US Nurses Wishing to Work Overseas

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I am starting this thread as a sticky at the request of one of our members, for a place for those that wish to emigrate from the US to work as an RN.

Please feel free to post your concerns and questions about working overseas here.

I will finish my BSN in May 2008. I have been an Associate Degree RN for 17 years. I would like to (someday) work as a travel nurse in U.K. Will my experience as a RN prior to my BSN count (toward years of experience)? Also, my specialty is dialysis. Does anyone have any idea if that particular area of experitise is desireable for employment in U.K. travel positions?

Thanks.

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arkmar said:
I will finish my BSN in May 2008. I have been an Associate Degree RN for 17 years. I would like to (someday) work as a travel nurse in U.K. Will my experience as a RN prior to my BSN count (toward years of experience)? Also, my specialty is dialysis. Does anyone have any idea if that particular area of experitise is desireable for employment in U.K. travel positions?

Thanks.

We are not seeing much in the way of travel assignments in the UK at this time with all of the lay-offs that the government is having in nursing. Your years of being an RN will count, but we are not seeing much of a need at all at this time.

It will also take considerable time to get thru the licensing with the NMC. Just take the time to do a search on this forum for more specifics about this. Be aware that the travel contracts if you can come up with one are not the same as what we have in the US.

Best of luck to you.

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Thank you for such a prompt response. I will not be seeking immediate employment, but am asking for future reference. I hope to take up travel nursing when my husband retires...about 3 years. Hopefully the current situation will be better and there will be more of a need for nurses. I have read about the problems that exist in the UK, and am so sorry to hear of it. I know it must be difficult for trained professionals to be laid off from jobs that they love and to lose their source of income. I look forward to one day being able to live and work, if only temporarily, in the UK.

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What will be happening then no one knows at this time, but I think that things may be even more difficult and not easier. You also do not see as much of a need for dialysis nurses as the work can also be done by technicians in some locales and depending on if acute or chronic. Do not even see many travel contracts for dialysis in the US either.

Best of luck to you.

(p.s. with that much experience, you may find it easier to get a position teaching it, rather than working in the field. that would make it easier for you to get a visa as well to do that.......just a thought)

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Hello everyone,I wish i had invited you in Turkey,İstanbul but unfortunetly in m country legally you cant work as a nurse cause you are not turk.İt is meaningles but here nursing becoming important recently,and i realy want to have nurses from all over the word here,

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Specializes in telemetry/interventional cardiology.

hi, i just joined this forum and would be interested in any answer i can get for my question: i am interested in working in the middle east but dont know which hospital would give me the better compensation.

i am looking at king faisal specialist hospital in ksa; aramco in ksa; or sheikh khalifa in uae, hamad med center in qatar.

i have a 14yr experience as an RN mostly med-surg and been a telemetry nurse for the last 4 yrs.

can anyone give me average monthly income for each of these hospitals? thanks in advance for any advices...

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Hi suzanne,I am working in Education Department(Acıbadem Hospital) as a nurse in Turkey.Iwould like to have an apportunity to have a short training in nursing orientation program in USA or GB hospitals..How can contact people and have sponsor.

Thank you,

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daisy77_tr said:
Hi suzanne,I am working in Education Department(Acıbadem Hospital) as a nurse in Turkey.Iwould like to have an apportunity to have a short training in nursing orientation program in USA or GB hospitals..How can contact people and have sponsor.

Thank you,

What sort of course are you looking at? May have to do it as a student for the US and show means of supporting self, same may also include GB

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Possibly Nova Scotia, so Silver Dragon...do you have wisdom?

I am hoping to begin the actual nursing portion of the BSN at University of Maryland this spring. I am tranfering in after a previous BS degree and spending a year taking pre req's at a local community college.

After reading through these posts, I have some concern that the BSN degree may not meet the requirements because of what has been said re: accelerated programs. This is a 4yr program, but everyone applies to the school of nuesing to gain entrance in their 3rd year.

I have read the requirements for licensing on the NS nurses registry, but can you clarify what the steps would actually be if I wanted to bring my family for a stint with the possibility we would apply for permanent residency? Job offer first? Licensing first? What do the prospects look like for a US trained RN and should I have a certain amount of experiance first?

Thanks for anything you can add to the mix!

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Although in NS it is hubby that has the job, currently a lady of leisure. I am looking at the process at the moment and it does ask on what nursing hours I have had for the last 5 years but if new grad then I am sure that will not go against you. Always hearing in the news about nursing shortage in Canada and even seen stuff on local news about trying to recruit. NS is small and I do get the impression that many tend to move to other provinces because money is better but can not say if that is the case as I have only been here since the 31st March. I think getting approval to sit CRNE would be the first step once you have completed your training and there are in some provinces the chance to work whilst waiting to sit the exam. PR route can take several years and I have seen elsewhere where people go on Temp Work Permit (TWP) and after a period of time convert it to PR (that is what we are planning on doing). Things may change by the time you complete your training but hope this helps a bit. Another thing I am not sure if things are slightly different for USC as I know NAFTA is available for Canadian citizen wanting to work in the US but not sure if it works the other way

Someone who has already gone through the process and sat CRNE may be able to offer more but this is my opinion on what I have seen

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suzanne4 said:
I am starting this thread as a sticky at the request of one of our members, for a place for those that wish to emigrate from the US to work as an RN.

Please feel free to post your concerns and questions about working overseas here.

Does anyone know if there are jobs available in Rome for RN's licensed in the USA? If so, could you pass on any information to help me realize a dream? Thank you!!!:bowingpur

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sbdelucia said:
Does anyone know if there are jobs available in Rome for RN's licensed in the USA? If so, could you pass on any information to help me realize a dream? Thank you!!!:bowingpur

Being licensed in the US does not really tell me anything, but with what degree and what type of experience?

They do require that you have at least a four year degree first of all to meet immmigration requirements, but then you also need to be fluent in Italian and be able to pass a language exam as well as their licensing exam.

Next, they essentially have a hiring freeze in place, same as the rest of the EU. So jobs are first going to go to those that hold citizenship there, then to passport holders from other EU countries; as an American, you are down to the third rung of the ladder unless you have significant experience in an area that they need help with.

There may be other jobs that you can do that do not require the license there, but again, that is also going to depend on your experience as well as training.

Not sure what type of degree that you hold, but you need to be aware that the two year training in the US does not meet immigration requirements for most other countries, as well as licensure requirements.

Are you going to have a visa due to someone else that would permit you to work there?

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