imeejon

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1. Survey: Do you think hospitals should require a uniform code for nurses?

   imeejon replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I thought this was about whether there should be a uniform code, not whether nurses should wear whites. In the UK all ward nurses in National Health Service hospitals(which is most) wear uniforms, but blue not white.They can wear tunic and pants, or ...

2. Welcome to your new U.K. Nurses forum

   imeejon replied to Brian's topic in UK

   Well, I was planning on raising the subject of nurses pay rise, or rather the lack of it,but I seem to have arrived at tea-break so I will come back later!

3. Please Help Me Fast !!!

   imeejon replied to aleksandar's topic in General Nursing

   Aleksandar These are the URLs for the UK sites KarenG mentioned. 1)Royal College of Nursing-http://www.rcn.org.uk 2)South Bank University-http://www.sbu.ac.uk/health And here are two more,which between them should get you to all the universities whic...

4. Problem with NCLEX CD-ROM....HELP!

   imeejon replied to emily_mom's topic in NCLEX

   Emily, From the running requirements you listed it sounds like a very old version.CDs are 52x these days. Why don't you try to find PR online and see if there is a free download available to update your program? Otherwise,try the microsoft online h...

5. Why do Nurse's wear there degree on there name badges?

   imeejon replied to Medic_Kev's topic in General Nursing

   Good idea eagleriver. so what did you do? Continue to wear,or join the herd? Our student uniforms have no patches,but they are striped! we just have name badge which says 'student nurse'.Uniforms are not worn on campus,only when we are on practical/c...

6. Why do Nurse's wear there degree on there name badges?

   imeejon replied to Medic_Kev's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! Kevin storm has the right name for starting this one! I am just a final year(mature!) student. In the UK there are only a handful of private hospitals.Most are state-owned and part of the National Health Service. Nurses wear a badge showing thei...

7. Importing nurses from the Phillipines

   imeejon replied to Gardengal's topic in Activism

   "all health systems are rigidly regulated" Really? That may be so in most advanced countries, but in many others regulation is either non-existent or a joke.That is why so many countries require careful checking before someone is admitted to their re...

8. Who can tell me about the nurses' future in USA, Canada and Australia?

   imeejon replied to chinaway's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Chinaway, If you need any addresses, post on here. I know you have limited access to the www,and that it is hard to earn much in China.Good luck in your quest. Hi renerian Hi mattsmom81 I don't know who in the USA is telling you that Australia req...

9. Importing nurses from the Phillipines

   imeejon replied to Gardengal's topic in Activism

   Hi Psychnurse, Not quite right. What people from many countries have to do is first find a US facility that is willing to employ them based on an application made from their home or wherever they are.It may be in answer to an advertisement.If the emp...

10. Importing nurses from the Phillipines

    imeejon replied to Gardengal's topic in Activism

    Gomer What are you talking about the US paying $20,000 for British nurses? In the UK all nurse training is totally free.It is paid for by the British taxpayer.Not only that, there are thousands of foreign nurses getting free training here,as it has b...

11. Importing nurses from the Phillipines

    imeejon replied to Gardengal's topic in Activism

    Hi -jt, I agree with you, but you misunderstood me because you would not know how the UK nursing is organised.(but not for long because it is all being changed again).The person that remark was made to is in the UK and was bragging about having a Mas...

12. Importing nurses from the Phillipines

    imeejon replied to Gardengal's topic in Activism

    Apols_UK, I am a Filipina and a mature nursing student at a university in the UK. You should be ashamed of the postings which you are placing.They are not answering the original quite reasonable request for information about our nurses,but merely lev...

13. Who can tell me about the nurses' future in USA, Canada and Australia?

    imeejon replied to chinaway's topic in General Nursing

    Hi renarian, I just noticed your post. You should look up the website posted by joannep to find out what quals. are needed.Where did you get that info on costs? it seems unbelievable.What kind of visa are you talking about? In the UK an Aussie visa i...

14. Who can tell me about the nurses' future in USA, Canada and Australia?

    imeejon replied to chinaway's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Chinaway, Is there no way you could renew your licence in China? We have a programme in the UK to get former nurses back into the profession. It is based on completing a free refresher course. The course is individually tailored and can be done wh...

15. Who can tell me about the nurses' future in USA, Canada and Australia?

    imeejon replied to chinaway's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Joannep Hi Chinaway We also have a severe nursing shortage in the UK.We already have some nurses from the PRC, thousands of Filipinos, and also Spanish.(Spain is the only European country with a surplus of nurses.They are excellent as long as they...