has anyone here married a nurse from the Philippines?

[piglett 16]

I'm not sure if this will help but my former housemate didn't take the the Philippine board, she applied to take the NCLEX exam here in New York, she passed and now she's a nurse working in one of the hospitals in Queens. She did a self-review, went to the library for additional books and resources and took the online review tests.

I hope everything works out just fine for both of you. Best of luck!

I would really like her to take & pass the nursing boards there 1st , just in case.

then with the rest of the time that she will be waiting maybe study & take the NCLEX

thanks

piglett

[Tahoma 2,292]

i will insert a post that i received on while on another forum (it's more of an advice on dating foreign ladies type forum) it sort of ends where this site picks up.

anyhow here is the post from a member named Howard who parried a nurse from the "PI"

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I just wanna pipe in on the Nursing License. No matter what else you do you need to make sure that she is licensed in the Philipines BEFORE she gets here. My wife got her batchelors, but didn't want to talke the test in Manila, because she would have had to stay a while longer to get in on the next exam. I WISH I could do it all over again! Between her school delaying transcripts, always needing some new fee in addition to the ones we have already paid and CGFNS fees and requirements, I am now resigned to the fact that she will never - as in ever - get her nursing license. This has caused us no end of hardship financially and emotionally. Finally, recently, we just agreed to let it go for the sake of our marriage and move on.

If no one here learns anything else from my triumphs and failures - mostly triumphs - learn this one lesson:

If your honey is a nursing student and she intends to work in the US as a nurse at any point in the future, GET HER LICENSED IN THE PHILIPPINES!!! There are still a few hoops to jump through to get her licensed here, but they are WAY less painful and expensive

Good Luck Man!

Keep the Faith!

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So knowing that the risk exists that my wife mite never be able to work as a nurse here if i don't do this rite i think i'll contact the new hampshire BON & just ask them.

the web site almost looks to say different things things in different areas ???? strange

In fact they are little more than an hour away so i think i'll just go see them the next time i get a rainy day here & have a little face to face time with them.

that way i know for sure what they really want/need from my wife do she can be an RN here.

however i wish to thank everyone that offered advice on this subject.

piglett

Piglett...First of all, I agree that you really need to talk to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing.

Secondly, I don't agree with the guy you quoted that it's necessary to take the NCLEX in Manila.

Thirdly, he is very short on details. Which state did she apply through to take the NCLEX? What were that state's requirements? What issues did she have with the requirements? Why didn't his sweetheart apply to sit for the NCLEX while she was still in the Philippines. She could have taken care of the transcript issues herself, and then taken the NCLEX in the States.

[Tahoma 2,292]

The NCLEX costs $200 in the States. In the Philippines, it costs $350...plus the cost of the trip to Manila

[tallcoolone 102]

My wife never took NLE in PI either. She was on a plane to USA a couple months after she graduated. She applied in Texas at the BON and pass NCLEX on first try with 75 questions.

[Atencio 43]

Piglett, We can all offer suggestions but why don't you just let your wife decides what she wants to do as far as testing. You want her to be prepared for the test and you want her to be in an environment that doesn't add stress. Tallcoolone's wife is an exception. The NCLEX pass rate in the Philippines is hovering or below 40% Stack things in your wife's favor. Even if you have to shell out a few extra bucks here and there you will quickly recoup it when she starts working. Look at it as an investment

[piglett 16]

Piglett, We can all offer suggestions but why don't you just let your wife decides what she wants to do as far as testing. You want her to be prepared for the test and you want her to be in an environment that doesn't add stress. Tallcoolone's wife is an exception. The NCLEX pass rate in the Philippines is hovering or below 40% Stack things in your wife's favor. Even if you have to shell out a few extra bucks here and there you will quickly recoup it when she starts working. Look at it as an investment

you make a good point , thank you

also she mite be able to take a practice test & see how she does before taking the NCLEX there.

[piglett 16]

The NCLEX costs $200 in the States. In the Philippines, it costs $350...plus the cost of the trip to Manila

she lives in Manila so the cost for the trip is p14 for the jeepney.

i will talk to her about how she feels about taking the NCLEX there.

