phurlamu

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1. Fired by risk management/ disorganized facility

   phurlamu replied to BrendaMD4's topic in Safety

   I am horrified to know such a place exists. no armbands, no pt. name labels on the headboard. so verbal communication is the only way to identify the pt.? And I have yet to see a reusable lancet and work with flashlights. This looks like a setting o...

2. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

   phurlamu replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   oh boy, i can relate to how you feel. I had times when i had no time to even have a glass of water and yet be yelled by the family members. The thing i ask is , things like turning the pt. , giving them a glass of water can also be done by the family...

3. bedside reporting

   phurlamu replied to hack_ley's topic in General Nursing

   i like bedside reporting because as sweetoldworld said, you see your pt's right in front of you and can connect the report with the pt. if u receive the report at the nurses station, how will you be able to remember which report was for which pt. unl...

4. International nursing students in the US

   phurlamu replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   Hi ghillbert, it depends on your college. sometimes the college website lists the scholarships available with the eligiblity criteria. in my case, i checked my college website and got to know of scholarships for international students. also in your c...

5. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   phurlamu replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   thank you silverdragon102 and helloworld, i called the cgfns office myself and they said i didn't need to send in anything, just my passport size photo with the photo identification form. they were gonna send the letter to the school on my behalf.

6. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   phurlamu replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   also there was a question "where did u recently work?" i am an international student and i haven't worked anywhere but i could not got to the next page without filling up those fields so i filled out that i worked in the U.S. as a registered nurse.

7. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   phurlamu replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   hello, i just completed my visa screen form online and there were i had to fill out my primary and secondary school information. i was high schooled in my country and then i got my ADN degree here. am i supposed to send only my transcript of the col...

8. International nursing students in the US

   phurlamu replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   how soon should you enroll in college provided your OPT exires on feb 18,2009?

9. International nursing students in the US

   phurlamu replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   does anyone know of any hospitals in NYC that sponsor foreign nurses? i am a new grad with ADN, passed my NCLEX a month ago, made futile attempts to find hospitals willing to sponsor.i even told them i'd be willing to pay all the legal fee. please he...