ARIA LOVE

So, I basically graduate December 2016. Didn't get a job until May 2017 (at a skilled nursing facility) as I chose to travel around Southeast Asia after taking NCLEX. Took another job at a hospital June 2017 as a nurse resident on their float department - mainly floating on tele floors. They offered me about 12 weeks orientation and education follows throughout the 12 weeks, I'm currently on my 3rd week and I genuinely like floating. I get to see different disease processes and practice a variety of nursing skills that I might not able to perform working at one unit. So, HR called me today and offered me a full time position at their step down unit and I honestly wasn't thrilled working step down. I have floated there before and I can do it however, I just don't think the unit fits me as of the moment. I am just having second thoughts whether it will be best for me to stay in one unit even if I know it does not suit me or stay as a tele float nurse.. Talked to my preceptor about this which is also a float nurse and I asked her if she can give me feedback and she told me that i am one of the fast float nursing. Any thoughts?

I plan on residing in US once i'm done.. but weighing options between going back to nursing school in USA which would obviously cost me time and lots of money (which i do not have) compared to finishing my one last year of nursing school in Philippines. Option #2 is likely tempting. I'm planning to apply in the state of Michigan for Foreign educated nurses they need a CES - professional course by course and IELTS/TOEFL. I called CGFNS and they told me it was taught in english they can waive the ielts/toefl for me but the board of nursing in michigan stated that FGN needs ielts/toefl so i might have to take it still.

I am really sorry. I was just trying to weigh my options with my decisions and to top that I don't know how to use this website. but anyways, this is really the story.... I am currently residing in USA as a permanent resident. When I was at Philippines I was an incoming 4th year nursing student. During the summer of 2013 my application when through and I received my visa, I had no choice but to leave my last year of nursing and reside in USA. Since then I was in a dilemma whether where i should finish my nursing.. My first option was... getting my credits assessed and transfer it to a university here in USA. I am aware that they might not recognize a lot of them but if it means they might recognized some of them so, i guess its worth a try. my second option was to go back to philippines and finish it. I was okay with that too but my most concern was. I was not planning to get a re-entry permit since I only have roughly 10 months left before graduation. I was thinking of flying back and fourth during semester break and graduation but then i read from tons and tons and tons of blog in the internet that the customs might deem me of abandoning my residency esp. if i declare that i'm going to school in a foreign country and have not applied for a re-entry permit.. yes. you might say why not apply now. well. I can't apply anymor for a re-entry permit because it takes roughly a month or two to get a biometric appointment by that time i need to be in philippines to enroll and start my last year of nursing. so i really am in a big dilemma here. i do not know what to do. i'm being indecisive and i don't know if its worth it getting my credits assessed her and just go to school here and i don't even know if its even more worth it going back to philippines and get it over with and apply for nclex here all the paperwork stuff. so, thats the story. any inputs? any advice is welcome.

I am really sorry. I was just trying to weigh my options with my decisions and to top that I don't know how to use this website. but anyways, this is really the story.... I am currently residing in USA as a permanent resident. When I was at Philippines I was an incoming 4th year nursing student. During the summer of 2013 my application when through and I received my visa, I had no choice but to leave my last year of nursing and reside in USA. Since then I was in a dilemma whether where i should finish my nursing.. My first option was... getting my credits assessed and transfer it to a university here in USA. I am aware that they might not recognize a lot of them but if it means they might recognized some of them so, i guess its worth a try. my second option was to go back to philippines and finish it. I was okay with that too but my most concern was. I was not planning to get a re-entry permit since I only have roughly 10 months left before graduation. I was thinking of flying back and fourth during semester break and graduation but then i read from tons and tons and tons of blog in the internet that the customs might deem me of abandoning my residency esp. if i declare that i'm going to school in a foreign country and have not applied for a re-entry permit.. yes. you might say why not apply now. well. I can't apply anymor for a re-entry permit because it takes roughly a month or two to get a biometric appointment by that time i need to be in philippines to enroll and start my last year of nursing. so i really am in a big dilemma here. i do not know what to do. i'm being indecisive and i don't know if its worth it getting my credits assessed her and just go to school here and i don't even know if its even more worth it going back to philippines and get it over with and apply for nclex here all the paperwork stuff. so, thats the story. any inputs? any advice is welcome.

I am a lawful permanent resident. I am a nursing graduate and I did not took the local board exam. I'm about to apply in the state of Michigan. And it stated in their RN application form that I have to complete a professional report by ces of cgfns and ielts/toefl. I called the BON michigan if I have to take the local board exam and they just told me to call CGFNS. So I called CGFNS And the representative told me I just need to have the ielts exam and send the transcript of records to cgfns. I'm very doubtful if I was given with the correct informations from this people. So I just want to ask you guys if you could help me verify whether I need to take the local exam for Michigan or not. Your help will be a great help thanks.

I'm from Philippines, currently residing in states. I was 2 years away from graduating nursing and my immigration paperwork went through and I had to come here to states. My concern is that.... Should I go home and finish my 2 years or just try to get evaluated here in states and finish it here? Im in a big dilemma because I was thinking since I'm planning to reside here might as well finish it here but I'm afraid that it would not credit and I'll be going back to square 1 and i do not know how the nursing program works here and i'm still doing my research about the matter. Your help would greatly be appreciated