MegRyanGirl

MegRyanGirl

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  1. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks :-) I do have an expert immigration lawyer. The fact that I don't have a signed contract is actually to my benefit

  2. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, I am aware of the "pain in the neck" retrogression :-) Whatever happens happens. I don't know when the immigration will open the window and no one really knows. All I can do is file what I can...

  3. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in International Nursing

    I am from an English speaking country. Why do you think there is a communication problem? I work on a sub-acute floor with people on vent machines. Are you saying that I don't have to take BP even if...

  4. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you for your advice!! I definately won't be a tattle tale. I wasn't trying to be one. I was just doing what the DON and the assistant DON told me to do.. but they turned around and decided to...

  5. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in International Nursing

    It's not that I trust them....I don't have a choice. So far they've signed some papers for my work visa that allows me to work for them. Now i have to ask them to sign the other papers.. for the green...

  6. How do I manage difficult CNAs?

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is my second year as an RN and my first job was at a psych facility. Now I work at a Rehab/LTC center and I like what I do, but the CNAs have the worst attitude! I am having a hard time dealing...

  7. Med Pass

    MegRyanGirl replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am also frustrated with the med pass situation like most of the nurses on this forum. I am an RN and I am fairly new at the large number of med passes. My last job was as a psych nurse for 1 year,...

  8. How do I manage difficult CNAs?

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I made a complaint on a plain sheet of paper describing the incident, time and date "Complaint" written at the top of the paper. I don't know if that's considered an official complaint. The...

  9. How do I manage difficult CNAs?

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's exactly what my DON and assistant DON said to me. They also said that even though the aides behave like they are hot stuff that own the place, I know that I am smarter than them and above them....

  10. How do I manage difficult CNAs?

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would love to leave, but unfortunately I have a 2 year contract with them in exchange for supporting my immigration papers. So I am trying to make my life as managable as possible while I am there....

  11. Contracts--please read before signing one

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    I got a job offer through an agency in NYC area that's reputable according to some of the moderator's postings here on allnurses.com, and I am sure you know the agency since it deals mostly with the...

  12. International nursing students in the US

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi, I had CPT and worked part-time while I was in school, and then full-time under CPT (not OPT) after graduating. Each one, part-time and full-time, was filed separately because the employer was...

  13. NY + NJ dual licensure??

    MegRyanGirl replied to emeraldbutterfly,RN's topic in New York Nursing

    License by endorsement means you show proof to the state where you want an RN license that you already have an RN license from another state. Each state has a differed type of proof that they ask for....

  14. Green Cards for RN in NJ?

    MegRyanGirl replied to Milenamilena's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I am also looking for a hospital that would petition for my Greencard. I passed NCLEX here in New Jersey and have a BSN from a college in New Jersey. Please let me know of hospitals that's in the...

  15. NY + NJ dual licensure??

    MegRyanGirl replied to emeraldbutterfly,RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello, Does this work the same way for an RN with a NJ license that wants a NY license? I just passed my NCLEX but haven't received my NJ license in the mail yet. How can I file for a license by...

  16. International nursing students in the US

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi all, I am currently in New Jersey and looking for hospitals that would sponsor my GC in NJ/NY area. I know St. Barnabas sponsors and so does Palisades Medical Center. I have an offer from...

  17. St. Barnabas Med Center

    MegRyanGirl replied to promises's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    What's the whole thing with being unionized? I don't understand how that system works. I mean, how does being unionized or not being unionized affect the nurses? What's

  18. International nursing students in the US

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    My intrenational adviser said I would have to leave the country if I don't change my status to something else. I already had OPT when I got my first BA, so the international adviser said I couldn't...

  19. International nursing students in the US

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Also, how do I get an EAD without applying for a

  20. International nursing students in the US

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    What's EAD? Why is my visa not going to be considered current at the end of next month? Are you talking about the 90 days window after the graduation? Technicaly I haven't graduated school yet because...

  21. International nursing students in the US

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hello, I graduated nursing school with BSN in May 2006 and studying for the Boards in New Jersey now. This is my second Bachelor's degree and I've had an OPT before. What options do I have in terms...

  22. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    MegRyanGirl replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad studying for NCLEX. I really want to work in Med Surge and interviewed in a few hospitals for a position. One hospital had a position in Med Surge, Telemetry, ER, and OR. My...

  23. Bad Contracts with Bad Agencies

    MegRyanGirl replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    Hello I would like to know which agencies are good in the NYC metropolitan area. I am graduating in May 2006 with BSN here in the US and will need to be sponsored. Could you e-mail me personally with...

  24. Sponsored and misreable

    MegRyanGirl replied to benette's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I will be in a similar position soon. I am graduating in May 2006 and looking for hospitals that would sponsor my Greencard in New Jersey, New York metropolitan area. Which hospital do you work...