uk nurses who have come to the usa

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I am in the usvi, and have been here nearly a year, maybe all the nurses who have posted their news about immigration, can now post about the differences in the us hospitals. I dont think that american doctors and nurses fully understand where we come from, and the working environment of the nhs, its only when we get here that we can understand the differences. I am sure that stateside hospitals are different even from here. and that they also vary from state to state, but maybe nurses who are waiting to come will be able to pick up some tips and know more than us what to expect.

christine....from wales to scotland to united states virgin islands, and then to the states, in january.

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Hi everyone, I'm not sure if i'm posting in the right place but maybe you could offer me some advice or steer me in the right direction.

I qualified in London in 2002 and currently working in Dublin, my credentials are being assessed by CGFNS but I know some of my time is missing, for example I did no OB in my training, if you are missing time from your training where do you go to get that time back? I don't want to go back to do a whole year just to get 80 hours in ob and 40 hours teaching!

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Jaynie

Not sure about Ireland but presently in the UK there isn't anywhere that does top up training. Some look at making training up at nursing schools in the US and making relevant hours up

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Specializes in Emergency.

thanks for your reply Anna, it'll be a great excuse to spend more time with my boyfriend in the states!

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hi jaynie, is it only the obs that you are missing.? you have to have hours in all 5 areas of nursing. its difficult to know how many theory hours and practice hours is needed as each board of nursing seems to want different hours in each state.

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Specializes in Emergency.

yeah I've done 90 hours in practice in all the areas before i branched into adult nursing and the theory is calculated on the amount of time allocated to the assignments for those areas as well as lecture hours. just obs missing:(

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hi everyone! i'm quite new here and i am finding this forum very helpful especially now i'm planning of relocating to the US. Just concerned about what difficulties will i be encountering having to bring a toddler if in case i move to the US. As here in the UK they are very flexible with schedules mostly for staff with children. Since my husband works office hours i get to do my own schedule by working opposite his so we don't have to leave my toddler with a child minder which costs fortune here in the UK. So what arrangements do most nurses with children there in the US do? I know adjusting in a new working environment is in itself going to be difficult what more having a child in the process? I hope someone can give me ideas how it's gonna work. Thanks.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.
hi everyone! i'm quite new here and i am finding this forum very helpful especially now i'm planning of relocating to the US. Just concerned about what difficulties will i be encountering having to bring a toddler if in case i move to the US. As here in the UK they are very flexible with schedules mostly for staff with children. Since my husband works office hours i get to do my own schedule by working opposite his so we don't have to leave my toddler with a child minder which costs fortune here in the UK. So what arrangements do most nurses with children there in the US do? I know adjusting in a new working environment is in itself going to be difficult what more having a child in the process? I hope someone can give me ideas how it's gonna work. Thanks.

A couple of questions,

Is your husband going to work when he comes to the US?

Are you coming with an agency or direct hire?

Child minding is as expensive here in the US as the UK but there are lots of stay at home mums who do child minding so you wont find a lack of child care.

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child care here is more flexible for shift workers than it is back home, but a lot of hospitals run their own. when you interview for hospitals ask them about it, or if coming with an agency ask them only to match you up with hospitals with child care facilities.

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Hi,

Its been very interesting reading this forum esp written by people from the UK. I'm not planning to move to florida for about 2 years (due to husbands job restrictions) but will be wanting to get a morgage when we get there. Its a long way off but it would be good to keep in touch! I have already passed the NCLEX and sat the CGFNS yesterday so I'll be starting the immigration process soon. Any tips on which agencies are good or did you apply directly to a hospital for a job?

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A couple of questions,

Is your husband going to work when he comes to the US?

Are you coming with an agency or direct hire?

Child minding is as expensive here in the US as the UK but there are lots of stay at home mums who do child minding so you wont find a lack of child care.

I hope so. He's in IT so hopefully he'll have the same sort of job when we get there. I'll probably go with direct hire as most of my questions are answered on this forum anyway. For hospitals with childcare facilities do you have to pay for it?

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oh yes even childcare provided by the hospital is something that you have to pay for. depending where you send your daughter to for kindergarten and school, you may have to pay for that as well.

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by the way, although all us nurses over here are trying to give advice about the journey to get here, it is not all negative as it sometimes appears to be. we are just trying to prepare you for the transition that takes place, not just because its a huge step to take by coming to live in another country. but by the huge difference between nurses in the uk and over here.

i have recently been back in the uk for a couple of months and i will not return, at the end of the day the lifestyle here is better for us.

and even with the difficulties some nurses have had over here...........

some have been terminated form their employment without notice, some have hated the hospital that they have been sent to or signed up with, and of course, if something happens that you cant work, then you are left on your own, with no advice or money coming from anywhere.

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please read all the advice being given on the autosource thread as there seems to be a lot of misconceptions about the driving licences.

theres enough for us brits when we get here, but the driving test is something that we have to get out of the way. its nothing like the test back home in the UK and is quite easy for us brits.

some states make you just take the computerised test and some states make you take the road test as well, but thats a doddle as well. the most difficult bit for me was I had to parallel park between 2 wooden carpenters horses, while I had a line of cones the other side of me. I dont think that they would expect that anywhere else except st croix.

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