akdennis58

akdennis58 has 23 years experience and specializes in Cardiac, Progressive Care.

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1. Nursing in France

   akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   Thanks for the correction, David.

2. Nursing in France

   akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   From what I have read and heard from others, it has more to do with training than citizenship. Others have said that little credit is given for training outside of France, so if your training is from the UK or north america, you will need to take som...

3. Nursing in France

   akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   It will be very difficult, nearly impossible. I recommend reviewing past discussions on this subject in this forum. There have been many.

4. Kaiser Permenante Northwest Laying off 700 RN's

   akdennis58 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Oregon

   Woah, no. Let me help here. The largest facility using nurses in the nortwest region of Kaiser is the Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas. It's the only hospital in Kaiser's northwest region. The hospital intends to reduce the number of nurses at t...

5. Nursing in France

   akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   For nursing books in French, I recommend trying Amazon.com's French website: amazon.fr. I just checked and found many books on nursing. Just do a search on "soins infirmiers" and you'll also find sub-sections popping up in the search window, such as ...

6. Older nurse falling to bits

   akdennis58 replied to cheshirecat's topic in International

   I like the no lifting policy. I will be very interested in learning the policies and techniques used there (I hope to be working in the UK in about a year). We have lifts and "sliders" and other devices as well, and some hospitals here CLAIM to have ...

7. Older nurse falling to bits

   akdennis58 replied to cheshirecat's topic in International

   This is an interesting thread. I'm 52 and have been a nurse here in the US for 22 years. I'm certainly feeling the aches and pains of this physically demanding career. So far, luckily, no on the job injuries. As many of you have noted, we still do al...

8. Geneva Health or Continental Travel Nurse?

   akdennis58 replied to OZRNINUK's topic in International

   I'm in the US and hoping to work for Continental. I have not worked for them yet but my experience so far with them has been very good. They have been very helpful in the process of preparing to go to the UK and work for them. The recruiter I've been...

9. Nursing in France

   akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   So the language will be the least of your difficulties then. Yes, that's what I've heard. I've heard that you would have to take an exam to evaluate your education in the field and that a person would still likely be required to take a year of traini...

10. Nursing in France

    akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    The information I have gotten in the past from others indicates it's very difficult for foreign trained nurses to relocate to France for work. My understanding is that it would require a year or more of training in one of their nursing programs and a...

11. soluset and buretrol the same?

    akdennis58 replied to marshalbc77's topic in General Nursing

    The generic name for the device is "burette," it's a general term, and burettes come in many sizes and forms. In a chemistry lab you may have used a burette to do precise measurements of a fluid to do a titration. This name is rarely used among nurse...

12. The future of Obamacare

    akdennis58 replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism

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13. IV piggyback question

    akdennis58 replied to pmy7741's topic in Medications

    nminodob, You are welcome. Being able to attach a syringe to the cartridge was nice. It's a unique feature of that pump. Dennis

14. Nursing in France

    akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    Canuck, Yes, it was quite an adventure. In the end, I don't think I would have been successful. I don't think my language skills were good enough but I wanted to try. I think the law has changed; I did some searching on the web today and it sounds li...

15. Nursing in France

    akdennis58 replied to bambi007's topic in General World

    Hi Canuck. I love your online name. Well, as I mentioned, it had to do with an immigration law in Quebec. In the late 90's, when I tried this, there was a law in Quebec that said all applicants for a professional license in Quebec had to sign an affi...