Baby G

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1. Finally got official ATT

   Baby G replied to letina's topic in International

   Hi Letina, It means that you have until June to sit the NCLEX. If you fail, you'll have to re-apply, pay a fee and wait 45 days to retake the exam, for which you would be sent another ATT. The one you have now is only good for one exam, and if you do...

2. newly foreign nurse

   Baby G replied to bfx's topic in Med-Surg

   Hi bfx, If you are a newly qualified nurse, it will be in your favor to get at least one year experience in acute nursing care in your country before seeking a post in an American hospital. This is because most of the agencies and hospitals won't hir...

3. Swan´s or PiCCO

   Baby G replied to TREBORICUNURSE's topic in MICU

   Hi, I agree with Vikingnurse. I too am a PiCCo fan ... less invasive and no chance of accidental wedging. The unit I presently work on is phasing out swan ganz. Along with giving more accurate readings, the doctors who haven't got much experience wit...

4. Race relations and nursing enviroments

   Baby G replied to bizzymum919's topic in International

   Thanks for the info.. but how long ago did this happen? I can always reconsider going to Houston, but I'll go there first to see why the 23% of the population who is black still live there. In the same breath, I will never reconsider leaving the UK. ...

5. Race relations and nursing enviroments

   Baby G replied to bizzymum919's topic in International

   Thank you. I am a born, bred and educated Jamaican. I was born in Manchester (Jamaica) and lived there for most of my life, then moved to Kingston where I did my general training. I worked there for five years then came to England to gain some more e...

6. Race relations and nursing enviroments

   Baby G replied to bizzymum919's topic in International

   Hi Bizzymum... in no way was my post intended to influence your decision to come to the UK after you've finished your studies. I was merely answering your question from my experience. Some people judge you not from the way you present yourself, but b...

7. Race relations and nursing enviroments

   Baby G replied to bizzymum919's topic in International

   Hi, sorry I'm posting so late to bizzymum's original question. I saw this today and thought I'd give my experience as a black nurse working in the UK. I came to England in 1999, and first went to a hospital in Suffolk (not very far from London). From...