tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post8005944816048310482..comments2023-09-04T17:48:42.152+02:00Comments on The Lille-Stanges: Appeals board tomorrowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069763702777030989noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-84732461825817040502012-05-27T19:07:29.210+02:002012-05-27T19:07:29.210+02:00Thanks for your insight. Dana contacted me with so...Thanks for your insight. Dana contacted me with some of your replies. <br /><br />Thankfully, there is no longer a "norwegian nursing exam". I would *not* be looking forward to that. Seeing that SAFH's next to final "vurdering" was that I needed to do the 6 and 8 weeks of clinical, but their final decision (the one that the sent to Nemnda) was that I needed to re-enroll in a nursing program, I'm actually hoping that Nemnd reversres the decision and says to do the requirement for clinicals! <br /><br />We kept pursuing the appeals process because, on one hand, we had the time. My language skills were not good enough to begin working, so I figured "what's a few extra months of waiting", when I still had a ways to go on my language. Now that they require the Bergenstest to take the Nasjonalfag kurs, I still have even further to go, unfortunately. <br /><br />And I agree, the fact that years of experienc (even 4 years working in a NICU "just with sick babies") counts for nothing--NOTHING--is ridiculous. <br /><br />Thanks for your reply. I really do appreciate it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069763702777030989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-12119578831286223152012-05-27T00:13:05.495+02:002012-05-27T00:13:05.495+02:00Emily,
I normally would write 'hope everything...Emily,<br />I normally would write 'hope everything went well' but I know from personal experience it probably didn't. It took me almost 10 years to get my norwegian nursing license!<br />I'm a EU citizen but got my AA nursing degree in the US. I had 15 years of experience working as an RN in the US!<br />But the good news is: set up the 6 weeks clinical practise in psychiatry, 8 weeks in med/surg, and 8 weeks in adult nursing. Nobody will help you with this, certainly not SAFH. Just go into the hospital and psych facilities in your area and set it up yourself. That's what I did, people were very helpful. It will help with your Norwegian and it will familiarize you with working as a nurse in Norway.<br /> <br />Take the norwegian nursing exam.......it's a doddle compared to to NCLEX. I studied for a summer and took the test when it was offered in the Autumn. It's essay style. I've only worked medical floor so i thought I would not do well with questions related to pediatrics, OB/GYN etc. Most of the questions were related to geriatric care. I think you could choose the questions you wanted to answer. How to take care of a CHF patient or someone with COPD etc. I just waffled away and wrote as much as I could as fast as I could.<br />I was required to do 6 months clinical practice (you work for FREE, no Norwegian could believe that I was required to work for free! In Norway!) but ended up getting away with 3 months because the avd. leder thought it was crazy a well qualified nurse was working for no pay. <br />If you do the clinical practise and take the exam you will save yourself a lot of time and trouble and stress. <br />It's ridicuous that SAFH will not recognize an american bachelors degree in nursing. American nurses training is among the best in the world. The norwegian nursing education on the other hand is not. I have an article from Aftenpost a few years ago on UiO. Nursing students who had not shown up for courses got their qualifications. Some students had done their clinical at a barnehage because the university could not get its act together with regard to clinical rotations!!<br />The premise of SAFH is faulty. The fact that experience is given no consideration is not logical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-87839130472733877572012-05-24T23:58:56.998+02:002012-05-24T23:58:56.998+02:00It's Thursday now, and I am really hoping with...It's Thursday now, and I am really hoping with all my heart everything went well for you. Good luck, I am sure you gave it your all.Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763599518417369688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-58135436989204840632012-05-23T22:02:55.918+02:002012-05-23T22:02:55.918+02:00I hope you had a great and successful day in Oslo ...I hope you had a great and successful day in Oslo today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-53796876112213227532012-05-23T12:14:41.626+02:002012-05-23T12:14:41.626+02:00good luck! sometimes it's just so difficult he...good luck! sometimes it's just so difficult here.melihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026675747253438229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-11362435809536325592012-05-23T12:08:39.474+02:002012-05-23T12:08:39.474+02:00It's Wednesday today, so you might be in the m...It's Wednesday today, so you might be in the middle of your meeting right now. I am wishing you so much luck and the very best outcome. I heard a news blurb just the other day about how Norway needs nurses so badly---WTF?? I know how discouraging it can all be and how depressing it is when it seems to be going tits up, but keep thinking positively and don't let 'em see you cry, girlfriend. (Crying in private is, of course, perfectly fine.) Here's hoping for good news. Mange store klemmer. xxooMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432497142155757992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-62331262273560180582012-05-23T08:21:42.217+02:002012-05-23T08:21:42.217+02:00Good luck!!Good luck!!canadian i norgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10803130532492499450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-61013778303595374952012-05-23T00:44:08.292+02:002012-05-23T00:44:08.292+02:00Emily,
You have got so much going on right now, I...Emily,<br /><br />You have got so much going on right now, I am TOTALLY keeping fingers crossed for you! I'm not sure that really helps, but I don't know what else to do... Damn, you have been doing so much and getting so much accomplished these last months, it makes my head spin. Then you have to deal with all these bureaucratic types - not fun in ANY language - and it's like, crap, 'can you (potential) dip-wads just slow down a minute and take a look at all I have accomplished, hmm? Would that really kill you?'<br /><br />We had a fantastic vaca. in Norway. As you may have noticed, didn't get in touch while we were there - 17 days over Easter, and yeah, I know that sounds like a a lot of time but Easter is busy and we had about 47 days worth of plans. We always over-plan our time, but on the flip side, we never, ever over pack. Very good time had by all, our Norwegian friends keep asking when husband is going to apply for all the engineering jobs we hear that Norway wants filled, but man, it's scary!<br /><br />More about us later. BEST. OF. LUCK. TO. YOU. You are seriously my new heroine, you've got balls of steel!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146800018509731076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271396894266808314.post-24866630057767326052012-05-23T00:13:48.157+02:002012-05-23T00:13:48.157+02:00good luck. We're rooting for you!good luck. We're rooting for you!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507726014034048307noreply@blogger.com