Interested in nursing abroad but worried about being so far away?

Nursing abroad is a fantastic opportunity to explore the world, expand your clinical experience and earn a generous and often tax-free salary. But it is not all a bed of roses, there are some drawbacks. One major drawback is being so far away from family if something goes wrong. However, this concern should not stop you from moving your nursing career abroad. There are some steps you can take to manage the distance.

Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, you can manage the distance by choosing where to work. By this, I mean you should look into cities where you can get to and from on direct flights that are scheduled at least several days each week. You can use any internet travel website to find this information, I usually use Expedia.com. With direct flights you will get home more quickly and not have to worry about making connecting flights. If you cannot get a direct flight to the city/town where your family is located, make sure you can get a direct flight to a city in your home country that has regular connecting flights to your hometown or ultimate destination.

With so many planes flying every day to destinations all over the world, moving your nursing career abroad should not cause you anymore concern than moving your nursing career across the country. You can get back home in a matter of hours, depending on where you choose to work.

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Nursing is a transferable skill, especially if you are a fluent English speaker because Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and the USA are all experiencing an acute shortage of qualified nurses. This has resulted in an immediate opportunity for English speaking nurses to travel and nurse overseas.

Securing yourself a nursing job overseas will allow you to base yourself in a different region of the world and travel abroad from there. If you get a nursing job in the UK you will be able to easily explore Europe using the network of budget airlines that fly between the major European cities. If you base yourself nursing in Australia you can easily explore the South Pacific and Asia. I have done this successfully in the UK and am now based in Asia.

Working while you travel enables you to spend an extended time away from home and gives you a way to replenish your funds when you are running short.

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What Do I Get Out Of A Nursing Career Overseas?

1. Working with new people - fellow healthcare professionals and patients alike.

Nursing in a new country will present you with rewards as well as new challenges. Getting to know your colleagues and patients and learning to understand their culture will add an extra dimension to your working day.

There are whole books dedicated to the differences between countries like the United Kingdom and the USA. Even the differences between the culture and language of such close neighbors as New Zealand and Australia can be immense. Your lifestyle will be very different in a new country and your nursing credentials and experience are your ticket to working abroad.

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If you are looking for a career change in nursing then you should consider nursing overseas. Countries around the world are experiencing an acute nursing shortage which has created opportunities for nurses to refresh their nursing careers by going abroad to fill vacancies in other countries either short term or long term.

Moving your nursing career overseas can restore your enthusiasm for the profession.

Are you disenchanted with management? Working too many shifts and never having any time for fun? Can’t remember the last time you worked with a full shift of nurses? Are you ready to give up on nursing but do not really want to...

Why not make a change? Consider a career change and nurse abroad.

Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the USA are all actively recruiting internationally educated nurses.

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Travel and Explore the World
Nursing abroad means you will make your home in a new region of the world. The opportunity this lends to explore new countries and cultures is priceless.

If your dream is to explore the UK, the USA, Australia… then moving your nursing career abroad to one of these countries currently experiencing acute nursing shortages will give you the opportunity to fulfill your dream and fund it at the same time.

This is a technique I have used personally to explore the UK, Eastern Europe and South East Asia over the last 12 years.

Nursing is a Transferrable Occupation
Moving your nursing career overseas is a realistic option for both experienced and newly registered nurses not only because there is a worldwide shortage of nurses, but also because there is a long history of nurses moving around the world to work.

The most you will be required to do in order to get a job in a new country is prove you are registered at home, have a suitable equivalent level of education and training and perhaps sit an exam.

While different countries have vastly different rules which can be confusing to work around, it is easy to find a nursing job abroad with the right roadmap through the recruiting and registration process.

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