Leighsa7

Unfortunately no. I worked in a ER as well in Sydney and worked a lot of my shifts in our paeds ER. They really want clinical hours to be concurrent with theory whilst in nursing school :/

Sorry I'm rarely on here! Schools that accept you to fulfill your paeds/maternity requirement are listed in the letter you receive from the California State Board. Loma Linda University will put you on a waiting list and when a spot becomes available (granted you have your letter from the State Board saying you need these classes) you can join. Hope this helps.

It's been awhile since I've been on here :)Well I just now moved back to the US. I ended up staying in Australia working in a busy ER to gain experience before I came back. So now I'm going to take a paeds/maternity class (theory and clinical) in August and then take the NCLEX afterwards. 4 girls (all Americans) I went to nursing school went through this process prior to me so finding a program was no issue. Hope this helps :)

Hi justbeachynurse, Thank you for your reply. I have clinical and theory in all those areas, but California does not think I had enough hours in maternity. My degree was acceptable to California a year ago but unfortunately the year I graduated is the year its no longer acceptable. I've heard California and New York were the strictest states to get into and that other states would accept my degree. So I am keen to find out if any Australian trained nurses have applied to any other states besides Cali or NY, and if so were their degrees accepted.

Hi there! I need any help/info I can get. I am a US citizen that came to Australia to go to nursing school. I am currently in a new graduate nurse program here in Sydney. It is now nearing the end of my first year as an RN and I decided I want to go back to the US. My question is does anyone know what States accept an Aussie nursing degree? I know Cali wants further maternity/peds training, but I am not looking to go back to Cali. I am hoping to find a State that will accept my degree and then I will be free to take the NCLEX. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)