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.

Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

Don't know sorry, it was some time ago. You could try posting a question in the "Questions for Suzanne4" thread, as she was the one who answered the question last time I believe.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
dreamer83 said:
Hi...I am German/American and hoping to start nursing school next year. (I graduated with my BA in 2005, and knew before I finished that it wasn't what I wanted to do...so I'm hopefully starting work on my Pre-reqs to 2nd degree program in the fall) Anyway, I am planning on moving back to Germany (maybe austria/england/ireland) and would love to know what I need to prepare for in order to work there as a nurse. I am also interested in becoming and NP someday and would like to know how that would translate over there...do you happen to know where that other post was located or where I'd be able to find the info I need??

Thanks!!!

jmb

Working in the UK will be a bit easier for you if you have EU status but your nurse training will be classed as the US and must meet NMC guidelines.

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LinaInbaasuu said:
Does anyone have advice on working in Japan? I'm trying to think of ways to find something in the field.. International school nurses, teaching medical english, etc. I taught English in public school for a year there, and I'd really like to make it back. I know I'd have to learn some more japanese before I could do something really career oriented.

- Sarah

I'm interested in eventually working in Japan and I'm interested in information on possibilities as well.

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I will be moving to Oz at the end of November finally! I will be in a suburb outside of Melbourne. I was originally supposed to be in Queensland but lost my offer because the QNC took over 7 mos to issue my RN license. No matter where you go, be sure to read all the fine details, if you don't understand what they are asking for, call. Make copies of everything, and be persistant, but not pesky. I worked with an agency but they had no pull when it came to the government. Bottom line, be organized and make sure you have done/submitted EXACTLY what they ask for. It was a taxing process, but from what I have heard from foreign travelers to the US, it was nothing compared to what the US govt puts overseas travelers through.

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windtraveler said:
I will be moving to Oz at the end of November finally! I will be in a suburb outside of Melbourne. I was originally supposed to be in Queensland but lost my offer because the QNC took over 7 mos to issue my RN license. No matter where you go, be sure to read all the fine details, if you don't understand what they are asking for, call. Make copies of everything, and be persistant, but not pesky. I worked with an agency but they had no pull when it came to the government. Bottom line, be organized and make sure you have done/submitted EXACTLY what they ask for. It was a taxing process, but from what I have heard from foreign travelers to the US, it was nothing compared to what the US govt puts overseas travelers through.

Hi Windtraveler! I am an RN from the Philippines. I am interested to work as a nurse in Oz,what advice can you give? I am done with IELTS (english test) already.

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angeldust said:
Hi Windtraveler! I am an RN from the Philippines. I am interested to work as a nurse in Oz,what advice can you give? I am done with IELTS (english test) already.

Where in Oz do you want to work? Each location has different requirements. I know that Queensland is very backed up with overseas applicants so it will take a long time to process an apllication there but Victoria was quite fast. I don't know about the process coming from the Phillipines though. I suggest you go through an international nursing agency or an agency in Oz that will help sort out all the requirements. Good luck!

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Specializes in ICU, ER.

This may be a dumb question (hey, they are easy to answer.). Is there an english-speaking country that an associate-level nurse from the US can easily live and work in? Warm weather would be nice.

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Sorry, but most require that you have at least the same amount of education that their RNs are required to have, and in most it is at least a three year program.

Best suggestion is to try some of the islands or US territories, that will be your best chance.

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BRETAGNE said:
Hi I am extremely interested in working Western Europe. I am studying French, and I also have considered applying to the nursing board in Ireland. If any one has gone through the process recently please give me some info. Thanks

Hi,

I'm French nurse and actually in France, a lot of companie, hospital are looking nurses which are speaking English langage and they have some difficulties to find it,if you are learning French langage is very interesting in western Europe and you have the possibility to find a job easily!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I worked in Australia as an ADN with ICU experience. The process to get there is a bit lengthy - you had to have an interview at the Australian Consulate (San Francisco or NY), along with lots of paperwork. It took a little over a year to get it all done, but that was quite a while ago. Computer age may have helped the process? At that time I was working in ICU and was surprised to see I had more clinical skills than a lot of the Aussie nurses. They were not allowed to do venipunctures, or draw their own blood gases, not able to do basic EKG interpretation, etc. This was in a Sydney suburb hospital, and was about 15 years ago, and things may have changed a lot. Check with the Australian consulate and see about current requirements. Because at that time there were so many nursing vacancies, I did not have to have a specific job lined up, just had to have most of the RN license stuff worked out first. Also, FYI, I was doing this on my own and not through an agency. Don't know if that was a plus or minus - I was issued the equivalent of a green card, though, and considered a resident. Do keep organized records of everything,, though, as the OP mentioned! Also, you could see if New Zealand has any possibilities, they are similar in how they do things. My brother is currently residing in Oz and says they are quite desparate for nurses, so you might have a good shot at it. Actually, my cousin in England says they are short too and advertise for nurses a lot. DO HOMEWORK - meds there are a bit different, etc. (Never heard of Panadol before I got there....)

Good Luck!!!

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Bluehair said:
I worked in Australia as an ADN with ICU experience. The process to get there is a bit lengthy - you had to have an interview at the Australian Consulate (San Francisco or NY), along with lots of paperwork. It took a little over a year to get it all done, but that was quite a while ago. Computer age may have helped the process? At that time I was working in ICU and was surprised to see I had more clinical skills than a lot of the Aussie nurses. They were not allowed to do venipunctures, or draw their own blood gases, not able to do basic EKG interpretation, etc. This was in a Sydney suburb hospital, and was about 15 years ago, and things may have changed a lot. Check with the Australian consulate and see about current requirements. Because at that time there were so many nursing vacancies, I did not have to have a specific job lined up, just had to have most of the RN license stuff worked out first. Also, FYI, I was doing this on my own and not through an agency. Don't know if that was a plus or minus - I was issued the equivalent of a green card, though, and considered a resident. Do keep organized records of everything,, though, as the OP mentioned! Also, you could see if New Zealand has any possibilities, they are similar in how they do things. My brother is currently residing in Oz and says they are quite desparate for nurses, so you might have a good shot at it. Actually, my cousin in England says they are short too and advertise for nurses a lot. DO HOMEWORK - meds there are a bit different, etc. (Never heard of Panadol before I got there....)

Good Luck!!!

unfortunately in the UK there are a lot of nurses loosing their jobs and nursing students qualifying not finding jobs. Hardly any jobs are advertised and at the moment it is hard to get a work permit if you are from outside the EU

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I saw this question earlier, but don't think it got answered. If I have an ADN RN and a BS degree but not a BSN- will the combination work for the 3 yr education requirement? Also- what if I took an accelerated BS-BSN program that was only 18mos? Would that not be acceptable either?

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