MrsCleverclogs

Wow Nearly three times more than you were earning in the UK that is some wage increase. When I left the UK I was an F grade and I was on a good wage and dont find the wages phenomanally larger here like you have found. I earn $35 an hour and an extra $1 at the weekend, I earn 6 hours holidays/sicktime every couple of weeks. I dont know what grade you were but you must be on a lot of money I should come work where you are. Plus we can have unpaid leave but not a large amount if we are needed and are expected to be on call to come back in needed if somebody should call in sick.

I looked after a pt this week who was an attempted suicide who transfered to the floor demanding her home pain meds-I explained that her home meds were not yet on the pixis yet and as soon as they were there I would give them to her.She pressed the call light demanding continously for 30 mins I saw she had some meds on the pixis and that the doc had started her on a certain drug so I went into the room to give it to her-I told her what it was so picture this-she was lying down looking very cosy wrapped in lots of warm blankets, when she rose off the bed like something out of the exorcist movie screaming in a possessed voice "how many times have I told you I dont take that medication' In a controlled voice I said you have never told me it must have been a previous nurse, and not to speak to me in that manner' So she told the CNA she had never met such a Nasty Nurse in her life! Well not a lot you can say to that

Interesting comments can I ask where you heard such information? Uk nurses do do a lot of total patient care but a large part of their role is pt care management and they do undertake a lot of the work that the social workers do here in the US. There are no such thing as respitory nurses, the RN's on the floor do the job that the Respitory nurses do, as well as their other roles. RN's make up their own AB's, because there is no such thing as 24 hour pharmacy-nor does the pharmacy work at the weekends or holidays. Sometimes you get AB's that are already made up-but not everywhere. They teach and educated students, no such thing as a tutor coming to the floor to work with the students. They also teach and educate the CNA's. They go to meetings to discuss care of a long term pt in the home. All RN's have extended role within their place of work and are expected to do research and educate others-nothing is done unless it is researched based.

I have followed your journey with interest and it certainly seems you have been shafted

There may be less patients but there certainly aint less work. In the Uk most areas the patients sleep, on the floors over here they can go down for CT's and MRI's thru the nite.

It seems to me that OGP are blackmailing their clients into signing an ammendment to their initial contract, now i wonder by law if this is acceptable unless both parties agree. Of course the blackmail bit is the fact that you will remain in the UK unless you do it. If everybody stood together and refused then they would be unable to complete their contracts/committments stateside-of course you will all sign and they know this. They are playing on your desperate need to get to the US.

I heard today that some OGP nurses in Jersey, are taking a class action law suit against OGP-after they arrived in this country their nursing licences ran out and it took OGP months to sort out and they didnt get paid during the time it took to sort the licences out!!! Another example of lack of support.

No I think it is only 2 weeks but dont quote me

This is a very interesting thread and I have watched it with interest since it began. Unfortunatly you are never really going to read on here how nurses have been used and abused by OGP. The main reason is that most of the unfortunate nurses who have had problems with this Agency are too frightened to speak out against them because of fear of reprisals. This has the knock on effect for everybody because although we live in a democratic world with free speech this in not true when faced with a law suit from OGP for liable. OGP READ EVERYTHING ON HERE AND WILL RETALIATE I do not think that many nurses come to the US with the intention of trying to defraud OGP-many of the nurses have unfortunate events happen to them, and then are punished further by OGP who demand money they dont have or OGP simply ignore the situation. There is NO support mechanism from OGP in the US. They do try but what they need is a UK person who has been through the emigration process, instead of an American who has no clue of what it is like to move countries and jobs. I hope and I pray that many of you have good experiences when you come to the US, but if you dont I am sorry. Make sure you establish a support network as soon as you can, because it is lonely here until you do. Remember you have no back up. I have been a support for many UK nurses, I have been there bought the T shirt and read the book. Trust others who say it takes a year to settle, it does and it will be a long year. Once you have settle and understood the rules and regulations of the country you will have a great life. Good Luck

From my experience a good nurse is a good nurse and it doesnt depend on where she/he comes from what color, race or religion they are. I do however expect and demand they speak in the language of the country they are living in, and that there should be NO compromise on this.

I have just taken a job via a recuiter for Scotsdale healthcare. No sign on bonus but hourly rate ok.

Where abouts are you looking in Maricopa?

I have heard that they do bid shifts at Boswell Hospital, Arrowhead and it works well.

Yes I have to agree I heard much the same recently

Hi I am with the nurse recruiter at Shea Hospital Scottsdale, she seemed lovely I also looked at Boswell hospital near Sun city. Both are about same distance away from 101 loop. I am also wondering about JC Lincoln Deer valley