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  1. Questions for UK nurses who have made the move to the USA

    suzanne7575 replied to Clarecartwright's topic in United Kingdom

    Thanks Sam, that is really

  2. new filipino nurse planning to work in the UK

    suzanne7575 replied to superborj's topic in International Nursing

    Well said Clare! I think sometimes we give others a really poor image of nursing conditions in the UK, granted our hospitals are for the most part old and run down, and equipment is pretty scarce, and...

  3. Questions for UK nurses who have made the move to the USA

    suzanne7575 replied to Clarecartwright's topic in United Kingdom

    Clare- moving to the states has always been a dream for us too, we starte looking into it serioulsy about 5 years ago and then found out i was expecting our first child, we haven't done anything about...

  4. Questions for UK nurses who have made the move to the USA

    suzanne7575 replied to Clarecartwright's topic in United Kingdom

    This is an interesting thread and something i have been thinking about too, my hubby is in retail management (pcworld business side) and he does have a bachelors degree and I'm hoping he can get...

  5. UK nurses with no family in US - how did you choose where to go?

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in International Nursing

    we have no family or firneds in the states but after visiting florida a few times we know we want to live in the US, but not necessarily in Florida. How did you choose where to move to. I am planning...

  6. what is a per diem contract?

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in General Nursing

    sorry I am from the UK and haven't heard of this

  7. NCLEX actual exam cost

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I will be sitting it in London and was just wondering how much the actual costs are an when do they need to be paid and who too. I've seen the figure $411 around somewhere but not sure if that is for...

  8. what is a per diem contract?

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, so pretty much like bank nurses over here then? we are employed by the hospital and we give our availbility each week then we are sent to wards which need staff. I am a bank nurse and can work...

  9. differences in dialysis between UK and US

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    thank you both, I would love to go straight into Dialysis again but i cannot see them petitioning a foreign nurse somehow, although i guess there is no harm in asking. Do dialysis units working for...

  10. direct hire agencies

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Letina. I am not talking about joining one of the agencies such as OGP etc. that place you in a hospitals but you are under a contract with them, the ones such as stateside, Catto etc. are...

  11. Does New Jersey still needs CGFNS

    suzanne7575 replied to cookiequery's topic in International Nursing

    You will need the full CES report which is provided by CGFNS before you can apply for licensure by examintion or by

  12. midwifery training in the US?

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am a UK nirse hoping to move out to the states in the next couple of years. I have always wanted to train to become a midwife but due to having to go back to college for 3 years it has been...

  13. When we were younger new flegling nurses :D

    suzanne7575 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    Some of these bring back memories I qualified with a nursing degree in 1997, in this day Nursing degrees were not the norm and we were completely seperate from the school of nursing, we wore different...

  14. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

    suzanne7575 replied to outcomesfirst's topic in General Nursing

    i prefer 12 hour shifts, I always find that once you at work staying an extra 4 hours is nothing and I'd much rather do that than have to come out to work another day. I also find that although i am...

  15. OZ or US whisch is best??

    suzanne7575 replied to cheryl nairn's topic in International Nursing

    when i contacted adevia they weren't interested because i am only bank nursing and not actually in a

  16. ogp revised contract

    suzanne7575 replied to english_nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    It looks like other agencies are jumping on this bandwagon. I am considering using interstaff and they are asking for guarators, however the cancellation fee is only equivalent to the assistance fees...

  17. OZ or US whisch is best??

    suzanne7575 replied to cheryl nairn's topic in International Nursing

    I am also debating this at the moment, mainly due to the rpoblems associated with getting over to the states. At the moment I am a bank nurse so most agencies won't touch me with regards taking me on...

  18. bankruptcy and moving over to the states

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in International Nursing

    A few years ago i was declared bankrupt, this has now been discharged and the IVA is about to finish, is this likely to cause any problems with green card application? I have looked on the immigration...

  19. bankruptcy and moving over to the states

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    I'm concerned that the agency I am planning on using will do a credit check. I have to give them a guarantor in case i run off and don't do my contract with them and it asks if the guarantor has been...

  20. traumatized by vermin

    suzanne7575 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    well I was considering moving from the UK to Arizona but after reading this thread I'm not so sure it's a good idea. I am petrified of spiders and my husband is petrified of snakes. Some of the...

  21. Do i need to be working full time?

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in International Nursing

    here is a history of my employment 1997 -1998 - general medical ward (full time) 1998 - 2000 - ITU (full time) 2000-2002 - haemodialysis (full time) 2002 - 2006 - haemodialysis (part time 24 hrs per...

  22. Confused about applying for CES

    suzanne7575 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Suzanne (thank you again for your help) has sugested i get my CES report done before i start applying anywhere, however i was under the impression that it can only be sent to a BON and I cannot obtain...

  23. Confused about applying for CES

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    where can i find out the requirements for individual BON's

  24. Do i need to be working full time?

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    my daughter is 3 and my son is 5, so another 2 years from now they should both be in full time school, and the initial plan is that i will be the breadwinner and my husband will just get some work...

  25. Confused about applying for CES

    suzanne7575 replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    I definatly did theory and clinical in peads, mental health, obstetrics and community in my training, not sure of the exact hours and I don't think i have it documented anywhere i can remember (it...