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Sorry, no. But I was just about to investigate. Was the application hard to do?

Talk about patient centered care....NOT. The patient's treatment will be delayed because, although the doctor wrote the order, the format does not optimize reimbursement. The solution is to torture the patient and scare the nurses. Shameful. These geniuses should be the ones afraid for their licenses. Sorry, my tantrum is over

Thanks, great suggestions. I was not aware of this association

Spain, thanks for providing the update. Sounds like you have put positive changes in place to improve the situation for everyone involved. Congrats

I am trying to Assess whether staff Ed positions are a thing of the past or a thing of the future, if that makes sense. It affects me because if staff Ed positions are few, a leadership MSN makes more sense for me versus an Ed degree. In my area, academic teaching positions need a PhD. Sorry, this may be taking us away from OP question.

WGU's MSN Ed is not exclusively academic. People love the Ed specialty courses. I am curious. I work for a large health system but there are few staff development positions. No nurse educators anymore. They rely on an ever dwindling cadre of CNSs. What are some staff development job titles and what do they do?

Thank you. Great information

I have a very rookie question. I am a Canadian with a Michigan RN license and have worked in Michigan for 20 Years. If I leave Michigan and work outside the U.S. Would I need a refresher class? If I pay my dues will my license continue while I am away or do I need to repeat an exam?

This is interesting. I wrote the Canadian exam, then the Us NCLEX Exam a couple of years later. They were different but I didn't think either was unduly difficult. I wonder what has changed, I am surprised CDNs are doing so poorly. One thing---some units of measurement, like blood glucose, cholesterol, hg are different between the two countries. How is that handled on the test?

The hospitals in my area process many Canadians and they do have standard letters. It states you are licensed in the particular state, your education, what title you will work under, what your rate of pay is. They describe your job duties. They want to know if you are hired under an RN job title, that you are doing RN job duties. The effective period (date of hire + 3 yrs).

I have some American friends who send their kids to Canadian universities because tuition is cheaper. I don't know any who went to nursing school though, so not sure of all the implications. You would be a foreign student so might pay higher fees than Canadians but still cheaper than many U.S. Schools. I don't know anything about student VISAs, sorry

I am Canadian living in Canada. Have been crossing the border every day for 19 years on a TN VISA. You take your TN Visa letter provided by your new employer, your US RN license, Visa Screen, your diploma and $56 dollars U.S. In cash. I think you need exactly $56; I have never asked them to make change. Technically, I think you are supposed to bring your Canadian RN license too. The premise is you are supposed To be licensed in your home jurisdiction to be eligible for a TN. I haven't had to show it in years, which is good because Ontario doesn't issue an official card anymore and they won't accept a computer print-out. Check with US immigration by calling the border for hours when they will process TNs. It usually isn't done ATC. I think the word "sponsor" is problematic. Employers sponsor people for green cards but I don't hear that word for TNs. Getting a hospital to sponsor an RN for a green card seems to be a thing of the past in my neck of the woods. Let me know if I can help further

I wish I was more knowledgeable about other day-to-day responsibilities of other disciplines. Many years ago, a smart manager made us shadow in pharmacy or PT on occasion. I am always jealous of my daughter on "bring your kid to work day."

I receive care at the health system that employs me, due to insurance. Like the OP, I would prefer not to do so. I am aware of inappropriate med record accesses; it is taken seriously and the responsible parties held accountable, but the damage is already done. I don't like bumping into my HCPs in the elevator. But I live with it

RNbubu, don't sweat it. Try it for 6 months, then request to switch back to nights if you need to