Hello from..

[moesha]

.. Paris. I am a 25 yrs old French nursing student hoping to graduate in November and then move to MD or CA.
So I am trying to gather as much info as I can because I've hear tha being an RN in French is very different compared to the US.
I'm sure I'll get to hear a lot of information in here.
Talk to you all soon

moesha

[cougarnurse]

Welcome to the site, moesha!

I would suggest contacting the MD State Board of Nursing Maryland's BON and the CA State Board of Nursing California State Board of Nursing for their requirements.

Good luck, and I hope you drop by often!

'Cat'

[nursinghumor]

Hello Moesha,

Do you know if you'll be able to sit for an American NCLEX exam and get licensed?

Often nurses that graduate in other countries need to go through rigorous testing in English and basic nursing skills.

You may want to stay in France and practice for at least a year before moving to the US. Otherwise, you may find yourself in limbo here for an extended period of time.

Find out now, what you'll need to do so that you can start working when you want to.

Visit also:

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS):"Welcome to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS). Throughout this website, we are pleased to share with you some of the exciting and rewarding opportunities that await you at CGFNS. We hold strong to the values of excellence, which have sustained CGFNS for almost a quarter of a century. As we enter the new millennium, this is a critical time for the nation, for health professionals and for our organization and its divisions, the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP), the International Consulting and Educational Service (ICE), and the International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. (ICD). We are privileged to be in the public policy arena, helping to ensure that United States immigration policy is objective and effective."
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
3600 Market Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA
Business Office: (215) 222-8454
Applicant Inquiries: (215) 349-8767
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Telex: 402409 CGFNS PHA
Cable: CGFNS, Philadelphia, USA
E-mail: info@cgfns.org
http://www.cgfns.org/

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Hope that is helpful. Wish you luck on finishing school.

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursingschools.com

[moesha]

Hi,

I've looked up for that already and I'll only have to take the TOEFL and N-clex, but I've been told I should wait for a year before applying. However I figured that by the time I get all the paperwork done I would already have at least a year of practice because I have a lot of things to gather.


I will check that website, it'll probably give me useful information.