I have applied for different nursing schools in California..but the only problem was that I got approve to go to all of the California Universities but none of the Universities approve for the nursing program. In 2008, There was a 2 year/3 years waiting list for the program....that is why I have decided to come here.

Hey Silverdragon102, I have found out only little information on the thread. All I know is that I have to take 4 german language courses to get to B2 and from there on....I am stuck. LIke in the different States, we have the Nursing Board to get information...Does Germany of something similar to this and in English? I've been searching the web and the only helpful information I got was from the different threads I read today.

Anyone know what the requirement is for a foreign nurse coming from the United States to work in Germany. I am a U.S. Citizen and I got my degree abroad in Thailand. It's a 4 years degree College LEVEL not High school or vacational degree I was wondering if Germany requires any type of license from foreign country or just a degree in nursing is fine to apply for nursing career? And What are some requirements that a foreign nurse have to do to work in Germany?

Hello Everyone, I am new forum user trying to find out some questions regarding my application that was sent out 2 months ago to the board of nursing in California. I am a U.S Citizen, and choose to study abroad in Thailand for 4 years and just graduated in Dec 2012. Two months ago, i have sent out all the require documents that the board of nursing needed and they wrote to me that they needed: 1: copy of your Thailand nursing license ( Thailand only has licence in Thai Language, thus it is the reason why i don't have a licence in the country that i studied in, but instead I can get a letter from the Dean. The letter will state the reasons why) WOULD THIS BE ENOUGH FOR Board of NURSING TO APPROVE? 2: copy of your clinical rotation records or clinical rotation logbook My nursing faculty for the international nursing does not have clinical rotation logbook. They only have the schedule of the ward unit, with the hours of practice, with the name of the professor and the date....can this be pass as clinical rotation record??? Our university was ranked No. 1 university in 2011 by QS Asian University Rankings and the faculty of nursing that we've been practice is under the hospital Siriraj. Which is rank 7 place in Asia and 48 place in world ranking. My concerns are will the California Board of Nursing, take in consideration of the hospital that you did all your clinical practice in? Because I DO NOT HAVE and THEY DO NOT HAVE the Clinical Logbook. I am concern that after i send all the documents again that is asked of me, they will denied........... What are my chances?