ptork66

Hello, I'm a US citizen who becomes a UK citizen next year. I'm planning to apply for nursing to start Sept 2015. While my UK husband and I plan to live most of our lives in the UK, so I will, at some point, work in the NHS, we'd also like to spend a few years travelling around - live in California, Canada, Australia, etc. I know the USA has a bunch of requirements for foreign-trained nurses about hours spent in paeds, adult, medical/surgical, mental health, maternity, etc... So I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best nursing program in the UK to cover as much of those requirements as possible? Secondly, does work experience not count? For instance, if I did adult nursing and then got a job as a neonatal nurse or something? What about masters' degrees?I was thinking perhaps a dual degree (adult/child or ____/mental health) might be best? Or are there any UK-trained nurses who have gone to the USA and found their program ended up covering more of the requirements than other people's programs? I'm willing to move anywhere in the UK to do a nursing degree if necessary. My husband's not so willing, lol, but he'll have to put up with it.

Hello. I am so confused, and I can't seem to find clearly laid out information anywhere! I live in the UK and am considering training as a nurse - either adult or child. I've heard, but haven't really been able to confirm, that I wouldn't be able to take a degree in children's nursing over to the US, due to the US having requirements around placements in paediatrics, obstetrics, and various other areas. I'm a US citizen, so I wouldn't need to get a visa/work permit or take any English exams. Here's my questions: * Can anyone link me to where it lays out the education requirements, particularly regarding the placements? Or is this another state by state thing? Any states that are more friendly to foreign-trained nurses? * If my degree doesn't meet the placement requirements, is there a way to top them up? * What exactly is the process, especially since a lot of the it seems to not be applicable to me as I'm already a citizen of the US, of working in the US as a foreign-trained nurse? * Any other information that may be useful? :) I don't even know if I'll ever actually want to move back to the UK, but I feel it's nice to leave my options open.

To be eligible for the NHS bursary, you have to have been in the UK for 3 years AND you have to be free from immigration restrictions - which means you need to have either ILR (indefinite leave to remain) or citizenship.