international nursing career

[shemjp]

is there a possibility for a newly passed PhRN to work abroad? where would it be?

what field of expertise do you think is best to practice/concentrate?

thanks a lot!

[dikonaalam]

Is there a possibility? YES.
Is it gonna be easy? NO.

I managed to start my nursing career abroad without taking the NLE and of course, without work experience. So there is a possibility. But it's never going to be easy and the possibility is really low. You will be competing against the most experienced ones. But I always looked at it as a possibility no matter how low, and you can always hold on to it.

What field of expertise? It's always good to start at a medical-surgical area coz you'll be doing a little bit of everything. But I started working on a long term care unit/nursing home. It's my way of familiarizing myself first on how health care works here. It's not a fast-paced area of nursing and patients are not acute, so you get to practice your general nursing skills without the feeling of the need to be mr./ms.-know-it-all.

[shemjp]

wow, that's inspiring... could you give me an idea which country to apply? where are you by this time?

[dikonaalam]

I'm in the US. And here, although there is a need for nurses, the immigration seems hopeless.

Middle east countries seems open, and the immigration seems easy, but most agencies require some sort of experience before they even consider you (esp. with male applicants).

European countries, I heard, are opening up. But with EU regulations, immigration tends to be a little difficult. And the language barrier, too. Norway and Italy I think are open, but don't quote me for this.

Australia is open for nurses. I know they are accepting even those without experience. But the thing is, you have to undergo an expensive bridging course to satisfy the requirements of the board.

Canada is another option. Whether a bridging course is required or not depends on the province. And I am not familiar about it.

allnurses.com is a great site for probably most of your concerns.

God Bless!

[shemjp]

thanks a lot! you've been a great help! inspiring...

[Sphincter]

hi dikonalam..may i ask a question please...

nagrereview ako now for NCLEX...medyo mababa ang scores ko and I know I need to push myself more. I started reviewing oct 18...I intend to take the exam this coming Jan 2011. Saan ako mag start? patulong naman oh..i intend to apply to NJ...thank you so much...

[JoeKano]

hi dikonalam..may i ask a question please...

nagrereview ako now for NCLEX...medyo mababa ang scores ko and I know I need to push myself more. I started reviewing oct 18...I intend to take the exam this coming Jan 2011. Saan ako mag start? patulong naman oh..i intend to apply to NJ...thank you so much...

Here is the New Jersey Board of Nursing's application packet for foreign nurses. I hope it helps.

http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur...rnurse_app.pdf

[dikonaalam]

hi dikonalam..may i ask a question please...

nagrereview ako now for NCLEX...medyo mababa ang scores ko and I know I need to push myself more. I started reviewing oct 18...I intend to take the exam this coming Jan 2011. Saan ako mag start? patulong naman oh..i intend to apply to NJ...thank you so much...

you intend to apply or did you already apply for NJ RN licensure? May eligibility ka na?

When I was still reviewing, my scores aren't that great either. I enrolled in a review center and that helped me a lot coz I'm not the disciplined type that can just review by myself. But they told us that one of the best way to review are:

1. Know your nursing concept - by reading an NCLEX review book such as Saunders

2. Practice. Practice Q and A's. If you could practice at least 200 question per day, answer it, then rationalize, that would be a great help. This will familiarize yourself on how to answer questions, eliminate wrong answers, and review at the same time.

Good Luck.

[Revelations]

@TS..

good luck talaga.

kakatapos lang ng October and with that brings a brand new batch of nurse graduates. last I read, the numbers are in the 450,000 to 500,000 range for nurses in our country, and still growing.

so that's the proportion; it's you (1 phRN) versus 449,999 other nurses vying to go work abroad.

so is it possible? yes
is it going to be difficult? yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes