kheynurse

kheynurse has 18 years experience.

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1. BEST trauma shears?

   kheynurse replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

   Those rip shears look great, I wanted to see how much they are, but the distributor links on the site state "no item found." Where can I buy these???

2. Obama may revoke TN nurses visas

   kheynurse replied to kheynurse's topic in International

   Having lived in a country with socialised medicine, I was very worried when Obama won the election, I was concerned about my job (but not my status to remain in the country...) My collegues told me not to worry, "he won't get things passed that quick...

3. Obama may revoke TN nurses visas

   kheynurse posted a topic in International

   There is a thread on the fromt page about some talk of Obama revoking the TN visas and those nurse being "kicked out" of the country. Strangely this has some strong support from american nurses who feel foreign nurses are taking jobs away from Americ...

4. UK trained, now in US...RN to BSN question.

   kheynurse replied to kheynurse's topic in International

   Kelky...thanks for your input. Is that the university of dundee UK? If so, is the degree regonised as such her in the US? Do you have a web address so I can do some further research? Lots of questions!!>>>>>>>>>>

5. UK trained, now in US...RN to BSN question.

   kheynurse replied to kheynurse's topic in International

   Thankyou all for your replies......I am not sure if I frrl ready to go into 18mths of classes and studying...and presentations are not my thin either! I am just putting feelers out at the moment. I was under the impression that my previous studies wo...

6. UK trained, now in US...RN to BSN question.

   kheynurse posted a topic in International

   :monkeydance:Hi all! Having been in the US for going on 2 yrs now, I am looking at possibly going for a BSN. Does anyone out there have any insight into how to get my british credentials reviewed and IF any BSN programme will even look at my UK crede...

7. living the dream!

   kheynurse replied to apriljan's topic in International

   We came out at the end of January this year, and boy have we had a roller coaster ride! We spent hours online researching everything, we came out twice to find a house and we have friends here so we expected the first year to be tough, but we thought...

8. Been here 5mths, want out of contract...

   kheynurse replied to kheynurse's topic in International

   I just wanted to thank you all for your support and advise. However the situation is far from resolved, I am exploring other avenues, but not getting anywhere at the moment. As it stands, the agency now owe me over $2000.oo.......to be continued!

9. Been here 5mths, want out of contract...

   kheynurse replied to kheynurse's topic in International

   Long story short.... when we arrived, the local office for the agency didn't reallise that they were supposed to be looking for a long (3-6 month ) placement for me. They gave me traditional agency shifts, a day here a day there, about 24 hrs a week,...

10. Been here 5mths, want out of contract...

    kheynurse posted a topic in International

    I have been here in the uS for 5months, with a contract with an agency for 18mths. They have messed things up EVERY way they could possibly think of. We are now on the poverty line, and I don't think that is reasonable for an RN with 15yrs experience...

11. international autosource

    kheynurse replied to english_nurse's topic in UK

    Ford escape XLS. We are really pleased with it. It's a 2.6L and does well on gas....we put about $60 a week into it, but we do A LOT of miles in it (as everyone here does) If I was buying again I would look at the Hybrid. (it looks a bit worse for we...

12. international autosource

    kheynurse replied to english_nurse's topic in UK

    OK here's my 2cents! We have been in TX for 5months now, with a different agency- not OGP. We got our car through International Auto Source and they have been fantastic! The car was ready when we arrived, all we had to pay was the sales tax...so we t...

13. Got My Immigrant Visa Today..But I have a Question..Plzz Help?

    kheynurse replied to mervat's topic in International

    Hi! I believe that each big city has it's own immigration office. Ours is just down the road. You can book appointments to speak with an immigration officer if you have any queries. K

14. Got My Immigrant Visa Today..But I have a Question..Plzz Help?

    kheynurse replied to mervat's topic in International

    Hi! our visas (mine and my familys) said the same and we were worried. When we arrived in the US for the first time the immigration guy at the airport stamped each one of the visas with an oval stamp and wrote the date we arrived inside the oval. We ...

15. Fired by St Joes

    kheynurse replied to madwife2002's topic in International

    Kay......someone is testing you! Sorry to hear about the job, but I always say everything happens for a reason. You may be able to get work nearer home that you can manage now. Maybe something in a clinic or maybe even hospice work or something. And ...