XB9S BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN

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    Health Care is a right

    Not sure what this has to do with UK or French Healthcare, surely this would be because of the risks you may have exposed yourself to during a prolonged period
  2. I have to be honest and please bear in mind I am in the UK, I would always ask for a reference from a current employer, I would not accept a co-worker and find it strange when an applicant does not...
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    ICU/HDU

    Mayflower I think that any ICU / HDU manager would jump at the chance to have a mature, experienced nurse join their team. It will be very different and very challenging but exciting. The critical...
  4. could all members please note you are not permitted to use personal names of teachers, professors or fellow students on this site, these have been removed from the above posts. thank you for your...
  5. Please could I remind all members to post respectfully and refrain from personal attacks
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    Working and studying in the UK

    They are not recruiting foreign caregivers, these nurses are coming over on educational programs and working the limited 20 hours per week that is permitted under a student visa, any more than that...
  7. Parfum I think you are going to have to contact the universities directly, much will depend on the demand for places from home students as to if or how many non EU students that will be accepted. Do a...
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    What influenced you to go into healthcare?

    I never wanted to be a nurse or anything to do with healthcare, I managed to bimble along quite well without any direction or goals from job to job between the age of 16 to 20, then my mums friend who...
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    Working and studying in the UK

    It's not about being hostile, the fact is there there are not enough jobs in the UK for UK citizens with unemployment at a record high, we have to employ our own countrymen first therefore unless you...
  10. Ayla there are courses that teach you clinical assessment skills in the UK, there are websites that you can listen to lung and heart sounds try the littmann
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    NICU nursing in the UK

    Completely agree with Ayla, you don't have RM to work in
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    I have just had a positive PPD

    You really need to sit down with your care provider and talk through all of the options available and pros and cons of each. It's not something that we can or should advise on within this site,...
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    band 6 interview

    other thoughts for your presentation What have you done in the last 5 years professionally and educationally and how has this made you a better nurse, role model, clinical leader and helped to prepare...
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    band 6 interview

    Ohh now that's a tough presentation title, one that gives you lots to think about. I guess the interviewers want to know that you have professionally developed and are able to use that to help the...
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    International Student Advisors 4U

    THanks for updating us Marslarks, it will be interesting to follow your progress to see exactly what you get from the course and what happens after you finish. Please keep us
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    C-section post abd surgery?

    As already mentioned we are unable to give medical advise on the site so would suggest this is discussed with the physician involved in the care Thread
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    Nurse Independent Prescriber?

    Thank you, in the UK once we have done the prescribing training you are able to prescribe any medication listed in the formulary with the exception of narcotics, for these you need an agreed and...
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    Nurse Independent Prescriber?

    Hope you don't mind me jumping into your thread here, could I ask the ANP's here what do you have to go through in the US to gain prescriptive authority, is it part of your ANP course and does that...
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    Nurse Independent Prescriber?

    I'll leave that for the US ANP's then as I have no idea about practice in the US, if you want to know about UK independent prescribers give me a shout because I know lots about
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    Nurse Independent Prescriber?

    Do you mean in the US or UK independent
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    The other Angel of Crimea

    Since this thread was posted I've been looking for articles about Elizabeth Cadwaladr, found a very interesting read so I thought I'd share it here...
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    Re: What are my chances???

    Unless you have a british passport you would have to attend one of the universities that run the nursing degree as an international student, and the ones that offer places to international students...
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    Re: What are my chances???

    Yan it may help if we knew where you are from, are you a UK
  24. I would assume you mean the schools that are provide the Overseas Nursing Program which is recognised by the nursing and midwifery council.
  25. it's always tough when you come out of nursing school and start working, we were always told that you only really start learning when you qualify. Even now after 20 years I get periods that I worry...