DCA

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1. Confused nurse

   DCA posted a topic in Career Support

   So I have been working as a nurse since 2013. I started my nurse career in the emergency room for almost 5 yrs and moved to an outpatient surgical center as Pre/pacu nurse. I love the people I'm working with and the patients we have are just amazing ...

2. I feel like giving up

   DCA posted a topic in Emergency

   So ive been an ER nurse for 3 yrs and that was all outside US. I stopped working for a yr due to transition from Asia to US. Then I got a job as an ED nurse in a busy ER. Ive been working there for almost 2 months and 1 wk. Im off orientation next we...

3. Should I renew my license?

   DCA posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I have a question about renewing license. I took the NCLEX in Ohio and passed last November 2018, and I endorsed my license here in Maryland. So I am a nurse both in Ohio and Maryland. I am currently working here in MD. Ohio board of nur...

4. Should nurses join a Union or not really?

   DCA posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse in US and I already have experience of 3 yrs in asia. But the practice in US vs my home country is so different almost in all ways. I am in my 1 month orientation, and it sucks because my preceptor is expecting I know everything and ...

5. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

   DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

   I dont know how to give tips for resumes and cover letter because mine was just really plain and simple. No flowery words. You can always search templates online. Yes, I got hired in two hospitals. I chose the one that I think was perfect for me. I a...

6. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

   DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

   Hello! I did not start again from the start. CGFNS only asked for my high school diploma.

7. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

   DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

   I used UWORLD to study for the NCLEX. I am a foreign nurse, and it has been years since I took PH licensure exam (2012) which made me feel so incompetent in taking exams. I heard about Kaplan online reviewer. I purchased and used it for a few weeks, ...

8. Schedules of Nurses and I am scared to start working as ED nurse

   DCA replied to DCA's topic in Emergency

   Thank you guys! I'm so excited and nervous you start working next week.

9. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

   DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

   I reported CGFNS to BBB last week. I got an email yesterday from BBB that they already sent CGFNS a complaint letter about my situation. And then CGFNS emailed me today saying they already have a reviewer doing the review for my application. They nev...

10. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

    DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

    I have been begging from CGFNS to give me an option of paying to expedite my application. But I never got the luck. They always tell me to check my account everyday to see if I have an option to do it because it is full. I have been waiting now for 1...

11. Schedules of Nurses and I am scared to start working as ED nurse

    DCA posted a topic in Emergency

    I know nurses have 3 shifts-am, midshift, night. I want to know if youre assigned in a shift, how many weeks will you work on that shift? I am a new US nurse, but I ve been working as ED nurse in the Philippines for 3 years. Our 8hours shifts there c...

12. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

    DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

    Or you can contact your local congressman and state attorney general to make a complaint about CGFNS. I hope this helps.

13. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

    DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

    Im gonna try to report them to BBB. They are really too much now. They are just after money, and not even helping people out.

14. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

    DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

    I'm sorry to hear about that! Call again and talk to someone else who is more helpful! Explain your situation to them. Do you have your own CES copy? Maybe they will accept it if it is from you? I really begged the MD BON and explained to them that m...

15. CGFNS Re-evaluation question

    DCA replied to DCA's topic in Registration

    Oh yes! I've tried everything with CGFNS. From making them feel guilty, calling and emailing them everyday, to trying to report them. Lol. But I did not report them, I changed my mind because MBON was really understanding. CGFNS promised to do it in ...