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Oh sweety, wait til you've been around as an RN before passing judgment on me. You have no clue what you're talking about.

JKL33, thank you for your post. I appreciate the dispassionate outside view. I admit, I am angry. I am an overseas RN and in my country this phenomena is not as widespread. I thought I could...

:o Oops. I meant I am at a point.

Thank you RN-Cardiac for your post. We dispense starter packs which consist of up to 6 tablets depending what the drug is, because we have no 24 hour Pharmacies in this State. Sometimes when Drs...

Thank you HiHoCherry-O and BabyLady for your posts. The contract sounds like a great plan. We have people on pain contracts from their PCP yet the ED Providers still give narcotics. BabyLady your...

If you can't answer my specific question then please don't respond. I'm not interested on a debate on who needs narcotics for chronic pain. I am interested in helping our community address the...

The ED where I work is inundated with drug seekers as I assume all US EDs are. I have brought to my Managers attention numerous people who are frequent fliers, but nothing is ever done about it. I am...

And perhaps your time would be better spent providing answers to questions you DO know something about instead of attacking me. Don't bother replying thanks.

I already have my Vermont license, I have been working here for 18 months so that didn't apply to me and doesn't help me whatsoever with my original question.

I didn't require the CES report to obtain my Vermont license. I had my transcript sent from NZ to Vermont and they oked my qualification. I sat NCLEX and that was it.

Then I don't need VisaScreen at all because I already have PR. I'm trying to figure where else I can work other than Vermont. Anyway I'm just being lazy, I am perfectly capable of going to every BON...

I am an foreign trained RN working in Vermont. Are there any other states that I can work in that don't require CGFNS or VisaScreen? I did look at the Compact License website but I don't think a...

I would recommend Middlemore Hospital personally. I trained there and worked there and it had a very progressive work environment, however Auckland City Hospital would be closer and more convenient...

The cost of living in New Zealand is a lot more than Australia. Wages for nurses are less in New Zealand than Australia. I have lived in both countries and by far Australia offered a better standard...

You can quote those figures however I know from experience working in NZ and Australia that the wages are higher in NSW. You also mentioned cost of living. I don't know where you are getting your...

New Zealand nursing wages are not on a level with Australia. I earned a third more money working in NSW and conditions were substantially better.

My view of nursing is clouded by my 15 years of experience but I would never recommend anyone become a nurse. If you don't want to continue with your medical studies then become a PA. You cannot...

Wow, that post was so confusing. You really need to separate the process for the US and Australia to make it easier for someone who knows nothing. Also, NCLEX is a one time only test, you do not...

Correction to previous post (which I can't edit),I meant to say misanthropist, not misogynist.

I have days where I do see it as a profession and I like my job, but more and more I am seeing a trend towards 'customer service' which breeds a sense of entitlement and the idea nurses are just...

You know we laugh about the 'nurse as a waitress' but behind the laughs is the reality that the way we are treated harms our psyche as human beings. So many nurses have physical and emotional...

I have worked in Australia and I can tell you right now, you will be cleaning up after incontinent patients, vomitus, colostomy bags that go 'pop' and a myriad of other 'crappy' things. Most...

You know some things are best just discussed with your family or maybe even your Doctor.

My friend I worked with was from England and she was sponsored for her visa plus she had free accommodation for 3 months so she could find a house and save money to set it up. She certainly found it...

I've never had a problem finding a job as an RN in three different countries.