what can i do?
i am a canadian  citizen...i currently live in the U.S with my husband(U.S citizen) for  about 1 year ..can i possibly go back to canada just to go to college to  study nursing then return...would my degree work in the U.S if i plan  to work? 
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Yea the degree would work throughout U.S; given that you have the proper certification from your home country.
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http://www.ana.org/gova/federal/gachrt97.htm Default  Re: Canadian RPN trying to get into the US RN bridge prgramme. You would not be able to work while you are working on the degree, at  least not more than twenty hours per week. you would need to come over  on an F-1 visa. There is a CPT that is available that covers that.  LPN license does not qualify for a working visa, only the RN does. So,  you would not be able to get a visa that would permit you to work while  you were in school.  Depending on where you get into school, you may be able to find a  program that will permit you to take many of your classes on-line and  only come into the US for the clinicals and some meetings.  The biggest issue is where do you plan to work once you have finished? Also, depending on the school, some may require that you sit for the  NCLEX-PN exam before being able to start the program over here.  Univeristy of Phoenix has programs in the Detroit area, you may wish to  check that route out. __________________ Suzanne RN, BS, MBA CanadianGradSchoolRN Registered User   Default Re: Canadian RPN trying to get into the US RN bridge prgramme. Hi, Im not sure if u have looked into similar programs in canada. There are  quite a couple of programs like that in the toronto area. There are RPN  to BScN programs at centenial college/ryerson, mohawk college/Mcmaster  and University of Ontario institute of technology. This programs where  all created last year and there would probably be more coming up this  year. My sister is an RPN and a student at UOIT. After she became an RPN  she would be doing 2.5years of schooling to become an RN with a  bachelors degree in nursing. I believe for most of this program you need  to have 70% to get in. You do not have to have any RPN experience (Just  the certificate or diploma).  The program is quite rigorous though. I believe the other two programs  mohawk and centennial are three year program. You do one year at the  college and two years at the university to get your degree.  If you choose to go to the US. A cost effective school would be Wayne  state university as they have a program for Ontario resident where u  will pay almost the same as you would have paid if you stay in canada. http://allnurses.com/forums/f108/canadian-rpn-trying-get-into-us-rn-bridge-prgramme-160167.html#post1677384
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yes
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