USVI or Puerto Rico?

KeriMarie · Oct 6, 2008

hey there-taking my first assignment in a few weeks-have lots of info if you're serious about taking a job to the USVI. I'll be in St Thomas for 13 weeks:) I'll keep you posted. Keri

RosesRN · Feb 7, 2009

i am debating going to nursing schools on either Island...any input??

scubadude · Feb 8, 2009

i am debating going to nursing schools on either Island...any input??

I almost went to UVI, they seem to have a pretty good program. Plus there was no waiting list as of about three years ago. PR seemed to have a pretty good program too but you need to be fluent in Spanish.

snowbiggie · Feb 8, 2009

hey there-taking my first assignment in a few weeks-have lots of info if you're serious about taking a job to the USVI. I'll be in St Thomas for 13 weeks:) I'll keep you posted. Keri

highly interested!

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Feb 9, 2009

I have a friend currently in PR (she is from there) going to nursing school there...and scubadude is right. You need to be fluent in Spanish - even the NCLEX is in Spanish, though you get reciprocity in all the US.

She also tells me that the nurse-doctor relationships down there suck. I don't know specifics, this is just the info that I've been handed down. :)

nautical · Feb 10, 2009

What agencies hire in the USVI? I would love to find a travel job in Central America, Bahamas or Carribean as we are "live-aboards" on a sailboat. Thank you for any insights or direction.

CARCAM75 · Feb 16, 2009

hey there-taking my first assignment in a few weeks-have lots of info if you're serious about taking a job to the USVI. I'll be in St Thomas for 13 weeks:) I'll keep you posted. Keri

Hi Keri,

How is the assignment for USVI going? What hosp and dept are you nursing in? I'm an L&D nurse and I've also entertained the idea of doing an assignment there. Did you go alone or with spouse/ sig oth, etc.? What agency got you the assignment and how were/are the locals?

Thanks.