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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HI TO EVERYONE I'M NEW :).I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO THE USA WITH AN AGENCY,THE WHOLE PROCESS IS VERY DEPRESSING AND I'M SCARED. ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO DID THE NCLEX WITH ME HAS JUST GONE TO A HOSP IN NEW YORK SHE'S FROM AFRICA AND I'M FROM THE CARIBBEAN WE'VE BOTH BEEN WORKING IN THE UK FOR THE PAST 5 YRS FOR THE MOST PART WORKING IN THE UK HAS BEEN GOOD THE WEATHER IS AWFUL BUT I'VE MET SOME NICE PEOPLE,I REALLY ADMIRE THE UK NURSES APPROACH TO THEIR PATIENTS AND HOW THEY TREAT THEIR PATIENTS, I DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE USA TO BE CLOSER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY,MORE SCOPE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND BETTER SALARY,SO I PERSUADED MY HUSBAND TO MAKE THE MOVE, THE PROCESS IS LONG AND I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH IN THE AGENCY,I SPEAK TO MY FRIEND IN NEW YORK REGULARLY AND SHE IS REALLY DEPRESS,SHE SAYS HER CO WORKERS ARE COLD AND AGRESSIVE (NOT AS POLITE AS THE UK)SHE DOES NOT FEEL SUPPORTED AND SHE'S SCARED SHE WENT WITH THE SAME AGENCY WHO PROMISED THAT IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY IN YOUR JOB THEY WOULD PLACE YOU ELSEWHERE BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT WOULD BE REVIEWED AFTER SIX MONTHS AFTER SPEAKING TO HER I WAS SICK LITERALLY,I'M SCARED I'M MAKING A BIG MISTAKE,IDON'T MIND HARD WORK BUT I'D HATE TO WORK WITH AGRESSIVE PEOPLE,I KNOW THATS JUST HER EXPERIENCE BUT I'M REALLY SCARED,IF I TRY TO LEAVE THE AGENCY NOW I'D HAVE TO PAY 13 THOUSAND POUNDS (THEY GET GREENCARDS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY) BUT THE WHOLE PROCESS IS TAKING LONGER THAN THEY PROMISED THEY HAVE ALSE PLACED HER IN AN EXPENSIVE AREA IN NY HER RENT IS VERY HUGE,SHE SAYS SHE WAS BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY IN THE UK,THE AGENCY ALSO PROMISED BETTER SALARIES,I'M NOT SURE WHAT I SHOULD DO??

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Please PM me with the details and I will see what suggestions that I can offer to you.

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Hey my name is Leslie. I have been a nurse for 4 years now and I am here to tell you I didn't expect how poorly your supposed team mates will treat you. It has left me questioning why I chose this profession. Not only that but I would say at least half of the patients could care less about what you do for them. They think you are thier servants. This is only my experience though. However it has left me with such a bad taste that I am considering changing professions. I am finishing my BSN now as a personal goal, but I don't think I will go any further in nursing. By the way would you be willing to talk with me about health care practices in your country. This is an assignmet I have to complete for my class. I am sorry to give you such a bleak look but I want to be honest. Thanks.

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Radiology Nurse: Do you think that it has anything to do with your specialty or how you perceive yourself? I have been a nurse for over twenty five years and have always enjoyed what I do. Sure, we all get the patient from h*** sometimes, but it is not a daily thing. How are you treating your patients? If this has been happening to you for a solid four years then something is not right. Perhaps you should consider another area of nursing. But first, I would take a step back and look closely at yourself.

1. Is it your place of employment that you don't like?

2. The types of patients that you are usually assigned to that you don't like?

3. The type of nursing that you are doing?

Consider that first..................................................

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I have nursed on med/surg, home health, gyn, neph, and now radiology. I would have to say it is a lot better in radiology I think due in part the patients are not admitted to the hospital. It has a lot to due with the population which we serve to. I am probably one of the most giving and caring people you would want to meet. I have had several honors for my caring, but it has been a rough road dealing with some of the patients. It really hurts me when I am treated so rudely when I am doing my best to help them. As far as other nurses, our hospital is know for eating thier own. We are short 100 nurses at the present. Turnover rates are so high it's pathetic. I respect your being able to hand in thier 25 years but I beat people treated you a lot different then. At least that is what the nurses I talk to say.

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