AZ hopeful

AZ hopeful

ITU, Surg, District & School Nurse

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  1. A Nurse with POTS Disability: A Great Success Story!

    AZ hopeful replied to CrazyCoconut's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Congratulations! My kids have POTS, I've probably got it too but not as bad as my kids, it makes life tough, so way to go

  2. Renewing US RN license

    AZ hopeful posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    I passed NCLEX 4 years ago so my license is due for renewal, which I am unable to do online because I am still in the UK. Has anyone else renewed their licence from overseas? Is it possible to renew...

  3. Future nursing from UK to USA

    AZ hopeful replied to mflight1983's topic in Immigration Advice

    You should apply for family based visa as soon as he gets his greencard, with the way things are for nurses, it may be a quicker

  4. Renewing US RN license

    AZ hopeful replied to AZ hopeful's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes, have emailed them and awaiting a response, was just wondering if anyone knew. Luckily I have a good contact within the BON because of all the issues I had first time around! Just hoping that you...

  5. Future nursing from UK to USA

    AZ hopeful replied to mflight1983's topic in Immigration Advice

    The lengthy visa process time is the least of your problems, it is a very rare occurance for US hospitals to recruit overseas nurses now, I passed my NCLEX 4 years ago and my original job offer was...

  6. UK nurse relocating to USA, is it worth it?!!

    AZ hopeful replied to AandE angel's topic in Nurse Registration

    I sat my NCLEX back in 2007 and at that time you could get an ATT from AZBON without US SSN once you had met CES requirements, not sure if it has changed. An inactive licence doesn't prevent looking...

  7. UK nurse relocating to USA, is it worth it?!!

    AZ hopeful replied to AandE angel's topic in Nurse Registration

    Oh and no AZ hospitals have recruited in the UK since we started the process in

  8. UK nurse relocating to USA, is it worth it?!!

    AZ hopeful replied to AandE angel's topic in Nurse Registration

    The AZ BON do require you to have an affadavit signed by a notary to issue a licence without US SSN and then your status will be listed as 'Inactive, living

  9. UK Cost of Living and Band 5 Salary

    AZ hopeful replied to marssi's topic in International Nursing

    Just to complicate matters some Kent hospitals also pay London Weighting! The hospitals located on the London /Kent border get 'outer London weighting' up to £4,351 then hospitals in North Kent get...

  10. UK Cost of Living and Band 5 Salary

    AZ hopeful replied to marssi's topic in International Nursing

    The cost of living varies widely in Kent, depends on if you are NW Kent, mid Kent or coastal. Many nurses from further down into Kent travel closer to London to work for the extra

  11. Enough nurses or not?

    AZ hopeful replied to dottavi's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry SD, just catching up and was a 'little'

  12. Enough nurses or not?

    AZ hopeful replied to dottavi's topic in International Nursing

    hmmmm.... shall i admit to being an older nurse proud of my uk training and i didn't need to make up any hours in any area and i passed nclex first time in under an hour .... just 75 q's...

  13. are you tougher on foreign nurses?

    AZ hopeful replied to ItsTheDude's topic in General Nursing

    wow what a statement, I have jumped through so many hoops for emigration. I wonder if the original OP understands the emotional rollercoaster involved with emigration. I am a little surprised with OP...

  14. ICU/HDU

    AZ hopeful replied to mayflower2000's topic in International Nursing

    Mayflower I would love to know if you got a job in ICU/ HDU I've been nursing since my 18th birthday and started in ICU 5 months ago at the grand old age of 41 and am absolutely loving

  15. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    AZ hopeful replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    Yeah, we've escaped it too down here in the south east, lovely day earlier but rain setting in now. They have it really bad all over Ireland too, my Dad is probably going to have to leave his car...

  16. how many patients?

    AZ hopeful replied to oreo75's topic in International Nursing

    We have 28 pts on a VERY busy ward, worst in the hospital! 3-4 RNs (3 RNs have 9-10 pts each & 1 RN in charge when available), 2 Healthcare Assistants who are allocated to each ' end' of the ward...

  17. is CGFNS scamming people?

    AZ hopeful replied to cryssa28's topic in International Nursing

    Guess everyone's experience is different then, they always answered the phone when I rang and I rang a LOT, they always answered my emails promptly, they didn't lose my documents, quite the opposite...

  18. is CGFNS scamming people?

    AZ hopeful replied to cryssa28's topic in International Nursing

    I had problems with CGFNS but I certainly didn't feel I was being scammed, I was just frustrated with their mistakes. It can be a pain but they have to make sure everything is correct I

  19. how many patients?

    AZ hopeful replied to oreo75's topic in International Nursing

    I work on a surgical NHS ward and have 9-10 pts on days and 14 on nights, terrible ratios as just about get time to do drugs and hands on care but no time to do care plans and

  20. non-nursing question for someone in the UK

    AZ hopeful replied to LanaBanana's topic in International Nursing

    some basic models do not have cigarette lighters! Others like my car have cigarette lighters, 2 x12v points for kids to plug in consoles and a AC glove box!! I would say to email the car rental...

  21. Cheapest way to get DPS finger print card?

    AZ hopeful replied to Hausfrau's topic in Arizona Nursing

    oops- should have said I was staying in the East Valley and it didn't take long to drive in and get them

  22. Cheapest way to get DPS finger print card?

    AZ hopeful replied to Hausfrau's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I got my fingerprints done at the office next door to the AZBN, in the same building for a couple of bucks donation, that way I knew they were ok and I handed them in there and

  23. Merry Christmas

    AZ hopeful replied to honey75's topic in International Nursing

    hope everyone had a great christmas and best wishes for a fantastic new year, hopefully it will be a more mobile year for some of us lol i worked mon night and was supposed to work tues night but my...

  24. Here we go again!

    AZ hopeful replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    Funny enough at my interview 2 weeks ago, one of the scenarios was how would I deal with a family who complain that their mother has not been washed. By the way understaffing is not confined to the...

  25. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    AZ hopeful replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    Oh My Gosh I can't believe I didn't see this post before ..great to hear from everyone, I miss the weekly chat. Hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a lovely time:tree: Quick catch up from my...