MARIA212

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1. Dermatology

   MARIA212 replied to andreasmom02's topic in Ambulatory

   Hi late reply :/ . I think im still warming to the position, especially since I am a newly qualified. On top of that I never had any outpatients experience during my training so its all new. I still miss working on the wards especially in cardiac war...

2. Dermatology

   MARIA212 replied to andreasmom02's topic in Ambulatory

   Hi Im also newly qualified and started my first post in a dermatology outpatients clinic mid-January!

3. Final Year UK Nursing student wishing to get a job in california

   MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in International

   Hi babystea No probllem! I know it really is a nightmare! Even more so with the visa retrogression. But that part might be much easier for you since your husband is American (one less thing for you to worry about). The process is so long as well, th...

4. Final Year UK Nursing student wishing to get a job in california

   MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in International

   Hey babystea Im still researching on how to do this. I have found some posts by other nurses from the UK who have made up the required hours (theory and clinical) to be eligible to sit the NCLEX-RN. However the schools that they made up the hours, ...

5. Patient with long pauses on the tele monitor....

   MARIA212 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hi all, Just thought I'll share an event that happened on a shift last week.. Im currently on my final clinical placement as a nursing student on a cardiac HDU (Cant believe Im going to be fully qualified soon!!!!), which is at the end of cardiac war...

6. Hey Cardiac NP - talk to me!!!

   MARIA212 replied to NurseCherlove's topic in NP

   I too would like to specialize and gain further study in cardiac care. currently I am on my final clinical placement as a nursing student in a cardiac HDU (which i think is like a cardiac telemetry unit). So far I'm lovvvving it, and my mentor told m...

7. Choosing first nursing post

   MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in General Nursing

   =] Thanks ! Thats what I'm definately going to do! =] :redbeathe:yeah:

8. First day as a licensed nurse

   MARIA212 replied to BRANDNEWLVN's topic in General Nursing

   I know this has nothing to with the post per se, but the number of patients caught my attention. u actually have 20 patients per nurse? O_O. I will be newly qualified in the summer but the hospital where i do my clinical placements nurses have on av...

9. Choosing first nursing post

   MARIA212 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok so, I will be finishing nursing school this summer and have my final clinical placement coming up in a few weeks on a cardiac high dependency unit. I love cardiac and acute care, and I already know that this is the career path I would like to go d...

10. Final destination Placement

    MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in General Students

    Oh wow really? We get a mixture. Mostly students are on Long days/ early/lates and then do some nights as well. What is float? That's the same with me, I wanted to go into midwifery before I started nursing school but now I don't think I want to, ...

11. Final destination Placement

    MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in General Students

    Do you get to choose what shifts you want to do for the duration of the placement? We only got to choose the speciality or hospital ward that we would want to go and then they give us our shifts when we call up. The shifts we get try to resemble tha...

12. Final destination Placement

    MARIA212 posted a topic in General Students

    I cant express how excited i am about getting my first choice for where i would go on my last placement as a pre-reg nursing student. I will be on a cardiac high dependency unit, and from what ive heard theres lots to learn! I think the length of thi...

13. Final Year UK Nursing student wishing to get a job in california

    MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in International

    Hey nadine! I'm excited too lool! Yep this is gonna be the 15th post! Then finally I can PM! :)

14. Final Year UK Nursing student wishing to get a job in california

    MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in International

    Yeh same I've been doing that as well...yes nursecabanita posted some really good info up which I need to check out. Also I'm goin to ask my aunty who lives and works in LA as a nurse, so I will ask her if she can find out some information Ill keep...

15. Final Year UK Nursing student wishing to get a job in california

    MARIA212 replied to MARIA212's topic in International

    Thank u! =D I will do that right now!