fashrules:
hello everyone, especially the veterans here. Good job I see you doing here to assist interested persons.

My wife is a registered nurse and midwife here and has been working in hospitals since 2010. She also finished her BNSc this year. Recently we have been pondering on the possibility for her to travel overseas to work as a registered nurse. Please advise on which of these countries (US, Canada, UK, Australia) is an ideal destination i.e in terms of professional exams and licencing processing, duration of process, costs and other evaluation/conversion processes. Is her prospect quite bright?
Of what relevance and level of acceptance is WES in Canada and US, cos someone recently told me about this.
How would you advise we start the process towards her immigration.


I need you help and advise folks, would be expectant.

Thanks a lot.

Different countries.. Different procedures.
We can't choose the ideal destination for you, we can however tell you the little we know about registration in the above countries and then you can narrow it down and pick the perfect place.

I already provided information about registration in Usa, cgfns, ielts etc. She can do this alone with the steps provided on this thread

For Canada, she will need to pass ielts with a band score of at least 7 in all the modules first after which she will register with nnas. Nnas is just like cgfns. They will verify her documents before sending them to the board of nursing in her chosen province.

For UK, the details is provided in page 1. @gratefulme where art thou?

For Australia, @wellendowed has provided the information in Page 3 of the thread.


Wes is accepted in both usa and Canada but i will advise she goes through cgfns for usa and nnas for Canada.

vickyehi:
Hi barbie
thanks for this thread.
-I would like to start my processing for texas also and I would like to know how to contact the board or if I am to go straight to CGFNS.
-Secondly which type of evaluation do I need for texas
-where else apart from the us cam one write nclex
-how do I get study material for nclex



Pls send me ur email address. .....thanks chief

-You have to go through cgfns first. Cgfns will be the one to send your final report to the state Board of nursing
- you need the CES professional report from cgfns. It's $350
-study materials are available online. I make use of nclex review 3500 by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Here is the link. It's online so bookmark it and send it to your homepage for easy access. http://198.146.4.17/nclexrn3500/contentSelect.do;jsessionid=D5EDBCCA9983C3F53DA59E54C1E8CDCD?testType=review it's very detailed and helpful. You should check it out.
Nclex can be written in the following countries but take note that writing the exam in any of these countries attract a charge of $350 per each attempt.
Australia
Canada
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Taiwan
United Kingdom

kessel:
@ barbie, I believe ur above narration is about CGFNS.
Please can u tell me a little abt ds,my mind has always been focused on NCLEX. This CGFNS is it like NCLEX?
Am I going to write any exam after uploading my document nd payment of the $350?

The thing dey confuse me small

cgfns certification exam is different from the CES credentials Evaluation Service. The CES is $350 and you don't need to write the cgfns exam.

we are waiting for ielts before we contact cos they asked us to provide ielts and cgfns...we will see soon sha.

If you have any other insights please let us know

barbiee:
hi, sorry i have been away for so long. I believe kaffy4bill has answered your question. I hope you were able to contact the company she suggested..

Tunjinodaysoff:
we are waiting for ielts before we contact cos they asked us to provide ielts and cgfns...we will see soon sha.

If you have any other insights please let us know

ok

barbiee:

Different countries.. Different procedures.
We can't choose the ideal destination for you, we can however tell you the little we know about registration in the above countries and then you can narrow it down and pick the perfect place.

I already provided information about registration in Usa, cgfns, ielts etc. She can do this alone with the steps provided on this thread

For Canada, she will need to pass ielts with a band score of at least 7 in all the modules first after which she will register with nnas. Nnas is just like cgfns. They will verify her documents before sending them to the board of nursing in her chosen province.

For UK, the details is provided in page 1. @gratefulme where art thou?

For Australia, @wellendowed has provided the information in Page 3 of the thread.


Wes is accepted in both usa and Canada but i will advise she goes through cgfns for usa and nnas for Canada.

My sister....I siddon for high stool for corner. Howfar?

barbiee:
ok, please send me the contact. Thanks

Great job you are doing here. Thanks a lot.
Please, for English Test, is PTE-A accepted in the USA and what should be the score?