It's just that i will never forgive myself if she doesn't take the test there & then she has to work as some kind of nurses aid for years here because of problems in getting her certified here as an RN.

I would really rather just have her take the test even if she has to retake it a second time & the when it's done there is just 1 less thing that could cause her problems in becoming an RN here.

thanks

piglett

[tallcoolone 102]

Piglett, We can all offer suggestions but why don't you just let your wife decides what she wants to do as far as testing. You want her to be prepared for the test and you want her to be in an environment that doesn't add stress. Tallcoolone's wife is an exception. The NCLEX pass rate in the Philippines is hovering or below 40% Stack things in your wife's favor. Even if you have to shell out a few extra bucks here and there you will quickly recoup it when she starts working. Look at it as an investment

I wouldn't let your wife decide what she wants to do on the testing. My wife wanted to go back to PI and take NCLEX review class there, to me I understand the review classes in PI suxs and they take months to complete

My wife took the Kaplan Review Course where you attend class for 5 days and they prep you how to take the test, and she got 3 months of online study question with the Kaplan Course also. I also purchased her a Saunders NCLEX review book to study also.

Get her in America and with you as fast as you can, and then have her do a review course in the USA.

[Atencio 43]

I wouldn't let your wife decide what she wants to do on the testing. My wife wanted to go back to PI and take NCLEX review class there, to me I understand the review classes in PI suxs and they take months to complete

My wife took the Kaplan Review Course where you attend class for 5 days and they prep you how to take the test, and she got 3 months of online study question with the Kaplan Course also. I also purchased her a Saunders NCLEX review book to study also.

Get her in America and with you as fast as you can, and then have her do a review course in the USA.

Who's taking the test? Have you taken the test? It is stressful enough as it is. Why not let her to take it in a place that is comfortable to her. Why add stress by taking the test in place she might not be comfortable in. Piglett can as easily send his wife study material which I all ready suggested. If your wife did as good as you said she did there is no doubt she would have passed even without taking the 5 day class. Review classes are no different then review books. They teach you areas to focus on, how to see what a question is really asking so you know how to answer. None of my classmates found review classes really any more beneficial than getting question and answer books with rationales for answers. Then just hammering on it over and over. Maybe Pigletts wife would rather take it in the States. Who really knows but her.

I have to ask though, why would you not let your wife make a decision for herself that affects herself?

[piglett 16]

My wife is already signed up for a review class that starts on Aug 9TH

this will put her in a position so she can take the nursing boards in Dec.

the review class is only p13,900 & we have already put a deposit down on it so why not just get that out of the way. If there is a delay in her getting her CR-1 visa atleast she will be able to earn money & support herself.

I don't expect her to be here with me until next July. (I just today received her G-325a & the affidavits from our sponsors) so why not use the remaining time there to study for the NCLEX?

at that time if she feels really good about taking the NCLEX she can take it there. If she still feels that she needs more time to prepare then I guess she waits until after she arrives here.

I am the kind of guy who likes to get things out of the way so i really want her to have the NCLEX over & done with if she can, but i will try to read between the lines when talking to her about it so that i mite understand how she really feels about it.

thanks

piglett

[piglett 16]

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piglett

[George and Movi 1]

My wife is already signed up for a review class that starts on Aug 9TH

this will put her in a position so she can take the nursing boards in Dec.

the review class is only p13,900 & we have already put a deposit down on it so why not just get that out of the way. If there is a delay in her getting her CR-1 visa atleast she will be able to earn money & support herself.

I don't expect her to be here with me until next July. (I just today received her G-325a & the affidavits from our sponsors) so why not use the remaining time there to study for the NCLEX?

at that time if she feels really good about taking the NCLEX she can take it there. If she still feels that she needs more time to prepare then I guess she waits until after she arrives here.

I am the kind of guy who likes to get things out of the way so i really want her to have the NCLEX over & done with if she can, but i will try to read between the lines when talking to her about it so that i mite understand how she really feels about it.

thanks

piglett

Your wife as you said, already signed up for the review classes. So if she has already completed all the requirements of the PRC that will qualify her to sit in the Nursing Board exams this December or November, then she go for it- take the exams and be a Registered Nurse in the Philippines. Of course, her next step is take the NCLEX. Let her check the site of New Hampshire Board of Nursing on what are the requirements for a foreign nurse to have a license in the state. And let her comply with all the requirements.

