RN licence and RN-BSN program issue !!
Dear All,
I am writing in this forum to get some serious suggestion regarding the problem. I have completed my nursing education (3 yrs of Intermediate Nursing and 2 years of Bachelor of Nursing) from Nepal and have passed NCLEX exam through North Carolina Board of Nursing in June 2010. I was in F2 status (dependent visa) while I appeared NCLEX exam. But now I am in F1-student visa and taking the RN-BSN pre-requisites coursed in the community college. I am planning to join the university in Fall 2011 for the completion of RN-BSN course. My RN-licence is pending at North Carolina Board of Nursing because I do not have social security number. They will not issue the RN-licence without SSN. Also, the universities do not accept the admission for RN-BSN completion course without having the valid RN-licence. I am in a great trouble. I am going to finish all my pre-requisites coursed by the summer of 2011 and if I am not admitted in the University by that time, I have to repeat the course in community college to maintain my F1 status.
Do you know if I can transfer the NCLEX result to any other state and get the licence from there? Also, I have passed IELTS just enough to get admission in the community college but not enough to fulfill the requirement of Visa Screen of CGFNS.
It would be a great help if anyone could suggest me which state does not required a SSN and TOEFL to release RN-licence. I will definitely appear the TOEFL while doing Visa Screening after passing my RN-BSN.
I just need a RN-licence to go to the RN-BSN program.
Thank you for your valuable time in reading my problem.
I hope to get a suggestion from you.
A.L. Paudel, NC
I am not sure about North Carolina but this might be helpful(but this is for CALIFORNIA). hope they have same rune for N.Carolina
http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2010/07/foreign-nurses-seeking-employment-in.html
how about doing a pre-opt for 1 month to get the ssn? this way you'll get the liscence. talk to an advisor at univ.
Not sure you can continue your study in NC with RN license at other state.
The best way is to get a work permit from community college and apply for SSN and have your license active.
Good Luck
alpaudel,
If I were you, I'd pursue the regular BSN path instead of RN-BSN. RN-BSN program is intended to those who are already working as RN or who holds RN license. Since, you don't have license and hence unable to work, taking the regular BSN direclty would be the best option for you. I believe you can transfer some credits from Nepal for those courses from your 2 years of Bachelor of Nursing. The only difference would be the regular BSN program might take little longer. But, hey you won't be able to work anyways until the new visa program is introduced.
goodluck!
Simple answer for your simple question is Colorado, if that works for your degree! I would consider joining college in Colorado, if NC does not allow you do RN-BSN with a license from another state.
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