TinaK

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1. making up hours- you may be interested

   TinaK replied to english_nurse's topic in UK

   Try city university, I think they are offering a course for making up hours but you will have to arrange your own placements...

2. Anybody succeeded in making up hours for usa?

   TinaK posted a topic in International

   Hello everyone, Keep coming on here after long gaps of being AWOL. Hope all is well on herewith everyone?, works been very busy and I'm now working back in the outpatients department after another bad experience on the ward i was working on...keep...

3. how long in your first job?

   TinaK replied to Sun*shine's topic in International

   Hi! Just want to wish you good luck in your job hunting, You will be fine, and I am sure you will find a suitable job in no time, if your passionate about nursing it will come through in the interview :) I left nursing for 7 months after 4 months o...

4. how long in your first job?

   TinaK replied to Sun*shine's topic in International

   Hi there My very first job after being qualified lasted 5 months, cause I hated it sooo much..when I left however I couldnt get any other nursing job in my local trust for about 7 months cause of the awful jobs freeze I would definately IF you c...

5. Time Management

   TinaK replied to TinaK's topic in International

   Hello fone nurse and Cheshire cat, Thanks for your posts! I ended up having a huge talk with my line manager...(she is the wardmanager) and I told her my general feelings about what was making me unhappy about the ward and why i did not think it...

6. Time Management

   TinaK replied to TinaK's topic in International

   Thanks Sharrie and Silverdragon I have decided to tell my old boss today that i would like to come downstairs to the outpatients, and she going to talk to the top level management to see what can be done. I am absolutely dreading going back into ...

7. Time Management

   TinaK replied to TinaK's topic in International

   If I were to move to outpatients would it jeopardize my being able to work in the states or canada? My main reason for moving to the ward was to gain surgical experience that would later allow me to work overseas's but I know deep down i would me muc...

8. Time Management

   TinaK replied to TinaK's topic in International

   Thanks for replying all of you! My manager gave me some pointers, but she then kept bringing the conversation around to the idea that she was getting pressure from above level management and that I will need to sort my prioritization issues out bec...

9. Time Management

   TinaK replied to TinaK's topic in International

   Thankyou Sharrie and RGN1 for replying to my email . I had another bad day today and I tried to explain that I felt under pressure again to my boss, and she didn't shout at me or anything she went on to say that sooner or later I will be looking af...

10. Time Management

    TinaK posted a topic in International

    Hello everyone Its been a long time since I last posted on this site, have had a really tough year, hada death in the family and getting to grips with a new job, its all been a bit crazy. I've been working on a surgical ward for the past 3 months, ...

11. making up hours- you may be interested

    TinaK replied to english_nurse's topic in UK

    Hi E. Nurse Thankyou ever soooo much for that info, sorry I have not replied sooner, have had a few problems at home and been tired! I realllly hope this course is real as it would save me sooo much more money than trying to do the course I was look...

12. making up hours- you may be interested

    TinaK replied to english_nurse's topic in UK

    Hello there english nurse If you don't mind me asking, could you please tell me who you spoke to at staffordshire uni regarding the transcripts? the chap who told you about the post grad courses for nurses wanting to make up the hours?? I am desperat...

13. Hello Letina..

    TinaK posted a topic in International

    hi there letina i was wondering if it would be okay for me to pm you or to email you?? i saw that you had written this: please......do not believe what this agency is telling you. i was a community nurse in the uk and was also told by a certain age...

14. New job in Outpatients...

    TinaK replied to TinaK's topic in International

    Thanks for replying to all of you who replied to my post, the advice was reassuring and you all are right in that I should just relax a little and enjoy the job, the people there are all lovely, its not that big of a private hospital and its somewher...

15. New job in Outpatients...

    TinaK posted a topic in International

    Hello everyone I don't know if you remember but a couple months ago I had an interview for an outpatients/pre-assessment nurse job in a private hospital. WEll its now my second week working there ...the people are reallly nice and the hours are gr...