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  1. Please, I need some advice!

    Thanks everyone for replying. My husband is English, and wants us to move back to England. So my situation is a little different than others. I have already gone through the whole nmc process, I just have to do the 20 day placement, and I've heard...
  2. Please, I need some advice!

    I've spent a lot of time reading through the posts here, and from what I can gather getting work as a RN in the UK is extremely difficult. Is this correct? Would I be foolish to leave the US where there are plenty of jobs open, to go to the UK? Th...
  3. Psychiatry in UK

    Hello everyone, I was wondering what a typical day is like for a RMN on an inpatient unit in England? (i.e. job responsibilities) Also, has mental health nursing been affected by the NHS job cuts I've been reading about? In the US I work as a psych...
  4. RN From the Phils to the UK and Finally to US

    Hello Carol, After reading your post I felt compelled to reply. I was a little disheartened by the tone of your message. It sounds to me like you have a fixed idea of Americans, and have painted us all with the same brush. I can tell you, after li...
  5. Is It Really Mass Unemployment, Or Just Mass Hysteria?

    Hi- just wondering what types of nursing are still recruiting and in what area of the uk are there more jobs available? ~5thflrnurse
  6. Nursing/Healthcare in UK

    Hello everyone, I have some questions I hope someone can help me with. My husband, daughter, and I are planning a move to England soon (he's English). I am excited and nervous. I have been a nurse for a little over 2 years, and work in mental health....
  7. Help! New position in Bone Marrow Transplant

    Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement! I think I will accept the position, and just ask for a longer orientation if I feel I need it. This opportunity is too good to pass up! Good luck on your first day Ohiomom, let us know how it goes!
  8. US to UK - mental health nursing jobs

    Christine, Hello and thanks for the info.. If you get a chance, I'd love the nurse recruiter's email, to ask her some more detailed questions. Thanks very much in advance! Good luck with Australia- sounds exciting! Sonja
  9. US to UK - mental health nursing jobs

    Hi Christine, Just wondering if you got any info. back from the NMC on if you qualify to work in Britain as a RMN? I am in the same boat, and am not sure if i qualify either with my BSN degree. Thanks!
  10. Hello- I have a question for all of you working in BMT. I have just been offered a RN position on a BMT unit at a university hospital. The position will be 12 hour shifts, days. I was told my orientation will include one week of hospital orientati...
  11. English, please

    Yes, we are clearly in AMERICA, where ignorance and prejudice abound. Have you ever tried thinking about what it feels like to come to another country, not speaking the language well, being away from all familiar people and surroundings? Ever thoug...
  12. Child psych. nursing

    Hello- I'd like some info on nursing in child psych. What are the majority of diagnoses you see? Do you do a lot of behavioral therapy and teaching working in this area? It seems like it would be very rewarding to work in this area, and very sad ...
  13. Radiation oncology nursing question

    Hello- I have a question about the availability of rad. onc. nursing positions. I've been looking around, and haven't found many hospitals looking for nurses to work in this area. Those of you working in oncology and radiation onc., are only a sma...