I'm a Canadian RN who wants to get a different experience. I recently posted a question regarding what it is like to work as a nurse in France (pay, scope of practice, and what not), and now I'm thinking a bit broader.
I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I can get more information about Canadian nurses working in the UK. Google hasn't been very helpful...
I'm looking specifically for information regarding how to transfer my credentials, what the working conditions are like (patient load, shift rotations, vacation time), what the scope of practice is (I've heard rumors that it is limited in some places), what the pay and benefits are like, and what cities/countries are neat to work in.
Is there a professional association website where I can go for further information? Are there any popular & reputable recruitment agencies? What about travel nursing?
Any thoughts, suggestions, or information will be VERY appreciated!!
yes she is nz RN with a background in perioperative nursing being trained for childrens periopartive( seconded by her trust to rn child branch training)
Ah, our perioperative nurses are trained for all age groups, so if you wind up at a children's hospital you're ready to go.
i'm a canadian rn who wants to get a different experience. i recently posted a question regarding what it is like to work as a nurse in france (pay, scope of practice, and what not), and now i'm thinking a bit broader.
i was wondering if anyone could tell me where i can get more information about canadian nurses working in the uk. google hasn't been very helpful...
i'm looking specifically for information regarding how to transfer my credentials, what the working conditions are like (patient load, shift rotations, vacation time), what the scope of practice is (i've heard rumors that it is limited in some places), what the pay and benefits are like, and what cities/countries are neat to work in.
is there a professional association website where i can go for further information? are there any popular & reputable recruitment agencies? what about travel nursing?
any thoughts, suggestions, or information will be very appreciated!!
thank you so much!
why are you considering going out of your country when there is such a huge need where you are? how about a different province? where are you now? there are so many different opportunites you should really look into them before you leap. please e-mail me back.
i think it has to do with employing your own before recruiting from further afield.
the uk has budget problems as well. a while back there were a few threads here about newly graduated nurses being unable to find work due to financial cutbacks in the health service.
our nursing shortage in canada is almost government created. in the 1990s there were massive layoffs in some provinces and the staff went abroad. training places were cut back. hospital based training programmes were eliminated in the quest for an all degree based profession. since i graduated at the turn of the century (love being able to use that phrase) roughly 20% of my class has left nursing due to workloads and verbal and emotional abuse from patients and their families. will also need to meet nmc requirements and do a 20 days program and this will not guarantee work. http://www.nmc-uk.org/aarticle.aspx?articleid=1685
where are you that the conditions are so bad? have you tried some where else in canada?
Fiona59
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Ah, our perioperative nurses are trained for all age groups, so if you wind up at a children's hospital you're ready to go.