What are my options now?

[kikwon89]

Okay guys. here is my situation: I just graduated from a LPN program yesterday and am waiting to take my boards now. I'm in a position where things are looking kind of hopeless and am looking for some people that have gone through same type of experience that I'm going through at the moment. I'm an originally from S. Korea and yes, I still am a legal citizen of S. Korea and am here in the US as an international student. Can anyone give me any ideas about what my next plan should be after I pass the boards? How likely is it for me to stay here in the US and work as a LPN while I work my way up to become a RN and maybe more later in the future? I would love to hear wise opinions from any one of you out there who walked the same path that I'm on as of now.

[kikwon89]

my advisor told me that you can stay as long as you are a full time student even after you use up your OPT, do you think she's wrong?

[kikwon89]

I have one more question for you if you don't mind. I heard that hospitals in Australia, New Zezland, and England will hire you if you have a bachelors degree in nursing and even provide you with green card if I'd like to stay and work within the country. do you know anything about this?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

I have one more question for you if you don't mind. I heard that hospitals in Australia, New Zezland, and England will hire you if you have a bachelors degree in nursing and even provide you with green card if I'd like to stay and work within the country. do you know anything about this?

Each country has their own requirements and for the UK/EU you will find it very hard especially as a new grad as you will not have experience in critical care. Suggest you do a search in the UK forum on shortage list and you will see not much is on the occupation list for nurses

For New Zealand and Australia you need to meet requirements etc and apply for a work permit they do not have green cards that is just the USA.