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joelupi t1_j1c2n7i wrote

Going right into a nursing program, especially a 2 year one, is most likely not going to be as easy as you think.

Have you looked at schools and their pre-requisites?

Looking at a local 2 year program you need at least

  • Equivalent of HS diploma
  • TOEFL/IELTS - English proficiency
  • TEAS for Nursing Students (only good for 1 year)
  • 1 semester of college level algebra
  • 1 semester of college level bio w/ lab
  • 1 semester of college level chem w/ lab

This is the bare minimum and many schools will require more especially if you want to get a 4 year degree. Many hospitals especially those Magnet certified want BSN grads only.

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Similar-Poem5576 t1_j1dy9mu wrote

I dont think that the RN degrees exist when hospitals only want BSN graduates, and there is still the chance to do a BSN afterwards... You can even do it online. I have a HS diploma, a Toefl Test, chemistry, English 101, psychology 101 already done, I only need the math and chem course plus the TEAS test, I think it is doable. At my college I am not the only international nursing student.

Take a look at all the Green Card sponsorship jobs on Indeed, there are over 1000 jobs listed all over the USA and even 10.000 dollar rewards if you sign up with one of the agencies, they even pay you for it since so many nurses are needed: https://www.indeed.com/q-Nurse-Sponsorship-jobs.html?vjk=910ef4afa1ae8003

There are many nurses from the Phillipines working in the USA and they oftentimes do not even have to retake the state nursing test. I think it is one of the only jobs in the USA where you have good chances, why portraying it all so black and white? Nurses are needed even when there is war so I think it is worth it going through the tests and prerequisites.

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joelupi t1_j1ebred wrote

You're right there are areas in the US where you can work as an ASN nurse and not have to do any more with it. However Boston is not one of those areas. If you look at the New Grad programs for any of the top hospitals (BI/Lahey, MGH/Partners, Tufts) they all want BSN or Senior Capstone students. That is not to say that you can't apply for a position outside of the New Grad program but it won't be as easy.

Looking at the link you provided those jobs look to the in the Pacific Northwest, Kentucky/Tennessee, and Texas all of which got decimated by Covid due to various reasons.

The nurses that work in the states and do not have to retake the nursing exam are probably able to work because of reciprocity with the Nursing Compact. It is a nursing license that is applicable in different states, MA is not currently one of those states.

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