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I agree with you there alcheska, life here revolves around credit cards, mortgage, car loans. But if you live by your means, you'll be okay. Over here, if you start saving for your retirement like your 401K, IRA early, I think retirement life will be...

I agree with you Lasagna_RN! I've worked with a lot of fellow Filipino nurses here and most of us are hardworking, quiet (sometimes too quiet) law abiding citizens/residents! there is pure vested interest written all over this article!:angryfire "Am...

hi musee, can you PM me? hahaha... I don't know how:lol2::lol2: then I'll just reply on you PM.

I found the agency that brought me here to the US through a friend. This was way back in 2000. I don't know where she got this letter inviting nurses to a job fair in Cebu. So we went. Some representatives from different hospitals here went over ther...

I found the agency that brought me here to the US through a friend. This was way back in 2000. I don't know where she got this letter inviting nurses to a job fair in Cebu. So we went. Some representatives from different hospitals here went over ther...

I'm not sure exactly how, but you can check your name at www.rn.ca.gov look for the tab that says "permanent license verification" and type your name. This is how I found out my friend passed the exam. There might be other better way to find out...

Having an experience in Phil before coming here is an added bonus, if you have it, fine, if you don't, still okay because they will train you. They treat foreign hired nurses as new grads in this hospital) I had 2 months orientation in a MedSurg-Onco...

Great thread, Why didn't Lawrence post this 5 years ago?:) :chuckle It would have helped me, I had to learn it the hard way:o :chuckle Anyway, when i came here, It was only me and my husband first, we are sort of "trying the new water" first, so I ...

I work in Houston, TX. My hospital (private) requires nurses to wear royal blue scrubs, PT maroon, RT green...etc with or without the hospital monogram. Jackets with prints is a no-no. And yes, we pay for our own...

tagamargos here (Rep might recognize my hometown:uhoh21: )... RN from TX

Thanks for the info, augigi... i appreciate it.

pardon my ignorance, but what is EAD and AOS?

The hospital I'm working at right now I think is one of the well staffed hospital. Medsurg/Tele 4:1, Our nurse techs have 8:1, they do the blood sugars, weights, charting (in computer) I&O's. And this is night shift. We have the same staffing rat...

happened to our dean's lister too! guys, if you noticed, when you take the nclex and check the results afterwards, it will only plainly say :pass or fail. no grades, no percentages, etc. you only have to prove that you are within the level of diffic...

48 hours after you take the exam. Hubby took the exam Tuesday (US, US grad), by thursday morning we already knew the result. As what grace said, there is an unofficial result from pearson vue that you pay $7+... the official result from TX BON came l...

18. You learn to quickly hang your newly machine-dried laundry "while it's hot" so you don't need to iron them 19. You learn how to use disposable plates and utensils because nobody wants to/ no time to/ too tired to wash the dishes after 12 hours of...

15. You learn how to open the door for the person right behind you.

Hi guys.... I just read your posts. I certainly feel your anxieties. I have no advice to offer because it's been a while since my Embasy experience, they may not even apply today anymore. But I know the feeling of waiting.... fear of the unknown... ...

Actually the College of Nursing was in USC-Girl's High Campus at Private Rd. Had some subjects at Main Campus and a few at Talamban.

I've learned from somebody: left to right and down: SALT (white) PEPPER (black) KETCHUP (RED) then it's easier to place the two colors left: brown and green.

I work in a teaching hospital.... RESIDENTS AND INTERNS (MD) Do the dressing changes... stage iv, unstageable decubitus ulcers...part of training...sorry... you will still meet gross things EVEN in med school.

[quote P.S. anyone from TEXAS here? Hello, I'm from Univ Of San Carlos.. batch 199.. the time where Cebu Doctor's University is still called Cebu Doctor's College. Now residing in Houston, TX

In Houston, there are some hospitals that hire LVNs.

SO TRUE... Came from there (but worked at a different hospital). So many filipino nurses from east coast relocated to this TX city (down south, near mexico border, actually 20 minutes brings you to the border). You won't be that homesick though becau...

from where I am, I live about 7miles from my full time job, takes about 10minutes ride at 70mi/hr. On my PRN job (2x/wk) it's about 35miles from home(takes me about 30-40minutes, with no bad traffic)...total working days=5 ...fills up gas every week ...