waufah BSN, RN

waufah has 17 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU,Tele,Interventional Radiology,PACU,Research.

Latest Activity

1. NMC Application Police Report

   waufah replied to TravelNurse110's topic in Registration

   Hi all, You need to do the FBI background check as it covers all states. Just go online, fill the form and send the fingerprints cards. Your local police or private companies will do that for you. You need to get your fingerprints done...

2. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

   waufah replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

   You can do a lot with a shipping container. Our friend Google will show how much. Square footage is a personal choice. I can actually make use of a 100 ft and be happy. Atleast I am debt free. My house is more than 1000sq,more than enough for one pe...

3. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

   waufah replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

   A $350k house on a 30 yr mortgage at 3% interest will equal to about $1500/month in mortgage payments. Add the house insurance,home association fees,utilities,state taxes and that will give you an idea of how much the house will cost you. If you brea...

4. Possible Move to England - Agency Advice and Recommendations

   waufah replied to SunshineNRainbows's topic in International

   You need to apply with the NMC for recognition. The process is very straight forward nowadays,I am in the process. You pay a fee and they will contact your BON and verify your credentials. After that they will authorize you to sit the CBT and OSCE. T...

5. Likely moving to Ireland from US ... NMBI?

   waufah replied to AJL_91's topic in Immigration

   It is my understanding the NMBI has started to consider job experience as part of the clinical hours and now most US-educated nurses with hopefully qualify without being short on hours? My BSN was 128 credits, of those 63 were nursing. My nursing dep...

6. Likely moving to Ireland from US ... NMBI?

   waufah replied to AJL_91's topic in Immigration

   Totally agree.

7. Protocol Coordinator (Research)

   waufah replied to Hamal200's topic in Research

   It really depends on alot of factors. Are you going to be coordinating one project or multiple projects.Are you expected to submit ethics proposals? How big is your team? Who is your sponsor? Pharmas are about numbers and meeting deadlines. It also d...

8. Likely moving to Ireland from US ... NMBI?

   waufah replied to AJL_91's topic in Immigration

   Hi AJ, I was able to apply for a PIN with the NMBI in 2018 and found the process was quite frustrating.If you are obliged to hold a nursing license in your current job,then that should be enough as experience within the last year.You need a BSN atlea...

9. Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

   waufah replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

   If you are tired I agree you might have to do a career change. However even a switch in specilaties maybe the change you need as you plan your exit. My advice is though,you have clinical skills which you can apply to your next career. Depending on yo...

10. Covid-19: Would you ever hire me if you saw I quit during this crisis?

    waufah replied to ScrubberDucky's topic in COVID

    I totally agree you need a second opinion on FMLA,Workers comp, unemployment benefits,etc. Based on your article it does appear that COVID-19 has taken a toll on your physical and mental health. If I was a hiring manager, I would look at your 13month...

11. Infected staff

    waufah replied to Guest219794's topic in COVID

    A friend of mine tested positive and they told him, there is no way to proof he got it from work so, they will not pay. Unlucky him,he just graduated in Dec 2019,first job as a nurse,so no PTO/FMLA. He has been out for three weeks without pay waiting...

12. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    waufah replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in COVID

    I already went to the dark side,research in academia. You have so many options as a nurse outside nursing,teaching online course modules,phamarceuticals need your expertise to demonstrate medical devices in the market,scientific writer,clinical resea...

13. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    waufah replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

    I have worked with nurses like these,I call them miracles workers too. Management might tell them to take care 4 patients in an ICU, and they will never complain, and make the rest of us look bad. You are right nurses, need to unite and take a stand.

14. Am I a coward for going on FMLA due to COVID?

    waufah replied to ML1376's topic in COVID

    Your health is what matters most. You need to do what is best for you,not what your coworkers might think. I am tired of people thinking that taking care of their health is somehow letting people down and they need approval? The reason managers are m...

15. Petition to expedite the current immigration process for healthcare workers

    waufah replied to Danielj0912's topic in Immigration

    http://chng.it/DhNSZkDm Daniel, made it clickable for you,as you say it! The American immigration is full of unnecessary red tapes even for essential workers such as nurses. Hopefully COVID-19 will highlight this. My advice is,don't waste your time f...