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  1. Dublin anyone??

    hanna-beacon posted a topic in International Nursing

    I work in a brand new private hospital in Dublin who are currently recruiting nurses in all areas, from ICU, CCU, Theatre, Recovery, Ward managers.... the list goes on! Its a fantastic hospital and...

  2. Back to School!

    hanna-beacon posted a topic in International Nursing

    I had an interview today to do my midwifery training and they accepted me SO I start in September! The only down side is that I'll have to leave my current job which I really

  3. Back to School!

    hanna-beacon replied to hanna-beacon's topic in International Nursing

    thanks peeps i broke the news to my ward manager yesterday and she is hoping to keep me on the books so that i can do the odd shift here and there which will be great! i've to go shopping next week...

  4. nursing in England

    hanna-beacon replied to nataly3's topic in United Kingdom

    39 hour week at the minute! We were fighting for a 35 hour week but have settled for 37.5... for now Starting pay for a newly qualified nurse is a little over 30,000 Euro, so about £20,000...

  5. nursing in England

    hanna-beacon replied to nataly3's topic in United Kingdom

    Plenty of jobs here in Ireland! I think the pay scales are slightly better than the UK and we're getting the 37.5 hour working week soon

  6. Daft things you've done after night shift

    hanna-beacon replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    I brought the MDA keys home after a night shift a couple of weeks ago, and I live about 35 miles from work I'm not even working night shift this week but I turned up at work today and had...

  7. Need Irish registration QUICK!!!!

    hanna-beacon replied to pinkliz's topic in International Nursing

    Yes An Bord Altranias are very good, its the NMC that slows things down! It took weeks for the NMC to send my verification to An Bord Altranais but once they had it I had been given my pin number...

  8. Dublin anyone??

    hanna-beacon replied to hanna-beacon's topic in International Nursing

    We have a lot of international nurses working here, I'm not sure if the hospital sponsors them or not. The best thing to do would be to get in contact with the human resources dept here and ask

  9. Las Vegas

    hanna-beacon posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hi Nevada Nurses! I've just returned from the most amazing holiday of my life in Las Vegas. There's something intoxicating about the place! Now I'm back home where the sun doesn't shine so brightly,...

  10. Las Vegas

    hanna-beacon replied to hanna-beacon's topic in Nevada Nursing

    No kids yet so I guess the schooling system isn't going to put us off coming! Sistermike, which hospital do you work in there? I've been reading in other threads that working coonditions aren't that...

  11. Nursing Shortage Where YOU work?

    hanna-beacon replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Definate shortage here in Dublin! Alot of Irish trained nurses travel to Australia as soon as they

  12. Do you love your managers?

    hanna-beacon replied to NoeIssa's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My manager is just brilliant! She's very fair and approachable. She's driven by her staff and patient care and not by budgets and targets. Our ward is very well run and we have great communication...

  13. violence in the work place

    hanna-beacon replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    We did a 'violence in the workplace' training session during orientation, went on a bit about personal space and making sure that you are in a public area of the ward should you encounter an...

  14. "Bread & Butter" ?

    hanna-beacon replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ooh you learn something new everyday

  15. Dream job: Where and Why?

    hanna-beacon replied to cwinlv's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to be a community nurse, somewhere warm, and preferably near a beach. I'd travel from patient to patient in a soft top, something cheeky like a new VW Beetle, and my patients would offer me...

  16. What is in your lunch box?

    hanna-beacon replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    I have yoghurt with added fibre and chop up a banana in it! When I'm working nights I find I could eat literally non stop all night, so I chop up apples, melon, strawberries, kiwi, mango, banana and...

  17. Is it better to do 2 yrs of Med-Surg after graduation or go directly onto a floor

    hanna-beacon replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I would recomend at least spending some time gaining gerenral experience. Although if you know for sure what you want to do then you may as well apply for it! There will always be a Med/Surg ward if...

  18. Addressing physicians

    hanna-beacon replied to NeuroNP's topic in International Nursing

    Of course you always get the odd one who is up his/her own jacksy and will on no grounds be spoken to on first name terms! Sometimes theres too many to remember and its easier just to call them Doctor...

  19. Looking down on those who take lunch breaks???

    hanna-beacon replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    Very good point! On our ward here we ensure that we give a brief report to whoever will be your patients. We try our best to ensure that breaks don't coinside with patient returning from theatre...

  20. Needing some help...

    hanna-beacon replied to Chr1st1na30's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, you get poo in every area of nursing, but like bopps said, its one of the most challenging and exciting careers out there. No 2 days are ever the same! Its so diverse and there are so many...

  21. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    hanna-beacon replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    One of our elderly gentleman patients asked for my granny's phone number which did make me

  22. Looking down on those who take lunch breaks???

    hanna-beacon replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    How are you supposed to take care of others if you don't take care of yourself? We encourage rest and nutrition in our patients, practice what you preach is what I say! Seriously though, you shouldn't...

  23. Any Ogrady Peyton Nurses working in Nevada?

    hanna-beacon replied to d4e5f6's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Are these a good agency to go with when moving to America? I'm also looking into a working holiday in Nevada? I'd love to talk to you about the process! I only sent an enquiry form to them yesterday....

  24. RN or PN?

    hanna-beacon posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this has probably been asked a million times! But what is the difference between an RN and a PN? Here in Ireland and the UK I am a RN so I ussume I would be the same should I relocate to...

  25. RN or PN?

    hanna-beacon replied to hanna-beacon's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your help :) I understand that the US training is quite different to that in Ireland. After coming to Ireland to work straight from my UK training, I feel that my standard of nursing...