bisayaispisyal

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1. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

   bisayaispisyal replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

   congrats!!!! considering that its your first, i would go for med-surg. it has everything...psyche included. im on a respiratory/med surg floor. respiratory is our main area which could be tough too. anyways, when i first got here, i was thinking ri...

2. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

   bisayaispisyal replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

   hi k-an 24, you're more than welcome. there is nothing better than helping fellow filipinos out. a lot of kind hearted filipinos also helped us when we first came here and we are simply passing it forward...good luck in your processing and take care!...

3. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

   bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

   sorry about the mix up. i know the pay is very low..but i failed to mention that i signed up with holmes under different circumstances. i come from another country and started working as a nurse tech. when i passed my boards, that was when they raise...

4. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

   bisayaispisyal replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

   mabuhay!!! wow, i wished i could have read this thread before me and my husband migrated here. i have been a member of allnurses early this year, and i found some of the threads/posts were informative but none like this...thanks to lawrence! anyway,...

5. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

   bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

   hey there! i have only lived in melbourne for about 5 months. being to new to this country and all but so far, me and my husband like it here. are you considering holmes regional? anyway, starting rates (at this hospital that is) would be around $18-...

6. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

   bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

   thank you. i havent been here since my last post. good to hear that you're now on your own. feels liberating right? at least you can pace yourself and work on your own. no more following around to the pyxis room or hovering over your preceptor's sho...

7. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

   bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

   i passed my boards! yayyy!!! now all i have to do is wait for my florida license, which could take me like a couple more weeks. but im not rushing things. still consider myself an orientee, being new to the hospital and all that. i now do tech work o...

8. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

   bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

   need some quick hurricane orientation tips. considering that this is my first hurricane here in florida. we do have typhoons back in my country but i dont know what to expect with the hurricanes here though. basically, we just did what the news have...

9. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

   bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

   i am quite ok now. new staff on my floor get sick almost every week, at least thats what the old timers had experienced too. i can only hope that i get used to it right away. that big parking space is for patients, yes, and for doctors and others. i...

10. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

    bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

    you got that right. after a few days of working at the respiratory wing, i got sick! my throat started getting scratchy a couple of days ago, then had the colds which eventually ended up with that loose cough. and i had body malaise, nausea, diarrhe...

11. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

    bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

    tgif!!! im glad i survived the week! i get sat and sun off then back to work on monday. but till then, im sleeping until 10am tomorrow. the staff has been great so far and i learned lots. my feet and back still hurts but then thats a given. the only ...

12. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

    bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

    hi. i guess you can say i've got the 1st day of work blues...i am so tired and my feet are killing me! not that i did anything but from just standing around almost 90% of the time.. hehehe...i have a preceptor, a real nice lady and i am supposed to b...

13. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

    bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

    im at 7E (respiratory). im not sure yet what my program is because tomorrow will be the first time i report on the floors. pretty anxious to start though. everything is WAY different from what i was used to..when do you start working? :wink2:

14. Holmes Regional in Melbourne

    bisayaispisyal replied to Cerebrum's topic in Florida

    i just moved to melbourne from overseas barely 3 weeks ago. my husband and i also work at holmes. we start on monday. had our orientation last week. we have to pass our boards first so we are now working as nurse techs for the meantime. we like it he...

15. moving to melbourne FL

    bisayaispisyal replied to bisayaispisyal's topic in Florida

    hi there! we are now here in melbourne. love it, so far... we havent been around much (dont have a car yet) but hopefully when we do get a car, we can get to all the beautiful places and see the beaches. we have yet to start work this monday at HRMC,...