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1. Do Canadian Nurses get paid more than in the US?

   yxj124 replied to gpatry's topic in International Nursing

   I am leading a project of palliative care in ICU now, and early implementation of palliative care for ICU patients are strongly encouraged due to uncertain outcome of recovery. After the pilot...

2. Do Canadian Nurses get paid more than in the US?

   yxj124 replied to gpatry's topic in International Nursing

   My roommate works in a government funded LTC facility, and the ratio of RN and resident is 1:12 with the support of RCAs and volunteers. She is at the top of level 1 with more than 300 hrs vos and...

3. interested in working in canada

   yxj124 replied to sheraz86's topic in International Nursing

   BC might be a good choice for you. CLPNBC authorizes BCIT for credential assessment, ICES, and the process timeframe is reasonable for me which was within a month according to my personal experience....

4. OPT for RNs

   yxj124 replied to rnrs's topic in International Nursing

   OPT is 12 months per person (combining BS, MS, and PhD). You can postpond your graduate to spring, then apply H1B in April. While you are waiting H1B approval, you are allowed to work under

5. Do Canadian Nurses get paid more than in the US?

   yxj124 replied to gpatry's topic in International Nursing

   I worked in both countries for a while. When I worked in the States, the currency exchange rate was USD:CND = 0.6:1. Although I made $25/hr in the States, it's actually $42/hr back to Canada....

6. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

   yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   the state dept officially stated that the schedule a numbers (green card quota for rn & pt) will expire probably in october. there is a general consensus among employers and recruiters that...

7. New Mexico Licensure Question

   yxj124 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   i wrote nm bon several weeks ago. the officer said ssn is required to renew rn

8. Who did CES and how long did it take?

   yxj124 replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

   Hi msrclim, Did AZ BON issue you a hard copy of RN License without SSN? Or you already have had SSN before you applied

9. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

   yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   Nightngale, It depends on positions. But, regularly, It's close in Los Angeles

10. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

    yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Nightngale, My international nurses don't contract with me. They contract with hospital directly. I am more like a head-hunter, not a staffing

11. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

    yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    HarryHK, The main reason I started my business was tax purpose. I got some referral bonus from my international friends but I didn't have any idea for tax plan until I filed tax return last year. Then...

12. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

    yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Suzanne, You are right! Actually I have a contracted ESL school, which provides the courses of oral speaking (medical communication and accent) and writing (charting) to my international nurses. They...

13. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

    yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    To Suzanne, Taiwan is my nationality, not where I'm located. As in my first post, I work for a hospital in the States that how I help international nurses relocate. I was getting referral bonus from...

14. How to become a Nurse Recruit Agency?

    yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Dear all, Thank you for the suggestions. Actually, I've started a Corp. for a while and recruited 6 international RNs already. 4 of them have been in the States and will start to work after getting...

15. Does anyone have the email address of Georgia BON?

    yxj124 replied to yxj124's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you, Suzanne4. You are very nice :) . My friend has a ITIN. We wonder could she use ITIN instead of SSN. It's difficult to get a SSN now and Emory U. doesn't offer any in-campus job. My friend...