To
work as a nurse in the United States you must:
..........• Graduate
from a general nursing program at an accredited school
............of
nursing in your home country.
..........• Hold
a current nursing license for your home country.
..........• Pass
the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
............(CGFNS)
qualifying exam or NCLEX-RN exam;.
..........• Demonstrate
competence in oral and written English by passing one of the
............following
exams:
....................Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of
....................540
and higher on the hand written exam or 207 and higher on
....................the
computerized exam .& .Test
of Written English (TWE) with
....................a
score of 4.0 and higher & Test of Spoken English (TSE)
with
....................a
score of 50 and higher
................................................OR
....................Test
of English in International Communication (TOEIC) with
....................a
score of 725 and higher & Test of Written English (TWE)
with
....................a
score of 4.0 and higher &Test of Spoken English (TSE)
with a
....................score
of 50 and higher
........... ....................................OR
....................International
English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an overall
....................score
of 6.5 and a spoken band score of 7.0 (Academic Module)
..........• Receive
a Visa Screen Certificate to demonstrate that your education
is
............equivalent to a nursing education in the United States and
that your
............ written
and spoken English skills are at an acceptable level.
..........• Qualify
for a United States work visa. The most common work visa
...........
for an Indian nurse is the Employment Based 3rd Preference
Immigrant
............Visa
(Green Card).
..........• Become
licensed in the state you intend to practice by receiving
a
............ passing
score on the NCLEX-RN exam. |
