Question:
what do i need to do to become a nurse in the usa?
2013-11-17 09:49:54 UTC
Do i have to be a certified nurse in the state i wanna be a nurse?do i just have to pass a test and after that i can do it in every state or not?is a job as a nurse helpful for me to get a h1b visa?
Seven answers:
ibu guru
2013-11-17 11:24:57 UTC
Nurse visas were abolished back in 2006 - that's over 7 years ago. No shortage of nurses in US actually. Only a third of trained nurses in the US actually work in the nursing field. You're not getting any visa.



IF you were able to legally immigrate & held a valid green card, you would have to take NCLEX exam - IF your training in your country met requirements to take that exam.



However! Since Obummercare (ACA) passed, half of the private practices, clinics, etc, have merged, sold or closed, with more up for sale/merger/closure. Hospitals are closing entire departments. Nurses & other staff are being laid off en masse. E.g. a hospital near me just laid off another 40-plus nurses in September, and that's at least the second mass layoff since early 2013, third in 12-13 months. That's not including all the other staff laid off, too! It is taking a year or more for a highly qualified & experienced specialty nurse (e.g. pediatrics, OR, ER, etc) to find another job, on average.



Don't even think about coming to the US. Even if you can legally immigrate. RNs from a variety of countries are working at minimum wage as NON-certified nurse's aides, and there aren't enough jobs for them, even as home health aides, private duty, whatever.
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2013-11-17 13:19:59 UTC
You would need to be registered, not certified. You would have to apply for a license in the state in which you want to work. If you meet their requirements and pass the NCLEX you will get a license. The tricky part will be getting a Green Card. That will take 6 years or more. A H1b visa is for nurses with experience in a speciality, not new grads.
2013-11-17 14:17:54 UTC
The USA did away with Nurses Visas in 2006 they decided only Americans need to do that job.
Jan
2013-11-17 11:34:47 UTC
Nursing does not qualify you for an H1B.

You need a license from the state in which you are working.
Lisa A
2013-11-17 10:35:05 UTC
You need for your US citizen parent, sibling, spouse, or child over 21 to sponsor you for a green card. That will allow you to work in the US. Then you need to get licensed. Then you can try to find a job. Keep in mind that there are 30 million unemployed Americans who you wil compete with,
Check yer Oil
2013-11-17 09:53:51 UTC
You could become a nurse in the country you live and apply for a visa.
2013-11-17 10:00:56 UTC
there are no nurse visas now ..they were stopped in 2006

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