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  1. Braving the CA BON

    moonmelody posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi, all. Some months ago I posted about my desire to return to my native California after being in the UK for years and having completed my nursing degree here. We all know that trials and...

  2. Time from for extra credits?

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thank you. That's a very generous window if that's the

  3. Time from for extra credits?

    moonmelody posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi there. I've made a few posts before about my journey back to California. I'm originally from LA but have been in London for 10 years and did my nursing degree here. I know all about the insanity...

  4. Time from for extra credits?

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Nurse Registration

    To add: I've tried to contact the CABON multiple times to ask them about this and have gotten no

  5. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita does

  6. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi, all! I'm an American. I've been living in the UK for the past several years (my husband is English) and will be graduating with a BSc Honours degree in Adult Nursing next year. We're planning to...

  7. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi, all. I thought I'd give a quick update. YES, I'm still hacking away at this. My only remaining hurdle is getting my uni to complete the Breaking of Credits required by the CABON. They don't want...

  8. Too many patients. Too little pay. Losing it.

    moonmelody posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey, all. Allow me to apologise in advance for the negativity. I'm having a tough time at the moment and need to vent. So I'm a new RN who graduated 8 months ago. I was born and raised in the States...

  9. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi there! I'm just waiting for the letter telling me which credits I need to make up. I've gotten in touch with a couple of CA accredited nursing schools who are able to offer courses targeted at...

  10. Washington State and Colorado

    moonmelody posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi, all. :) I've made a couple of posts in the past regarding my desire to return home to the US. I'm a California native but have been living in the UK for years and did my nursing degree here....

  11. Washington State and Colorado

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thank you! That's heartening. Did you have paeds and maternity during your studies, though? In the UK we specialise right away, so my degree is just in adult nursing. I did participate in maternity...

  12. Braving the CA BON

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes indeed. I'm going to get all of my paperwork in and see how it goes. I'm more than happy to pay an arm and a leg for the deficiency work because a) due to family matters I really need to come...

  13. Braving the CA BON

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Nurse Registration

    The infamous concurrency issue. Fortunately there seem to be a good little handful of schools that are willing to help foreign trained RNs make up the

  14. Braving the CA BON

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Nurse Registration

    Do you know of any other impending changes to California's

  15. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Tell me about it! From what I have heard, the measures were put in place as a reaction to some Filipino nurses applying for licensure in California with fraudulent documents. So now all foreign...

  16. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Did you come to the States before or after 2010? That year seems to have been the turning point for the CA BRN's educational

  17. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Absolutely. My return to the US has more to do with family matters than anything else. I love the NHS and think that British nursing education excels at producing the most compassionate nurses who are...

  18. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thank you! Fortunately I have found three schools in LA who offer top up classes for international RNs who have deficit for paeds and obs. I'm just now trying to figure out of it's worth applying to...

  19. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi there! I'm revisiting this thread now that I'm almost qualified. I've attempted to contact the CA BON regarding obtaining extra hours in paeds/obs/psych. So far, no response, which seems to be how...

  20. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    All of those areas have definitely been covered in the theoretical aspect of my degree. We have had specific lectures on child development, labour and birth, caring for the acutely unwell pregnant...

  21. American trained in the UK!

    moonmelody replied to moonmelody's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thanks for your response. From what I've heard, the acceptance of UK nursing degree transcripts varies from university to university. Some UK trained nurses who are now working as RNs in the States...