Tanvi Tusti

Tanvi Tusti

ICU, midwifery, Nurse Practitioner

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  1. moving abroad

    Hi dani Like you I am saddened by the apparent discontent amongst nurses in this country. I have worked in both France and Australia and am currently in the process of migrating to the USA. I have...
  2. You can only prescribe meds if like me you are a nurse prescriber. Non nurse prescribers work with PGDs which allow them to give certain meds, treatments without the authority of a doctor. Foleys can...
  3. Yep I know, not a hell of a lot I can do about it
  4. Hi :welcome: lots of questions to answer there lol. You'll find a lot of help here so stick with us. Immigration to the US is a long and sometimes very frustrating process, which if you read some of...
  5. multiply that by a factor of six in my case
  6. Interested in Australia

    Hi Its not hard at all as long as you are an RN with a recognised qualification (UK is recognised). I worked in Sydney, it took around 10 weeks to get registered with the NMB and another 8 weeks to...
  7. ogp revised contract

    If you can afford to pay the upfront costs DONT go with an agency, go it alone, you'll find all the help you need here. There are some direct hire hospitals in NJ that I know of: Atlantic Health...
  8. I have an Australian friend who qualified for the E3 visa, although she is not a nurse, Her husband, who is not in a speciality occupation, applied for EAD and is also working over there. She started...
  9. training for foreigners?

    Sorry, yes missed that bit out. As far as I'm aware, to qualify for a bursary you have to have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to commencing the uni course in
  10. training for foreigners?

    Hi olive, both diploma and degree courses last 3 years, although some of the nursing degrees last 4 years, depending on the uni you apply to. Those who undertake an NHS funded degree course receive a...
  11. ogp revised contract

  12. ogp revised contract

    No, a greencard is for life, as long as you comply with the aforementioned requirements. The actual card itself expires after 10 years to protect against counterfitting and tampering. In 1989 INS...
  13. ogp revised contract

    After you have been issued with permanent residence status (greencard), its with you for life, even if you change/quit jobs. The only ways you can lose it are cited here: Workpermit.com - US -...
  14. In the UK most nurses belong to a union such as the Royal College of Nursing which offers indemnity insurance. If you work in a hospital most trusts accept vicarious liabilty for negligent acts or...
  15. Hi, This is the first time I have read this thread and its really highlighted to me the misconceptions other cultures have about their nursing practices. Im a Registered General Nurse and Registered...
  16. Retrogressed:devasted

    Gale, don't lose hope, we'll get there in the end
  17. Approx timelines from UK to the US

    ;)
  18. Approx timelines from UK to the US

    Case completed...November 9th 2006 (but "no further visa numbers available for this petition") So that looks like it for now, just gotta
  19. Retrogression's affect on you

    It is very confusing, as I see it there are more aplicants from PIC countries than there are visa numbers. Each country gets allocated a certain amount of visas and when these numbers are gone the...
  20. New here and wanting to go to Australia

    As already stated the Australian NMB will not recognise the 2 year program. If your qualification is recognised, its relativly straightforward registering with the NMB. This link explains how:...
  21. Doesn't anyone here talk about UK nursing?

    There is the international forum which a lot of nurses wanting to go to the US post on, things just get mingled on here too I guess. The bulk of nurses on this site are practising in the USA so it...
  22. retrogression (sorry again)

    Hi suzanne, thanks for making that point, but I still dont understand how UK born nurses will avoid this retrogression. The UK is included in the "all chargeability areas other than those listed" I...
  23. retrogression (sorry again)

    My understanding of the whole thing is that the 50,000 Schedule A visas have all but run out. The only way of getting one of them now is to get a visa number assigned to you by the end of November (a...
  24. retrogression (sorry again)

    The schedule A visa retrogression happened in the "first quarter of the 2007 financial year - 10/01/06-12/31/06", according to something I read on an immigration law website, so I think that must mean...
  25. I'm coming over to the US only because my husband is American. I will be taking a big pay cut and although I do love the US, I agree with you augigi, Australia is a great place to raise a family,...