Foreign Nurses--How easy to get certified for work here?

[moyshekapoyre 0]

Hi folks, my fiancee is a nurse in Mexico, and I wonder what she would have to do when she comes here in order to get credentials as a nurse here. Would that mean going back to school all over again? I live in Pennsylvania.

[kaffy 2]

Is she an RN?

have a look at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.a...04&q=432876

and more specifically http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/lib/bpoa/2...th_exam0304.pdf

[Jasman0717 9]

She would need to pass the test. Thousands of Filipino nurses have come to America to work.

[moyshekapoyre 0]

Is she an RN?

have a look at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.a...04&q=432876

and more specifically http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/lib/bpoa/2...th_exam0304.pdf

RN? I guess... not sure what that translates to in Spanish or years of schooling. Well problem is though she has worked as a nurse in hospitals in mexico she doesn't have a degree. She studied 5 years including a year of service to the country as vaccinationist... but didn't go back for the last few months to get the degree... stupid but now can't return without going thru for 5 years again... anyway I wonder if this would mean she'd need to go back to school here..

[tallcoolone 102]

Here are the general Rules:

She will need to possess a Bachelors Degree in Nursing if Forgein Trained.

Then she will submit her application to her State Board Of Nursing, and if she meets their requirments they will issue a ATT (Authorization to Test) for NCLEX.

Each State has their own rules on what a forgein trained nurses needs to in order to sit for the NCLEX (NCLEX RN is a international test given by Pearson Vue and after they pass the test they can be a RN).

For my wife (Texas BON) we had to submit her Transcripts to a company that did CES (Creditinal Evalutions Service), which basically stated that her Bachelor Of Nursing from Philippines is equvilant to USA Bachelor of Science.

They also did FBI background check on her, and we had to submit fingerprints.

Bottom Line:

She will need Bachelor Degree in Nursing if Forgein Trained.

Or you can send her to Nursing School in USA, and it only takes 2 years to get an ADN in order to sit for NCLEX.

[taj'samericanwife 0]

hi im going to take my nclex too, i will be getting my credentials from my nursing school in the philippines...in march and will apply for my nclex too. i reside in massachusetts and i also need to the the credentials evaluation service from cgfns before applying to the board of nursing in massachusetts...may i ask how long it took for your wife to do this? its says about 4 -6 weeks? did she have to take the toefl? also, how did she study/review for the nclex...please ask your filipina wife

[kaffy 2]

RN? I guess... not sure what that translates to in Spanish or years of schooling. Well problem is though she has worked as a nurse in hospitals in mexico she doesn't have a degree. She studied 5 years including a year of service to the country as vaccinationist... but didn't go back for the last few months to get the degree... stupid but now can't return without going thru for 5 years again... anyway I wonder if this would mean she'd need to go back to school here..

I don't think they'd let her get her license here without a degree. I think your best bet is to start looking at courses here. Hopefully she still has her academic transcript from before and should try to apply for credit where possible

[tallcoolone 102]

RN? I guess... not sure what that translates to in Spanish or years of schooling. Well problem is though she has worked as a nurse in hospitals in mexico she doesn't have a degree. She studied 5 years including a year of service to the country as vaccinationist... but didn't go back for the last few months to get the degree... stupid but now can't return without going thru for 5 years again... anyway I wonder if this would mean she'd need to go back to school here..

I don't think they'd let her get her license here without a degree. I think your best bet is to start looking at courses here. Hopefully she still has her academic transcript from before and should try to apply for credit where possible

Foreign Educated nurse need a Bachelor Degree

[tallcoolone 102]

hi im going to take my nclex too, i will be getting my credentials from my nursing school in the philippines...in march and will apply for my nclex too. i reside in massachusetts and i also need to the the credentials evaluation service from cgfns before applying to the board of nursing in massachusetts...may i ask how long it took for your wife to do this? its says about 4 -6 weeks? did she have to take the toefl? also, how did she study/review for the nclex...please ask your filipina wife

We did CES from CGNFS, It took about a month. Transcript needs to mailed directly from your nursing school to CGNFS. I paid her school extra money to send it express mail.

No she didn't have to take toefl, cuz most of her textbooks were in English.

She is studying : Saunders Review Book, and She went to Kaplan Review Center in Dallas last month.

She sits for NCLEX next month.

[bhajishah 4]

She will need to take TOEFL then apply for test. Its hard for mexicans to get licensure without additional classes and individual tesgting of the specialties etc.

[tallcoolone 102]

She would need to pass the test. Thousands of Filipino nurses have come to America to work.

USCIS is under Retrogression and the Visa that allows foreign nurses to come to USA to work are all used up as of a couple of years ago.

It could be another 3 to 5 years before foreign nurses start coming into USA to work.

[chavelle 6]

RN? I guess... not sure what that translates to in Spanish or years of schooling. Well problem is though she has worked as a nurse in hospitals in mexico she doesn't have a degree. She studied 5 years including a year of service to the country as vaccinationist... but didn't go back for the last few months to get the degree... stupid but now can't return without going thru for 5 years again... anyway I wonder if this would mean she'd need to go back to school here..

I don't think they'd let her get her license here without a degree. I think your best bet is to start looking at courses here. Hopefully she still has her academic transcript from before and should try to apply for credit where possible

Foreign Educated nurse need a Bachelor Degree

Incorrect.Not all foreign educated nurses need a bachelor degree to be registered nurses in this country.I am an rn as well,with my bachelor degree,but I have three friends from the United Kingdom that were accepted with diploma.I guess it all depends on the country you are from.

[Flames9_RN 358]

http://allnurses.com/ check it out,lots of info, and has an International forum , just click on REGION,then International

[bhajishah 4]

thats a shame because there is a shortage of nurses and we running out of beds SNF beds for elderly

[alienlovechild 75]

Hi folks, my fiancee is a nurse in Mexico, and I wonder what she would have to do when she comes here in order to get credentials as a nurse here. Would that mean going back to school all over again? I live in Pennsylvania.

There are clasifications of nurses (RN, LPN and Assistant Nurse). On which of this category your fiancee falls in?

I assume that your fiancee earned her nursing degree from Mexico. Is your fiancee a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree? If so, then she will apply for licensure by examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a US Registered Nursing (USRN). As requirements to take the NCLEX-RN, she has to file her application to the Board of Nursing (BON) on the state where she planned to work. The BON will determine if she's qualify to sit/take the NCLEX-RN. The states vary on their requirements. Some states require CGFNS which involve taking and passing the TOEFL/IELTS and/or compying the CES, which was mentioned by tallcoolone, before you can take the NCLEX-RN.