Varda

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1. U.k nurse employment

   Varda replied to bigboi's topic in International

   I don't know if the rent has any hospital discount or affiliation, misswoosie. I got the rent price from the agency doing the recruitment, who will be setting the nurses they hired up. They've said the price would be 410 pounds/month, all inclusive -...

2. U.k nurse employment

   Varda replied to bigboi's topic in International

   I've no means to compare, Silverdragon. I've made a prediction of my budget, based on the base salary (21146) minus the discounts, monthly rent (it should be all inclusive, so that's a plus); created a budget for grocery shopping (thank you online su...

3. U.k nurse employment

   Varda replied to bigboi's topic in International

   Thank you for your input, misswoosie. You bring up valid points - I have classmates who wouldn't consider going to a rural area an hour away from home if that was the only place they could get a job in. Can't say I understand the mentality, expeciall...

4. UK Nurses working abroad

   Varda replied to stefix's topic in International

   I'm going to the UK from Portugal as a newly qualified nurse, so it is possible. It just depends on where you want to go. If your idea is to go to a different EU country, there are still some that are in desperate need of nurses - France and Belgium ...

5. U.k nurse employment

   Varda replied to bigboi's topic in International

   I've recently been interviewed and offered a job offer (Band 5, newly qualified) for a hospital. They had 70 positions available for Nurses. I'm Portuguese, the interviews took place in Portugal. Now, I know about the NHS restructuration, budget cuts...

6. Nursing from Portugal to UK

   Varda replied to Sílvia_M's topic in International

   Tax is higher, but look at the bright side - your retirement will be a bit better as well. Personally I wouldn't choose London as a city to go work in, since I find it extremely expensive in rent, transport and even food. Going out for a meal isn't ...

7. Nursing to be all degree in England..

   Varda replied to madeleine's topic in International

   Just my 2 cents, as nursing is a degree course in Portugal. It has been so since 1996, I believe. I don't know how it is in the UK exactly, but over here nurses still get paid less than their academic grade would require - something around 300eur/mon...

8. Nursing Students in the UK

   Varda replied to suzanne4's topic in UK

   Thank you, Silverdragon and MandaAnda. Aparently all I have to do is give the name of the uni/school to the international office of my uni, and they'll look into everything for me. I'm tempted to apply for King's College's Florence Nightingale school...

9. presentation advice

   Varda replied to student_nurse1986's topic in International

   As a professor of mine used to say, "if advice was worth something, we'd be selling it instead of giving it". But still, I'll offer some advice anyway. It's all about attitude. If you spend the next days thinking about how much you're going to blush,...

10. Nursing Students in the UK

    Varda replied to suzanne4's topic in UK

    Would any of the posters know what universities/school in the UK are open about taking foreign (european) exchange students for a semester? I'm looking for options because I would like to do one semestre abroad, get in contact with a different cultur...

11. Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

    Varda replied to cheshirecat's topic in UK

    This really highlights the differences between UK nursing and nursing in portugal, where I'm from. Nurses don't all learn how to administer IV medication? They don't all go through pharmacology? The mind boggles. Medication errors ocurr regardless o...

12. Student Exchange Programs - Erasmus

    Varda posted a topic in International

    Greetings everyone, I am a portuguese nursing student thinking about taking advantage of the Erasmus exchange students program within europe. I spoke to the professor responsable for the program at my school, and asked her what she thought of doing a...