While waiting for the visa processing and approval, she can utilize her time preparing for the NCLEX. She need not enrol in a review class for the NCLEX .She can either take the NCLEX in the Phils or in the US, whichever she finds convenient and taking into consideration the timetable to apply and be authorized to take the test and the time that she has to leave for the US to be with you as well as the cost.

In my case, I took the Nursing Local Exams in the Phils and have a license before I entered the US. As soon as I arrived here, I applied for the NCLEX. I did not enrol in any review classes nor online classes, just did the self review and passed the NCLEX on my first try.

Am glad that you're a very supportive husband to be the one checking and for all these. Goodluck to you and your wife.

[piglett 16]

Your wife as you said, already signed up for the review classes. So if she has already completed all the requirements of the PRC that will qualify her to sit in the Nursing Board exams this December or November, then she go for it- take the exams and be a Registered Nurse in the Philippines. Of course, her next step is take the NCLEX. Let her check the site of New Hampshire Board of Nursing on what are the requirements for a foreign nurse to have a license in the state. And let her comply with all the requirements.

While waiting for the visa processing and approval, she can utilize her time preparing for the NCLEX. She need not enrol in a review class for the NCLEX .She can either take the NCLEX in the Phils or in the US, whichever she finds convenient and taking into consideration the timetable to apply and be authorized to take the test and the time that she has to leave for the US to be with you as well as the cost.

In my case, I took the Nursing Local Exams in the Phils and have a license before I entered the US. As soon as I arrived here, I applied for the NCLEX. I did not enrol in any review classes nor online classes, just did the self review and passed the NCLEX on my first try.

Am glad that you're a very supportive husband to be the one checking and for all these. Goodluck to you and your wife.

I intend to go straight to the BON in my state in person once my wife passes her nursing exams there in the Philippines. & yes your rite she has time now while waiting for her visa that can be used to do a self study for the NCLEX. I will research what materials she needs & send them to her, i think someone already posted something about this & i'll have to go back & reread it

thanks

piglett

[Tahoma 2,292]

I intend to go straight to the BON in my state in person once my wife passes her nursing exams there in the Philippines. & yes your rite she has time now while waiting for her visa that can be used to do a self study for the NCLEX. I will research what materials she needs & send them to her, i think someone already posted something about this & i'll have to go back & reread it

thanks

piglett

Hi piglet...

It's good that your wife has time to self-review for the NCLEX during the wait for her visa. That's what my wife did when she was waiting for her visa. She studied a bit every day while she was still in the Philippines, and also after she arrived here. Then, about a month or so before she took the NCLEX, she hit the books hard. She passed the NCLEX on her first try...75 questions in 75 minutes. I'm very proud of her.

She didn't even take a review class. She just self-reviewed. She mainly used "Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination" Edition 4, by Linda Anne Silvestri.

She also used "Exam Cram NCLEX-RN Practice Questions" Second Edition, by Rinehart, Sloan, and Heard.

There was an online site which she used too. I think it was called something like NCLEX3500.

I gave her a copy of "NCLEX-RN for Dummies" but she didn't use it much at all.

[piglett 16]

Hi piglet...

It's good that your wife has time to self-review for the NCLEX during the wait for her visa. That's what my wife did when she was waiting for her visa. She studied a bit every day while she was still in the Philippines, and also after she arrived here. Then, about a month or so before she took the NCLEX, she hit the books hard. She passed the NCLEX on her first try...75 questions in 75 minutes. I'm very proud of her.

She didn't even take a review class. She just self-reviewed. She mainly used "Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination" Edition 4, by Linda Anne Silvestri.

She also used "Exam Cram NCLEX-RN Practice Questions" Second Edition, by Rinehart, Sloan, and Heard.

There was an online site which she used too. I think it was called something like NCLEX3500.

I gave her a copy of "NCLEX-RN for Dummies" but she didn't use it much at all.

thanks for the input. her NCLEX will net be till after christmas but i welcome any & all information i can get ahead of time on the subject

piglett