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  1. update on UK TO USA

    Thanks Madwife 2002 'n all, I drove to Wythenshaw's hospital's North West lung Centre on Friday for a portable nebulizer for my community patient. Couldn't get one for love nor money from the...
  2. is the grass greener...?

    Hi All, Well, I 've just missed a Canada Expo today (to be held at the Leeds Armouries museum). Paid my GDP15.00, but decided that my kids still need me (17 and 15). They're taking exams now and my...
  3. update on UK TO USA

    If I get onto the medical, I'll ask
  4. update on UK TO USA

    Hello there Silverdragon, Good to hear from you again. Right now, I've just got to try to take life a little less frenetic. Time to get to know my patients (medical's good for that...rehab even...
  5. update on UK TO USA

    Hiya Madwife2002 which department did your friends work in? Lots of changes as you can imagine, There's the A block (newer) and F block (older) - met great people so far. Car Parking is usually a...
  6. update on UK TO USA

    Madwife, I know I have to think about emigrating soon, otherwise I am going to miss the boat completely. I have two teenage children 15 and 16. I work as an agency nurse in Wythemshawe in South...
  7. 2008J June CRNE

    Hi Cama, do tell! What was your strategy and which online courses are you referring to?
  8. interview

    Hi, I've got two interviews coming up. I'm not nervous any more, I've been on sooo many! I think I'm falling down on the basic nursing care. So, I'm going to take your tips Ayla2004 and I'll tell...
  9. Where was your first nursing job?

    Hi All, I have just started as a Critical Care Nurse in ICU as my first job. I've held out for it and now I have it. My first day felt overwhelming because it seemed as if I was going into an exam...
  10. Likes and dislikes...

    I have just qualified with a BSc in Pre-Registration Nursing. I have recently been offered a post in Neuro Critical Care, pending references and checks. I quickly found after being oriented into the...
  11. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    Hi RGN1, Thanks for your input. I suspected as much. The Allnurses website is a great way to communicate and to pass on appropriate information. The grass always seems greener - but it still needs...
  12. anyone know any direct hire hospitals in USA

    Hi Has anyone any contact information on hospitals who direct hire in Orlando Florida? Just completed my BSc intending to work this year and then apply Thanks,
  13. anyone know any direct hire hospitals in USA

    Hi Silverdragon102, Could you tell me what the present situation is with the Retrogression problem in the US to date in 2007? Regards,
  14. anyone know any direct hire hospitals in USA

    Hello Letina, I'm also interested in finding out which hospitals in Florida to apply to directly. I've just finished my BSc and would like to research the feasibility of working in Florida. I'm aware...
  15. Comparison of US and UK pay

    Hi, Bearing in mind the current limited market for visas. How do you go about applying for work in the US as a newly qualified? Do you need 1-2 years experience for starters? How much money will I...
  16. Hello All, Your thoughts on setting up an agency make fantastic reading. However, I am in the United Kingdom. Just finishing off my BSc Nursing. I've been told that the job situation is dire, with...
  17. Saleries in central Florida

    Thanks Centralflorida, I don't think I would be able to do anything unless I've gone through all the hoops for international students. As far as that possibility goes, I've read the threads and...
  18. Saleries in central Florida

    Hi All, My family owns a four-bedroomed home in Florida for ten years and are thinking of selling it because the management company are struggling to maintain it. The management company currently...
  19. Government classifies nurses as 'unskilled workers'

    My apologies to FinNurse for the mistaken reference to his sexual identity. Thanks to fergus51 for posting the CNN transmission transcript link. From what I can gather after reading it, the...
  20. Government classifies nurses as 'unskilled workers'

    Thanks to FinNurse for her inspirational thought about the nursing profession. The commentator who termed nursing as 'unskilled will rue the day he/she did. I left lecturing in law to become a nurse...
  21. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    Thanks for that Silverdragon 102, I'll go onto the CGFNS website for details. From that I've read in the threads, Florida is probably not one of the best places to work (ie., salary, working...
  22. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    Hiya, This is a brilliant way to talk to other nurses. You've probably been asked this like a thousand times. I'm a BSc pre-registration third year British student nurse, eager to begin applying for...