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Information for the Australian Nurses
To work as a nurse in the United States, there are
a few basic requirements. These include:
- Graduation from a 3-year general nursing program
at an accredited school of nursing, must have THEORY
and CLINICAL in:
- Adult Medical
- Adult Surgical
- Pediatrics
- Maternity/Midwifery
- Phychiatric
Community nursing should be included in the above.
- A current nursing license in your home country
- Two years of acute-care experience in specialties
such as intensive care (either adult, pediatric or
neo-natal), coronary care, medicine, surgery, emergency
room, general theatres, recovery and obstetric nursing
- Must qualify for U.S. Visa, e.g. no criminal record.
Optional:
- A credential evaluation or certificate of a passing
grade on the qualifying exam of the Commission on
Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), http://www.cgfns.org. This requirement varies by licensure
state.
Next: Licensure
and NCLEX information
For
More Information please contact Access Therapies:
Address:
8590 Georgetown Rd, Suite B
Indianapolis, IN 46268
P:
(317) 876-5837
F: (317) 876-6754
E: info@accesstherapies.com
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