UK RN passed NCLEX in Ga

[nbenmore]

Hi

I just found out I passed the NCLEX at the second time of trying. YAY!

I am registered with Georgia Board of Nursing. I have a Masters degree in advanced nursing, but I think I need to go through CGFNS again as when I initially had my certificates evaluated I was part way through my masters, so only had my nursing degree evaluated. Included in my masters is the non-medical prescribing course. So I regularly prescribe as part of my current role which is Practice Educator for Critical Care Outreach. UK nurses will be aware what this is, but basically it is an Emergency Response Team for the deteriorating patients on the general wards. We perform thorough assessments and escalate treatment as necessary. This involves consultation with the lead clinician on the Critical Care Unit. Prior to this I worked as a nurse in the Critical Care Unit.

I have heard that going with an agency is the best way forward. Can anyone recommend any agencies? I would like to work on the outskirts of Atlanta. I understand that rural areas are more in need of nurses than large cities and this suits me well.

What would be a course of action for me to follow now? Is retrogression still happening over there? How long would this process normally take from now?

Thanks for any input!

Nikki

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Congratulations on passing NCLEX. You may be better contacting hospitals in the area you want to live and work and discuss with them the possibility of sponsoring you for a immigrant visa. Usually nurses come under the EB3 category so look for US Visa Bulletin and then scroll down to the employment category and the dates shown change every month, sometimes forward and sometimes backward. The dates are based on place of birth. If from the UK current processing times are not long but may take a while to get approval once employer submits immigrant application