Titanium888

Titanium888

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  1. IM injection

    Titanium888 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Can you do IM injection on the arm with matured fistula or graft? We're giving Hepatitis vaccine and it comes in 2 syringes. I always give both shots in one arm, non AVF arm but some senior nurses do...

  2. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    US hospitals prefer hiring trained and experienced nurses. It's all about funding allocation, you know. It's more expensive to train a new grad than to hire an experienced imported nurse. Having said...

  3. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    First and foremost, you must have IELTS with score of 7.0 or higher across the board, no lower than this in any category. Once you have this, you can apply for CAP in any school that is recognized by...

  4. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    Contact the nursing council. Call or email them if you want to.They will reply to you. I don't think that there's an expiration for the decision letter. It will take you longer time to enroll for the...

  5. NZ's new policy

    Titanium888 replied to amber_snow's topic in International Nursing

    Don't go to agency and it's ^*$ worth it! You can handle the paperworks? You're not invalid, right? So you can do it. If others were able to do it, then you can do it. Surf the internet and google the...

  6. Stopping heparin infusion during dialysis due to hypertension

    Titanium888 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's the scenario: Patient's vitals signs pre-dialysis was fine and normotensive. So, charted bolus heparin was given. Upon putting the pt on the machine, BP was still normotensive so heparin...

  7. Filipino nurses in adelaide

    Titanium888 replied to careforpeople's topic in International Nursing

    It's the same thing here in NZ. You have to undergo a bridging course. Just make sure that you already passed the IELTS score requirement. Regarding the caregiver job, just browse the internet and...

  8. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

    Titanium888 replied to ANnot4me's topic in International Nursing

    It's a competency course or the "bridging" course. It's more of safety thing, actually. More of safe nursing practice in terms of clinical and cultural aspect. Don't worry, it's not so hard as you may...

  9. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

    Titanium888 replied to ANnot4me's topic in International Nursing

    Regarding the statement, "NZ does not consider itself to be multicultural, but bicultural (European Kiwi and Maori). That is not my opinion, that is the reality." Hehehe!!! A country is considered...

  10. Foreign Nurses Immigrating to NZ

    Titanium888 replied to ANnot4me's topic in International Nursing

    It could be true if you are talking about schools in Auckland but I'm sure there are still lots in country side. Well, the good thing in the country side is it can be cheaper but far away. I hope you...

  11. Is there a really severe nursing shortage in NZ?

    Titanium888 replied to zulu1's topic in International Nursing

    Well done! Happy working in

  12. Is there a really severe nursing shortage in NZ?

    Titanium888 replied to zulu1's topic in International Nursing

    Try the tertiary hospitals (DHBs). They are accepting and with continuous new grad programme even open to those in nursing profession who wants to shift to new field in nursing. Search the internet...

  13. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    Read the whole lot in this website and you won't be lost ...http://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz. Sorry for late

  14. Live Work And Study In Australia

    Titanium888 replied to helix08's topic in International Nursing

    That's a scam from some greedy recruiting agency

  15. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    please be reminded that any hospital or facility who are willing to sponsor your the cap and accommodation (for the period of time you are taking your cap) will sign you for a minimum of 2 year...

  16. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    What the agency said about "contacts" and it will expedite the process is a baloney! You cannot expedite the process here in NZ! Everything is according to some guidelines and procedures. There is no...

  17. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    After reading all the posts in this thread, I've come to conclusion that agencies exist because there are some people who actually don't listen to other's bad experience, and advice. Any agency is a...

  18. Which is better: UK, Australia or New Zealand student visa?

    Titanium888 replied to ladygie24's topic in International Nursing

    Heya! Come to NZ, instead! Lots of pinoys came here by themselves without agency. Do your research and take a plunge! Sure, it's small country and lower value of dollars in currency compared to Aussie...

  19. Filipino nurses and CMDHB (Middlemore Hospital), NZ

    Titanium888 posted a topic in International Nursing

    to all those who want to apply in nz and came across with some agencies, pls read this! the counties of manukau dhb (cmdhb) sent representative in the philippines a couple of months ago to directly...

  20. Filipino nurses and CMDHB (Middlemore Hospital), NZ

    Titanium888 replied to Titanium888's topic in International Nursing

    It's better if you contact the nursing council (google it for the website) and ask them whether via email or phone. I am not sure but what they said was, only the second courser would be difficult to...

  21. How to prevent fleas coming to you?

    Titanium888 replied to Titanium888's topic in General Nursing

    We just have flea spray but it's doing less effect. We are also supplied with flea repellent lotion and very useful. The problem is that patients are bringing their blankets and jackets. We can't...

  22. How to prevent fleas coming to you?

    Titanium888 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I usually found my lower torso bitten by fleas after duty. I am working in a tertiary hospital and some patients with hygienic problem and in low socio-economic status have it with them. We already...

  23. To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

    Titanium888 replied to nina9404's topic in Immigration Advice

    Whatever is asked for you to send, send. If it's not asked to be sent or included in the application, then you don't have to send. Regarding the IELTS for, just go to a notary public. They will just...

  24. USA RN hoping to move to NZ

    Titanium888 replied to selby08's topic in International Nursing

    Nothing much different in terms of theory. There'd be more in the documentation, abbreviations, terminologies (some are slangs, I'm sorry, eg, "Is she PUPping?" hahaha!!! You can hear that from my...

  25. How to prevent fleas coming to you?

    Titanium888 replied to Titanium888's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys! Whoa! I didn't know that lots were also bugged down by the fleas. I finally got a solution and it worked. Well, fleas still coming to me during work but never I bring it home. What I do...