kaitfinder BSN, RN

Emergency Nursing in USA and UK

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    NMC CBT PREP

    kaitfinder replied to hopelessbae's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hey! I'm looking to take it in a few days. Did you receive results on your test, pass/fail? And are there any other materials you recommend? I've been studying the royal marsden book as well as the...
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    Dark Scrubs

    kaitfinder replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    This made me cry, A++++ Story of my own: I work in ED, had a woman w/ mental health hx (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.) present by EMS. EMS says they were called by the boyfriend who states the...
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    American Nurses in U.K

    kaitfinder replied to LotusFlower777's topic in United Kingdom

    Hey! I'm a U.S. nurse in the process of getting licensed in the U.K. I don't currently work there but am in touch with a hospital about standards of practice/care/jobs so I have a bit of...
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    U.S. RN wanting to work in England

    kaitfinder replied to aerobles's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi! I'm currently in the middle of this process, and from the people I've spoken to, the general framework is as such: 1. Register with the NMC (Nursing Midwifery Council) here NMC International...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hey! I'm an RN in the U.S. and am looking to work in the U.K. Would anyone happen to know anything about the process of a foreign-prepared nurse getting hired in the U.K.? From what I've seen it seems...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    I think I'm going to go through an agency; as I currently only have 2 yrs ED experience, I wanted to focus on getting my CEN and TNCC to bolster my resume so I'd have a higher chance of getting into...
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    US RN looking to work in UK -- ER

    kaitfinder posted a topic in United Kingdom

    Hey! I'm a BSN and BS prepared RN with 2 years emergency department experience looking into working in the UK in the ER (as is my preferred specialty), and I have a few questions. Any and all help and...
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    US RN looking to work in UK -- ER

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in United Kingdom

    I'd say the only thing we don't do in the US skill-wise from the list you've mentioned is suturing. The rest depends on what facility you work at. I do my own EKGs, assess skin integrity, monitor...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    *bump*
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks for the tip! A number of agencies come up when I google, but it's difficult to vet them. Do you know anything about MSI Group? ( Nursing Agencies. Nurse jobs, ahp jobs & more. | MSI...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    It's definitely a big motivator ahaha, but I love traveling and would probably have tried to do some sort of abroad nursing at some point anyway. Sad to hear that it seems like a pervasive mindset in...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    Bummer to hear that it's more widespread than just the south :/ it seems to me to be a by-product of hospital funding being dependent on positive patient (read: consumer) reviews, so it creates this...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yeah, I've heard about the cost of living as well. And the weather ahaha. Even so, I don't mind taking a pay cut and whatever else because I only plan on staying for maybe 2-3 years. Quite frankly,...
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    US RN to UK - agency or direct?

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in Nurse Registration

    It's all good, thanks for the info! I'm looking to work in the ED (A&E there I think,) as that's my preferred specialty in the US, and from what I've read/been told, nurses in A&E in the UK...
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    US RN looking to work in UK -- ER

    kaitfinder replied to kaitfinder's topic in United Kingdom

    Thanks for the information, it was very helpful! It's sometimes difficult to collate all of the information out there about nursing in various countries. What you've mentioned seems to be exactly on...