Titanium888

Titanium888 has 1 years experience and specializes in Medical surgical nursing.

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1. IM injection

   Titanium888 posted a topic in Urology

   Can you do IM injection on the arm with matured fistula or graft? We're giving Hepatitis vaccine and it comes in 2 syringes. I always give both shots in one arm, non AVF arm but some senior nurses do give in arm with AVF. What do you do in your unit?

2. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

   Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration

   US hospitals prefer hiring trained and experienced nurses. It's all about funding allocation, you know. It's more expensive to train a new grad than to hire an experienced imported nurse. Having said that, it doesn't mean that US hospitals are keen t...

3. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

   Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration

   First and foremost, you must have IELTS with score of 7.0 or higher across the board, no lower than this in any category. Once you have this, you can apply for CAP in any school that is recognized by the NZ Nursing Council (google the website). All y...

4. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

   Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration

   Contact the nursing council. Call or email them if you want to.They will reply to you. I don't think that there's an expiration for the decision letter. It will take you longer time to enroll for the CAP though coz usually the schools are full. Don't...

5. NZ's new policy

   Titanium888 replied to amber_snow's topic in International

   Don't go to agency and it's ^*$ worth it! You can handle the paperworks? You're not invalid, right? So you can do it. If others were able to do it, then you can do it. Surf the internet and google the NZ nursing council. From there, you'll get an inf...

6. Filipino nurses in adelaide

   Titanium888 replied to careforpeople's topic in International

   It's the same thing here in NZ. You have to undergo a bridging course. Just make sure that you already passed the IELTS score requirement. Regarding the caregiver job, just browse the internet and you'll find it out. Usually, the application is onlin...

7. Stopping heparin infusion during dialysis due to hypertension

   Titanium888 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Here's the scenario: Patient's vitals signs pre-dialysis was fine and normotensive. So, charted bolus heparin was given. Upon putting the pt on the machine, BP was still normotensive so heparin infusion was started. After 2 hrs, patient's BP went to ...

8. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

   Titanium888 replied to ANnot4me's topic in International

   It's a competency course or the "bridging" course. It's more of safety thing, actually. More of safe nursing practice in terms of clinical and cultural aspect. Don't worry, it's not so hard as you may thought so. It's not like you're back to college ...

9. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

   Titanium888 replied to ANnot4me's topic in International

   Regarding the statement, "NZ does not consider itself to be multicultural, but bicultural (European Kiwi and Maori). That is not my opinion, that is the reality." Hehehe!!! A country is considered multicultural when it accepts or recognizes the diff...

10. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

    Titanium888 replied to ANnot4me's topic in International

    It could be true if you are talking about schools in Auckland but I'm sure there are still lots in country side. Well, the good thing in the country side is it can be cheaper but far away. I hope you did a good deal with the agency that you've applie...

11. Is there a really severe nursing shortage in NZ?

    Titanium888 replied to zulu1's topic in International

    Well done! Happy working in NZ!

12. Is there a really severe nursing shortage in NZ?

    Titanium888 replied to zulu1's topic in International

    Try the tertiary hospitals (DHBs). They are accepting and with continuous new grad programme even open to those in nursing profession who wants to shift to new field in nursing. Search the internet for opening, trademe.com or seek.com. Saying that N...

13. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration

    Read the whole lot in this website and you won't be lost ...http://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz. Sorry for late reply.

14. Live Work And Study In Australia

    Titanium888 replied to helix08's topic in International

    That's a scam from some greedy recruiting agency :angryfire

15. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration

    please be reminded that any hospital or facility who are willing to sponsor your the cap and accommodation (for the period of time you are taking your cap) will sign you for a minimum of 2 year contract. now, this is fair enough but be sure you are n...