uk resident looking to study in usa

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hi,

I am looking to study in nursing in the usa, my uncle and family live in california so would prefer to study near there. For 4 years I was a physiotherapy assistant at a private hospital and for the past 6 months i have been working as a care assistant at a care home to build my experience. I have no other qualifications other than my gcse's as I went straight into work from school.

Would any universities take me on in america with just experience or would I need to study and gain further qualifications beforehand?

Thank you

Jade

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You will have to take prerequisite college courses before applying to nursing school.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

In the United States most colleges require students take pre-requisite courses in English, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology, Sociology and Microbiology before being granted admission into a nursing school. The path to becoming a nurse is long and difficult and most programs want to weed out the weaklings by the use of these courses. Hope that helps a bit.

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Hi Jade... most colleges have websites that have contact details for their international student counsellors. You sometimes have to search hard for that page, so be tenacious.

You may also like to check out the tuition page... sorry to tell you but US colleges often charge more for international students, and the tuition is is sky high to begin with so prepare yourself for a shock. Education over here is way more expensive than UK and you would not be able to get financial assistance.

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Sorry... I forgot to add that with GCSE's you will have a huge number of prereqs to complete. You will have to be up to UK 'A' level standard for algebra and english and they will test you on that. If you don't meet the standard you will have to do developmental math/english in addition to (as Happyloser stated) Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Micro,Soc,Psych, College Eng I and II and many are now asking for IT.

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Is your plan to stay and practice nursing in the US? If not, I would encourage you to make very sure (before you put any time or $$$ into a nursing program here) that your degree will be accepted for licensure back home. Different countries use different models of nursing education and practice, and you can't always move easily between countries. In general, it's a lot safer and easier to study nursing in the country in which you plan on practicing.

Best wishes for your journey!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Tuition will be very high and there is no guarantee afterwards that you can stay and work in the US. Currently there is retrogression and many nurses have already been waiting since Oct 06, some have a PD date of before that, for a immigrant visa. If you do ADN in the US then it will not be accepted at the moment back in the UK and if retrogression is still ongoing after you complete your training and you have to return home then you will have problems getting registered with the NMC with ADN

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If you've made up your mind, just make sure you research well about the school you intend to go to. There's a thread in the news section of this forum where a school in California had to be closed for no accreditation.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Ortho, Med&Surgical.

Hi silverdragon. Just looking for a wee bit of advice. I am a UK trained nurse who also completed extra hours through Brighton Uni in order to get to the States. Applied to ASBN, paid fees and sat patiently awaiting my ATT. Received email along with many other saying that my application would not be process without a SSN (basically they took my money and ran...or so it seems!). Anyway, still trying to get to the states and have relocated to Australia meantime. I have a job guaranteed once i pass my NCLEX and my employers are willing to wait until this is acheived. I am looking to apply to Vermont BON. If i completed all of my training in the UK do I need to sit CGFNS or do I only require the CES? I have already sat and passed the NCLEX with a score of 9 so dont need to sit that again. I hope you can help.

Joanne

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

You only need to meet requirements for the state for International trained, so if the state requires CES then that is all that is required and if you have already completed it for a previous state all you need to do is send request to forward to new BON plus small fee. Not sure where you get your NCLEX with a score of 9 as results are either pass or fail

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One should also keep in mind that the ABSN is generally not accepted outside the US. If you have a Bachelors out of the country and wish to take the ABSN in the US please make sure your home country will accept the education. It's very expensive for local US students. I can only imagine what the tuition is for international students. So have all of your ducks in a row before wasting the time and money. Good Luck to all.

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ASBN or ABSN? Sorry I'm unsure which you mean as I don't know what a ASBN is.

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