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Information for the South African 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.
In addition, immigrant healthcare workers must demonstrate
competence in oral and written English as shown by an
appropriate score on one or more nationally recognized
tests. These tests are commercially available, standardized
assessments of English language proficiency. Foreign-educated
nurses applying to the VisaScreen™ program must
satisfy these requirements by choosing one of the following
options:
OPTION 1
Take each of the three following tests administered
by the Educational Testing Service (ETS):
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with
a score of 540 or higher AND
- Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a score of 50
or higher AND
- Test of Written English (TWE) with a score of 4.0
or higher.
OPTION 2
Take the following tests administered
by the English Language Institute (ELI):
- Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB),
Section 1,2,3 with an average of 79 or higher
- Oral Test with a score of 3+ or higher
Nurses who have graduated from a nursing program in
Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand
and the UK are exempt from this English language requirement.
For more information about taking the TOEFL, TWE and
TSE exams, as well as international test sites please
contact:
TOEFL/TSE Publications
Test of English as a Foreign Language
PO Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151
Telephone 609-771-7100
http://www.toefl.org
For more information on taking the MELAB examination
please contact:
English Language Institute
MELAB Testing
0320 North University Building
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057
Telephone 734-763-3452
http://www.umich.edu/eli/melab.html
When these requirements are met, we will help you move
on to the visa process. Please see Licensure/The NCLEX.
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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