TheArchangel:
you forgot " kill" ,. Heap it on us but it won't deter those of us who want to practice in saner climes to do so. I bet that's what the thread is all about.

Nurses and other medical personnel practicing in Nigeria are products of Nigerians crude and primitive environment. The " slap, curse and yell stance" is seen in all facets of the Nigerian society be it in traders, civil servants, politicians, students, artisans, security operatives etc.
So, we are just what we are and still striving to be better especially in societies where being BETTER or even best is appreciated.

point on sis

gratefulme40:





My sister....I siddon for high stool for corner. Howfar?

lol, hope all is well sha.

mamajaz:

Great job you are doing here. Thanks a lot.
Please, for English Test, is PTE-A accepted in the USA and what should be the score?

can someone please answer this question? I think it is accepted in Australia but I'm not sure about usa or Canada. It's mostly ielts and toefl we hear of.

I think for Australia yes..not sure about USA or Canada...usually na TOEFL or IELTS

barbiee:
can someone please answer this question? I think it is accepted in Australia but I'm not sure about usa or Canada. It's mostly ielts and toefl we hear of.

Thanks a lot.

barbiee:

Different countries.. Different procedures.
We can't choose the ideal destination for you, we can however tell you the little we know about registration in the above countries and then you can narrow it down and pick the perfect place.

I already provided information about registration in Usa, cgfns, ielts etc. She can do this alone with the steps provided on this thread

For Canada, she will need to pass ielts with a band score of at least 7 in all the modules first after which she will register with nnas. Nnas is just like cgfns. They will verify her documents before sending them to the board of nursing in her chosen province.

For UK, the details is provided in page 1. @gratefulme where art thou?

For Australia, @wellendowed has provided the information in Page 3 of the thread.


Wes is accepted in both usa and Canada but i will advise she goes through cgfns for usa and nnas for Canada.

barbiee:


-You have to go through cgfns first. Cgfns will be the one to send your final report to the state Board of nursing

Ok chief..... so if I understand correctly
my step 1 is identify the state I am going to practice........=texas
step 2......apply to CGFNS for a CES report to be sent to texas BON

My confusion is that is it the CES report to texas bon that would automatically open up an application with texas bon or there is a step am missing.
Thanks for ur time.
In other news anyone with a job opening in lekki area of lagos with or without accommodation should pls inform me.......dollar rate is too high for my salary to chest all these dollar equivalent. ......pls help a sister*****big smile

vickyehi:



Ok chief..... so if I understand correctly
my step 1 is identify the state I am going to practice........=texas
step 2......apply to CGFNS for a CES report to be sent to texas BON
[b] My confusion is that is it the CES report to texas bon that would automatically open up an application with texas bon [/b]or there is a step am missing.
Thanks for ur time.
In other news anyone with a job opening in lekki area of lagos with or without accommodation should pls inform me.......dollar rate is too high for my salary to chest all these dollar equivalent. ......pls help a sister*****big smile

yes it is. Cgfns will send the report to the BON on your behalf, the BON will contact you with their final decision after reviewing the report.

barbiee:
yes it is. Cgfns will send the report to the BON on your behalf, the BON will contact you with their final decision after reviewing the report.

Thanks

barbiee:
can someone please answer this question? I think it is accepted in Australia but I'm not sure about usa or Canada. It's mostly ielts and toefl we hear of.

nna well done ooo...long time

For those interested/asking, tests accepted in Australia for Nurses include:

IELTS
TOEFL-iBT
OET(occupational English test)
PEARSON

WellEndowed:


nna well done ooo...long time

For those interested/asking, tests accepted in Australia for Nurses include:

IELTS
TOEFL-iBT
OET(occupational English test)
PEARSON

welcome back. The poster wants to know if PTE-A is accepted in Usa

Pls am having issues paying for cgfns with my master card because the daily nd monthly spending limits keep reducing.
Any help or ideas how else to pay?

vickyehi:



Ok chief..... so if I understand correctly
my step 1 is identify the state I am going to practice........=texas
step 2......apply to CGFNS for a CES report to be sent to texas BON

My confusion is that is it the CES report to texas bon that would automatically open up an application with texas bon or there is a step am missing.
Thanks for ur time.
In other news anyone with a job opening in lekki area of lagos with or without accommodation should pls inform me.......dollar rate is too high for my salary to chest all these dollar equivalent. ......pls help a sister*****big smile

Please go to the state BON website nd open an account wt them once u are set to start ur CES

barbiee:
cgfns certification exam is different from the CES credentials Evaluation Service. The CES is $350 and you don't need to write the cgfns exam.

