Kelky

Do any of you get 'punished' for calling out? we get 'occurrences' and if it's a holiday or closest shift to a holiday double occurrences and lose holiday allowance. Double occurrence if you can't get to work because of weather too - even if the rest of the city can't you are a superhuman and should have foreseen that event presumably. Too many occurrences and you are fired. Are all hospitals like this? I love my job but I am so tired of feeling threatened and bullied by the punitive policies.

about 2 weeks ago, mild soreness if I pressed my arm was all.

US nurses about fall over in amazement when I tell them I never did IV insertion in the UK, it was the doctor's role. I am still lacking in that area, but I work in the NICU and it is not quite the same there, so not much chance to practise.

Dofarel - you will have to do an orientation but it will be tailored to your needs, not as long as a new grad one. The GA board is sometimes a long process, if you don't hear from them call, as they have been known to take a lot longer than they should :)

Egleston in Atlanta, I don't work there though so can't give you any more details. Good luck!

I was out for 10 years, took a refresher course, and went back to L&D, not just in a different hospital but a different country, and yes it was hard but I did ok. I am now in the NICU and am very thankful that nurse managers took a chance on me, yes you may need to learn new stuff and procedures etc but there is still a lot of knowledge there. I know I've found it easier than all the new grads I've worked with anyway. I'd suggest you talk to another nurse manager.

Yes, Dundee Scotland, and it is NLN accredited. http://www.celticscholar.com

Previous studies may well earn you credit, I got credit for my Diploma.

I'm doing it through the University of Dundee, which bypassed a lot of the transcripts/qualification issues you mentioned and also they 'understand' what my British qualifications mean. I did have an issue recently on starting a new job, where I gave a qualification and on calling them to check they were told no never heard of her. Since they'd moved sites all my stuff was lost, and it looked bad for me! Anyway I sorted that one out, but finding old transcripts has definitely been a time consuming and frustrating ordeal for me.

In my state you don't have to have any formal qualifications, but even if you are an RN you get paid as an unqualified aid.

I have used the ATT line and in person translators. I found the ATT line difficult, yes they may both speak spanish, but there can be different dialects, words used etc, and the pt is in a scary situation and may not understand the words used by the interpretor but agree anyway. I find it very nerve wracking and don't always feel comfortable that the pt really understands everything. Also it is hard to hear, the phone lines are not always great. In person translators are much better, a lot of communication is non verbal and it is easier to ensure understanding face to face. I expect they're much more expensive though.

I work in a brand new hospital here in the US, and yes all rooms are private, own bathroom, TV's etc, it's like a hotel. I just worry because you can't just quickly scan your eyes over the floor and see all your patients, they're all behind walls and you have to physically go in to see them to make sure they're ok. The many bedded wards i worked on in the UK had lots of drawbacks but it was easy to see when someone needed help.

Wow thanks for the update, I have a 13 year old and I did not know that. I'm sorry to hear what happened to you, what a nightmare.

Strange, I was out of nursing 9 years but they still counted the experoence I'd had, even though it was in a different country. Don't get disheartened, maybe brush up your resume and keep trying. Good luck.

I get less than that as a school nurse. But no, I would not work as a hospital RN for that amount, way too much responsibility and stress.