Paige2014

Reading various people's experiences with the registration process has been extremely helpful for me. I feel like it's helping me prepare for what may or may not happen in trying to get registered in the U.K., even if it will still be a couple of years before I can begin the process. My fingers are crossed for all of us!

Thanks for the comments so far, you guys. I know everyone's experiences differ with this sort of thing, but it helps me to hear from others what they went through when trying to get licensed to work over there. I have no problems being required to take the English exam, but the clinical hour requirements were what worried me the most. When I mentioned something about them to the head of my school's nursing department, she looked at me like I was speaking Mandarin. And I agree, babyRN, the shadowing experience they ask nurses do to is a good thing. I mean, we have to do something similar here before we're allowed to wok on our own, so it only makes sense.

And my situation is probably no different from the other's, but I will feel better once I ask for myself and find out information that way. I will be graduating with my BSN and bachelor's in Psychology in Spring 2014. From what I understand, in order to do any sort of travel nursing, I must have completed at least one year of RN experience in the state which I receive my licensure in. I am seriously contemplating working overseas in the United Kingdom, and have been for quite some time. Based on the research I have done of people's prior experiences, I've gotten mixed signals. I understand getting registered with the NMC is a lengthy and frustrating process, and that you must have all your ducks in a row in order to make it happen. That being said, I still have every intention of making this work. If anyone could offer any insight or tell about their experiences with this, I would really appreciate it. I don't want to get to the point where I start to feel hopeless about a dream that I've had for as long as I can remember. Any and all information is welcome.

Hey all, I'll be graduating Spring 2014 with my BSN and my bachelor's in psychology. Since before beginning college, I knew I wanted to go into a field that dealt with psychology, and that didn't change once I began my nursing education. But now that I'm having to take my career into serious consideration, I'm starting to wonder if I'm really cut out for psychiatric nursing. So I have a few questions that hopefully some of you can answer... What's the burnout rate for this specialty? What are wages like? Are they worth it? Does a 5'2, 128lb female have any business working in a psychiatric setting? If anyone can give me any insight, it would be greatly appreciated.