freymaria

In lieu of preparing for my IELTS examination, AllNurses, Time, Newsweek and national newspapers have been an everyday companion of my life since then. The editorials and opinions helped me improve my vocabulary and ideas regarding different issues in our society. I am not fluent in English nor born as a writer; the fact that I need to get a band score of 7 in writing, listening, speaking and reading to be qualified for my Nursing Registration in New Zealand. I rigidly study most of your columns. Based from my instructors from a review center, I improved my writing, I could be a writer. However, for the 3rd time that I took this IELTS (International English Language Test System)... my score in writing remained 6 since my first take!! In fact, my listening is 8.5/9; reading and speaking both 7/9 with a total band score of 7 (7.12). This doesn't make any sense at all... I heard that IELTS raters or examiners would only give a candidate a 7 or above in writing or any task after several takes, and preferably in Baguio, Philippines. As an aspiring Filipina nurse, with one dream, to be in New Zealand, and elevate my families suffering. Is IELTS administered from Cambridge University thru British Council and Australia IDP a good business venture for Philippine Nurses? Are nurses not capable to be competent or proficient in writing English tasks? Are Filipinos deprived for gaining their desire band score for they do not write coherently? I've been desperate and felt that I wasted huge amount of money, yet, unlucky to gain a band score. I would not end this journey; to take the IELTS until I gain my desire band; for I could not waste my Registration in New Zealand after paying the fees.

I took the IELTS twice, depsite a 7.0 in speaking, and over all band of 7.0.. the probleim is, I'm applying for New Zealand and I got 6.0 in writing twice. The council is requiring 7.0 in each band and an over all band score of not less than 7. Is there anyone here applied for NZ too? Maybe some of you could give me advice? I was so devastated... but I couldn't stop in the middle of the process...

I just hope that nurse will take her being fired from the hospital to overcome that phobia and have a refresher course in IV insertion.

when i was a student we used to do this before.. it was a provincial hospital.. in the philippines.. please provide any link for any explanation re: pen leeking.. thanks!!!