Alberthor

Hi everyone My name's Alberto and I am a soon-to-be graduated nurse from Spain who is going to move to the UK to work. Unlike the waves of other fellow Spanish nurses who are "forced" to move there because they have no option to work in here due to the lack of employment, I actually am very looking forward to it, since everything that I've heard from the NHS seems incredible and they seem to do everything right way to me. I've already talked to other nurses that have worked on the UK and now I'm aware of the whole process to become a nurse on the UK, but I'm still unsure about the steps to take if I wanted to move from band 5 on, and how to move on with the points on each band. Do you have to wait one year for moving to the next point or is there any other way to advance your career, such as examinations, training or something? Also, I intent to specialise in Neonatal Nursing and before applying for any NICU job on the uk I have in mind to take some neonatal intensive care courses here in Spain so my CV and experience can grow. Would you give me any other advice to pursue my career on this field? Milion thanks for your answers and see you on the UK Alberto

Hey, thanks for the answer. :) Actually I am already familiar with all the process I need to go through, the nclex-rn exam, and the other steps so by "moving asap" I actually meant like in 2 years or so haha. I am planning as well to work on the UK first, since you need no experience or any special title to work there and then start the long process. And yeah, I am also going to gain experience in a certain area (neonatal nursing) So actually I am aware that is gonna be hard and long but rewarding in the end :)

Hi there! It's my first time writing on the website so sorry if this is in the wrong section. I am a soon-to-be RN from Spain who's absolutely in love with the American Culture and I am planning to move there as soon as I end my studies and gain some work experience. My question actually was if you really use the nursing process in the US, because in Spain it is never used as so! (They teach it to us at university (nursing here is a 4yr degree) It's soo frustrating that nurses here have like zero autonomy when designing a care plan for the patient, most of them think it is "unrealistic" or "useless". Most of the times here we just follow physicians, do a lot of procedures, orders but that is not so rewarding as being a real authority on patient care... Just wondering how you do it on the US, thank you for your answer and any other comments will be well received!