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Hi everyone, sorry for the english post.

I’m currently a nurse in the U.S. and I’m planning to move to Germany next year to do my masters. But if things don’t work out the way I hope, I’d like to keep nursing as a fallback option while living in Germany.

I’ve always wanted to live in Germany for a long time honestly, it’s one of my biggest dreams. I know it might sound silly, but it’s something I’ve always wanted for myself, and I feel like I’ll regret it if I never at least try.

Because of that, I was wondering if it’s possible for foreign nurses to do some kind of shadowing/observership experience in a German hospital before fully committing to the licensing process. I’d mainly want to get a better understanding of:

What nursing looks like day-to-day in Germany
The work environment and responsibilities
Language expectations in clinical settings
Whether my U.S. nursing background would realistically transfer over

Has anyone here done something similar or know if hospitals allow shadowing for international nurses? Any advice on how to reach out to hospitals or programs would be really appreciated.

I really appreciate all your advice

To add; I am learning German, and currently i’m at A2 and hopefully I reach B2 by the end of the year. I’ve also been to Germany twice and stayed for 1 month each time I visit.

I mainly want to stay in Düsseldorf, Heidelberg, or Tübingen.

My (28f) husband (42m) are married for 3 years now. My husband is a lot older than me and has supported me in Nursing school until I was able to graduate (international) I just passed my licensure exam. I am beyond grateful that he supported me through all of it.

But I am also working as a Nurse Assistant at the same time, and I am earning significantly less than what he makes. He pays for the car we used, and rent.

But I pay for my own insurance, gas, phone, toiletries, and even half of the groceries. And I am struggling a lot. Because I only make $800-1000/2 weeks. He controls the credit card he added on my apple pay and only lets me used it for $10 sometimes less.

And even that he will asked me to pay for it. He asked me to pay $5, $10, $1.. No matter how cheap it is, it’s not free to him. I have to pay. And I have the money to pay for it, but it’s the thought that it is my husband asking me to pay for that amount where if i go out with a friend they don’t even asked me to pay for my drink if it’s only $5.

And he gets mad at me when i don’t pay for it, and threatens me that i have to pay for the car which is $565.

I feel like I am living a single life. And I want to divorce him. But at the same time I feel guilty feeling this way because he has supported me before in School. In the next few months I’ll probably start an RN job that will significantly increase my income given that I am in California.

But I don’t know what to feel and what to do. ❤️‍🩹

new grad advise

Background: I have an RN License in the state of New York and currently doing an endorsement process but since i’m an International Graduate it would take time. And I applied as a CNA 4 months ago at this hospital in SoCal that I wanna work at as a nurse.

And I just got the call earlier that they would like to offer me the position. But there’s a slight problem, I have a preplanned vacation 2 months after the orientation starts 😔

She said the orientation starts mid of June, but I have a booked, and pre planned vacation in August 15-Sept 6 to see my parents who’s abroad as it’s been 3 years since i last saw them. And the very reason i want to see them is because of their health.

I’m conflicted because i don’t want to ruin this opportunity to have this job because i want this as a stepping stone to become a Nurse there.

What should i do? 🥺☹️

Background: I have an RN License in the state of New York and currently doing an endorsement process but since i’m an International Graduate it would take time. And I applied as a CNA 4 months ago at this hospital in SoCal that I wanna work at as a nurse.

And I just got the call earlier that they would like to offer me the position. But there’s a slight problem, I have a preplanned vacation 2 months after the orientation starts 😔

She said the orientation starts mid of June, but I have a booked, and pre planned vacation in August 15-Sept 6 to see my parents who’s abroad as it’s been 3 years since i last saw them.

I’m conflicted because i don’t want to ruin this opportunity to have this job because i want this as a stepping stone to become a Nurse there.

What should i do? 🥺☹️

Hallo Leute! Ich spreche Deutsch, fühle mich aber beim Schreiben auf Englisch wohler.

So I am an American RN planning to move to Germany. And this week is Nurses week. I am just curious if it’s a common celebration in Germany?
Like in my Hospital we receive gifts, and of course there’s food.

On top of that, there are many establishments who give Nurses free stuff, food and etc. There’s also a lot of discounts for nurses this week. So I am just curious is that a thing in Germany? and if not, how do you guys celebrate Nurses week?

Happy Nurses Week to Us Nurses!! 🤍💃👩🏻‍⚕️

What are my career choices if i study MPH as a RN?
I really want to study public health but i have been reading a lot of posts here that the job market for public health is bad.

I want to have some kind of option to work a non bedside position in the future so i figured getting an MPH is a good idea.

Help me please

Hey everyone!!

I’m an Asian American living in Orange County, California and I will be doing my masters degree in Germany next year. I am just wondering for people who have been to California what cities do you think are the close comparison to California?

Of course I’m aware about the weather, long winter and stuff like that. But just the overall vibe of the city.

Thank you everyone! ❤️

Hello everyone!!

I am a nurse in the US, SoCal specifically but I always want to do Public health, and leave bedside. I have a Bachelor’s in Biology too, bud didn’t get to used it.

Now I really want to do it in Germany even before. It just happened that i met my German boyfriend along the way that made me wanna do it more because i don’t want to move to a different country solely because of a man, I wanna do it for me. And I love Germany, I’ve been there 3x now. And I already did so many research about the school and everything. Also I speak A2 German, and going for my B2 before the year ends.

I just want some outside perspective about my plan.

Am I being delulu? and not being realistic? 😪

You guys!!!! I can’t believe i’m writing this right now. I pass NCLEX after 3rd attempt. I lose almost every single self esteem i have in myself because of this exam. I have doubted myself, my knowledge, my capabilities because of it. But now it’s over.. And i am very proud of myself for not giving up. It took me a year but it doesn’t matter now.

Mind you.. i was one of the top students in my class so it was very humbling because i thought it would not be that hard but i was wrong.

on my first take, I didn’t have a proper study plan because i thought i don’t have to go over the content, i should just focus on test taking strategies and practice questions. and i was not consistent. one day i will study for hoursss reading contents, and then take days off studying 🙁 and i was scared to take the readiness test. I Failed at 85q.

then came 2nd take, months after my first take.. I now read contents but still no study plans, no guide whatsoever. people say watch youtube, watch mark klimek, and all that. i was doing so much without any structure. and i still don’t get high scores. I failed again at 150.

3rd time, this time i sat myself down and took accountability. i told myself this can’t be happening again. I assessed myself with what’s lacking, and analyzed the paper they give you when you failed. tbh, i used chatgpt to explain it to me and give me topics that is under that category. and i studied using that structure. i used bootcamp and the book comprehensive nclex rn. i watched all bootcamps video, read all the cheat sheets (game changer i would say) i dont have to read a lot because of the cheat sheets.

and i would test myself. i answer 100 questions 3x a week only and go over it after. then i finally took the courage to take readiness test and got my first high i was so happpppy!!!!

and then i saw a pattern.. i know the content but i don’t know how to answer the question. so i go over test taking strategies, prioritization, and management of care so manyyy times. and just based on my first two exams i got a lot of maternity and peds questions so I kinda focused on that a little bit. That’s alll :))))))

If you are feeling down. Please please take a deep breath, trust yourself. And think of it this way, if you didn’t pass yet, maybe it’s not the perfect time yet. just remind yourself that you’ll never miss out on what’s truly meant for you. And the only time you fail is when you stop trying. Keep going RNs!! 🤍🤍