UK Nurse moving to California as spouse on husbands E2 visa
Jan 8th 2019, 1:46 am
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UK Nurse moving to California as spouse on husbands E2 visa
Hello!
Wondering if anyone can help me! Are there any U.K. Nurses that have moved to California and obtained there Nurse license? I have read forums and see that California require clinical and theory hours in pares, mental health and obstetrics. When I did my degree we had ‘EU Directives’ that we had to complete that covered these areas. We had a clinical day also to gain insight. Does anyone know the exact clinical and theory hours required by the California State Board of Nursing?
TIA
Amber
Wondering if anyone can help me! Are there any U.K. Nurses that have moved to California and obtained there Nurse license? I have read forums and see that California require clinical and theory hours in pares, mental health and obstetrics. When I did my degree we had ‘EU Directives’ that we had to complete that covered these areas. We had a clinical day also to gain insight. Does anyone know the exact clinical and theory hours required by the California State Board of Nursing?
TIA
Amber
Jan 8th 2019, 1:47 am
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Re: Single UK Adult nurse wanting to move to USA
Hi Amber,
First you should register with the Californian board of nursing ,don't wait just do it right away. Also register with CGFNS to get your transcript assessed . This will involve the NMC who will confirm that you're a nurse with a current PIN and your University sends the transcript to CGFNS. This part takes patience and persistence by the way.
CGFNS will issue a CES report and tell you whether your nursing course is good or if you are deficient in any areas. If deficient you will have to pay out and go to college and top up the deficient areas. This will mainly depend on when you did your nursing course,up to Project 2000 is usually okay,after is hit and miss,normally miss. Hopefully you did didactic and clinical training in obstetrics,mental health and paediatric .
Another good source of information for nurses is allnurses.com, This website has many people in the same position as you and it tells you what and how they did it. This should get you started. Good luck in California.
First you should register with the Californian board of nursing ,don't wait just do it right away. Also register with CGFNS to get your transcript assessed . This will involve the NMC who will confirm that you're a nurse with a current PIN and your University sends the transcript to CGFNS. This part takes patience and persistence by the way.
CGFNS will issue a CES report and tell you whether your nursing course is good or if you are deficient in any areas. If deficient you will have to pay out and go to college and top up the deficient areas. This will mainly depend on when you did your nursing course,up to Project 2000 is usually okay,after is hit and miss,normally miss. Hopefully you did didactic and clinical training in obstetrics,mental health and paediatric .
Another good source of information for nurses is allnurses.com, This website has many people in the same position as you and it tells you what and how they did it. This should get you started. Good luck in California.
Last edited by ICUnursey; Jan 8th 2019 at 2:03 am.
Jan 8th 2019, 1:55 am
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Re: UK Nurse moving to California as spouse on husbands E2 visa
You can use the search feature (top right corner of the screen) for threads featuring the word "nurse", then look for hits in the US forums, but here's a recent thread to get you started: britishexpats.com/forum/usa-57/confused-nurse-trying-his-best-move-usa-911107/