Ooshe

barbiee:
can someone please answer this question? I think it is accepted in Australia but I'm not sure about usa or Canada. It's mostly ielts and toefl we hear of.

Why boda ur head wt a test dt is nt too common wen u can actually take d one generally accepted..... Jus saying though

Plz
Anybody by chance know the required score for use of English for Texas(TOEFL),been on there site but cldnt get it

kessel:
Plz
Anybody by chance know the required score for use of English for Texas(TOEFL),been on there site but cldnt get it

Texas does not require an English proficiency exam for foreign nurses.

WellEndowed:

nna well done ooo...long time
For those interested/asking, tests accepted in Australia for Nurses include:
IELTS TOEFL-iBT OET(occupational English test) PEARSON

which is more easier? I heard u saying OET is easier.

It seems it is only a Nurses thread. My wife is a RM and I would like to know the prospect as a midwife in any of the foreign countries.....

@endowned
@barbie
@Amateur

anthney87:


which is more easier? I heard u saying OET is easier.

OET is a lot easier. I know this because people from non English speaking countries(Indians, Asians-with very poor English) wrote it once and smashed it. Out of curiosity, I downloaded OET sample questions and went through it. They asked questions related to nursing(you have to specify your profession when you apply. The questions is set on the exam date is tailored to meet your professions requirements). In fact I remember one question asked "Your client has just been put on Novorapid Insulin 20 units mane(morning) and nocte (night). She is confused as to why she has to be on Insulin and has asked you to explain to her why some diabetics use insulin to control their blood glucose level"...even a non-health care professional with common sense will nail it. OET isn't necessarily testing your knowledge of English, it's testing your knowledge of your chosen profession.

Hello All...I must say this thread is really helpful..let us keep it going. Please i would like to request that if there is anyone with a list of recruiters from Newzealand and Australia and even Canada please post it here...It will be much appreciated. @Barbiee whats up

Tunjinodaysoff:
Hello All...I must say this thread is really helpful..let us keep it going. Please i would like to request that if there is anyone with a list of recruiters from Newzealand and Australia and even Canada please post it here...It will be much appreciated. @Barbiee whats up

Having recruiters ready to sponsor Nigeria nurses abroad would be great but it's very hard to see one these days. Most of the recruiters i have seen online restrict their clients to Indians and fillipinos. Which is kind of sad. We have the will.. We are just looking for the way

anthney87:
It seems it is only a Nurses thread. My wife is a RM and I would like to know the prospect as a midwife in any of the foreign countries.....

@endowned
@barbie
@Amateur

i think the process of getting registered as a Midwife abroad is pretty much the same for nurses especially in UK and Australia

barbiee:
i think the process of getting registered as a Midwife abroad is pretty much the same for nurses especially in UK and Australia

but from most of ur posts it shows that midwifery is pretty useless since the cert is not used during applications.

anthney87:

but from most of ur posts it shows that midwifery is pretty useless since the cert is not used during applications.

You are getting it wrong. Most of us here studied Nursing for 3 years and midwifery for 18 months, the 18 months midwifery is called a post basic course. Now your wife on the other hand studied midwifery for 3 years so she is a registered Midwife. If she wants to get double qualifications she can decide to study nursing for 18 months as a post basic course.

The licensing authorities abroad request for at least 3 years of full time study in either Nursing (RN) or midwifery (RM) to be eligible for registration. Our post basic midwifery certificate does not meet the cut because it's just an 18 months program.

Your wife however meets the cut for midwifery. So she can apply for registration as a Midwife instead of a nurse.
I hope you understand what im trying to say here?