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Moving to New York to nurse

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  • 07-08-2013 5:13am
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    king909
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm just beginning my final year of nursing training and like many newly qualified nurses I'm looking for the quickest exit route out of the country.

    I have always enjoyed American culture and have been there on many occasions on holiday.

    I know there are exams that you need to do in order to get a job though. If I'm correct there is one exam you must do in order to gain a visa that covers English and nursing knowledge and a second that is required to gain a licence to practice that is state specific.

    As I mentioned above I want to move to New York. Not specifically manhattan but somewhere in the surrounding areas.

    I was wondering if anyone had moved from Ireland to NY and what these exams were like? What topics are covered? How difficult etc?

    Secondly I was wondering if finding a job in a hospital is easy? Would I need experience of 6months to a year before I will be able to find a job? What are the working conditions like? And what kind of salary is offered on average?

    If anyone could answer any of these questions I would really appreciate it.

    Thanks in advance


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    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    You might be able to go on the 1 year graduate visa? Other than that apply for a greencard/lottery...


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    Darren1o1
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Darren1o1


    king909 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm just beginning my final year of nursing training and like many newly qualified nurses I'm looking for the quickest exit route out of the country.

    I have always enjoyed American culture and have been there on many occasions on holiday.

    I know there are exams that you need to do in order to get a job though. If I'm correct there is one exam you must do in order to gain a visa that covers English and nursing knowledge and a second that is required to gain a licence to practice that is state specific.

    As I mentioned above I want to move to New York. Not specifically manhattan but somewhere in the surrounding areas.

    I was wondering if anyone had moved from Ireland to NY and what these exams were like? What topics are covered? How difficult etc?

    Secondly I was wondering if finding a job in a hospital is easy? Would I need experience of 6months to a year before I will be able to find a job? What are the working conditions like? And what kind of salary is offered on average?

    If anyone could answer any of these questions I would really appreciate it.

    Thanks in advance

    Each state has a boards exam, some accept the same testl. Some do the same test with different scores required. I would look into getting your test done before or shortly after you come over. I know there is a shortage in some area. There is a specific nursing visa (H1c) that you can apply for. I am not surein the 1 year visa applies to health workers but check with sponsor companies.


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