maria_oz

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1. Quickest Way for Getting Things Done and Licensed in US

   maria_oz replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   hello! i took my nclex last sept 2004 and thank God i passed. I took the montana nclex and dont have yet my license since i dont have a social security number. ive passed all the lots, its been 3 yrs since i had my visa screen. what happens then? w...

2. USA, Ireland, Uk, australia, Mid east or asian countries? where do you prefer?

   maria_oz posted a topic in Philippines

   hello people! just wanting to have a survey on which countries nurses from philippines prefer to work. tell me your reasons...... tah! maria

3. nursing conditions in Aussie land far better in US?

   maria_oz replied to maria_oz's topic in General Nursing

   yep! we get 6 weeks paid holiday every year. we also have one ADO (accrude day off) per month. that means we get paid for 8 hrs without going to work once a month. permanent full time staffs work only 38 hrs per week, over that is already overtime ...

4. Northern California Nursing Salaries

   maria_oz replied to sospaingirl's topic in California

   hi! I know La Mirada, Cali is not a part of northern california (not sure though:rolleyes: ) but id like to know how much is the starting pay per hour in that area. im an experienced nurse (clinical nurse specialist) from australia and the agency t...

5. nursing conditions in Aussie land far better in US?

   maria_oz replied to maria_oz's topic in General Nursing

   thats true! one nurse handles one ventilated patient. and thats the standard here in australia. otherwise ull be in trouble with the union. yep, our nursing union here has a strong say about patient ratios. we also have 6 weeks paid holiday leave. h...

6. nursing conditions in Aussie land far better in US?

   maria_oz replied to maria_oz's topic in General Nursing

   i work in a respiratory unit as a clinical nurse specialist. in our HDU, one nurse handles 2 patients and in all normal wards 1 nurse is to 4 patients. whats the nurse:patient ratio there?

7. nursing conditions in Aussie land far better in US?

   maria_oz posted a topic in General Nursing

   haller! im a registered nurse - cns in australia and had applied to work in the US. ive meet a couple of nurses from there that moved here down under and had told me that if i go there, its like going to a less better condition. they also said that ...