kermit27

kermit27 has 2 years experience and specializes in med/surge.

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1. New British-trained nurse seeking RN job in Austin

   kermit27 posted a topic in Texas

   Hello Texas nurses, I haven't posted for many, many months but used to be active on the UK forums while I was a nursing student. Have moved to Austin a year ago and been getting organized with family, schools etc. Then went through the bureaucratic h...

2. Just How Difficult is NCLEX?

   kermit27 posted a topic in International

   Hi all, have read many of the UK->US forums in the last few years but nothing about the exam itself.... Is it difficult to pass if you are a UK trained RN? I see that about 85% of US nursing grads pass it the first time. What about Brits? I alway...

3. Doesn't anyone here talk about UK nursing?

   kermit27 posted a topic in International

   I've been a member here since I started as an HCA and then student nurse 3+ years ago. I've now qualified and got a great job ( I think!) on a respiratory ward. I love the work, the other staff have been incredibly helpful and I'm learning lots. The...

4. UK->USA: What's it like once you're there?

   kermit27 replied to kermit27's topic in International

   Thanks Madwife! It's pretty cool. And pretty scarey too. All those chest and bowel sounds are pretty intimidating. I just hope it's as much fun (!) as I think it is here...xa

5. Looking for a friend in the UK

   kermit27 replied to lsunurse's topic in UK

   I've talked to you guys in the past - delighted, expat, to see that I'm not the only US student nurse in the UK??!! (was going to say Yank, but then remembered that you're a southerner :) !) This has been a long and involved thread, but getting back ...

6. UK->USA: What's it like once you're there?

   kermit27 posted a topic in International

   Hiya.. I know there's been lots of talk about agencies, fees, contracts, NCLEX etc. But I'd love to hear from UK nurses who have already made the jump... *What's it like in US hospitals -- just like ER? locker rooms and in-house laundrys? *What's it ...

7. Newly qualifed UK nurse wanting to emigrate to US

   kermit27 replied to Midgetgems's topic in International

   Well, that's all pretty interesting... I've been reading student comments here over the last many months and thinking they all sounded pretty stressed out and high powered, and wondered whether they were just taking things pretty seriously or whether...

8. Newly qualifed UK nurse wanting to emigrate to US

   kermit27 replied to Midgetgems's topic in International

   How nice to know I'm not Alone!!! I'm a 2nd yr, just over half way, and about to start my acute placements -- ITU, theatre and recovery during the summer. can't wait. What do you mean 40/40 hours? for the UK course I thought we needed something like ...

9. Newly qualifed UK nurse wanting to emigrate to US

   kermit27 replied to Midgetgems's topic in International

   Hi expat, not sure I understood you correctly...are you a US citizen studying nursing in the UK? I've lived over here for 15+yrs with a Brit hubby, and decided to become a nurse a few years ago after many years in office jobs. I love it, but I'm addi...

10. Questions For Uk Nurses Living And Working In Usa

    kermit27 replied to madwife2002's topic in International

    Good points, Kay... It's helpful to hear from someone who's on the other side of qualification. I've worked long enough to know it's very different on the inside of any job. Almost everyone I've seen on placements is incredibly conscientious and a re...

11. Questions For Uk Nurses Living And Working In Usa

    kermit27 replied to madwife2002's topic in International

    Hi again, I posted further up and have been interested in your comments.... As Yank, born and bred, but Brit resident for last 15 yrs (with Brit hubby), I am constantly comparing quality/speed/costofliving/ between the two places.. I'm not sure pace ...

12. Changing Uniforms

    kermit27 replied to ALWAYSNURSE's topic in International

    What is a pam? Maybe I've been asleep for the last millennium, but I've never heard the expression? thanks xx :imbar

13. i am a tall girl - need advice!

    kermit27 replied to toadflax's topic in General Nursing

    Please do it! I'm a mature student too; 15 years of office clock watching and now I'm a second year student and I love my new life. Hours fly by; you learn something new every day. some UK nursing schools require an access course, but if you've done...

14. No More Excuses......

    kermit27 replied to madwife2002's topic in International

    HEY! As Garfield said many years ago... "....DIET???? YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?....IT'S 'DIE' WITH A 'T' ADDED!!!!" I try to remember that, and just try to fit in 5 fruits & veg a day around meals... and go for walks if not up to exercise. Good for ...

15. Questions For Uk Nurses Living And Working In Usa

    kermit27 replied to madwife2002's topic in International

    Hi again, Well, in answer to Madwife's concerns, I think its always healthy to broaden one's horizons by remembering that all cultures have differences... having lived in a "foreign" place (which does now feel like home) for the last 15 years, I've h...