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Where I work the typical nurse to patient ratio varies with acuity. We have several areas - resus is ideally 1:1 but often 1:2 when really busy, but they don't tend to linger in resus long if the systems are working as they should and patients move ...

I have worked in the US and now work in NZ (but not in Waikato), and while I love NZ (there's a reason it's called Godzone :) ) it's not 100% paradise, like every other place on earth it has its pros and cons. If you ask me specific questions I'll b...

I work in the ER/ED because I love the challenge and the unpredictability of it. I started in the ED as a new grad in March and it was a baptism by fire, but my confidence has grown in leaps and bounds and I am in a place professionally and personal...

One would think we are speaking different languages here. Nobody is DEMANDING anything. This post is not about DEMANDING! It's about responding to a request from ICE for SUGGESTIONS on codes to be added to the OPT extension, period! Nobody said any...

Once again all the negative talk prevails, even though I already states I know the realities, the odds, and the numbers. It's enough to drive me crazy. Like I have said, no one is talking about taking jobs away from anyone. We're talking about OPT...

Once again, all factors considered, there is really nothing to lose. As floridanurse2008 has mentioned, this is about extending OPT for nurses trained here, not about hiring more foreign trained nurses. There is no call for negative emails to ICE, t...

Doesn't hurt to try now does it? I think we all know the REALITY of retrogression that keeps on being pounded at us, and we're well aware of it and doing the best we can to deal with it. What will it hurt to try something proactive for a change? We...

You need to focus on the NCLEX because none of that other stuff will help you without your RN. Focus on getting that squared away. Believe it or not things have a way of working out. The thing that's important is to have your RN. So take one thing...

If you're still in nursing school you could start looking for new grad positions in an ICU/CCU. Before I get contradicted, let me say that there are ICU's and CCUs that take new grads. Mine does. They hired me right out of school but I opted for an ...

The fee on the website is the current and correct one - $448. I got my certificate a few weeks ago and this is the amount I paid.

In my hospital we have residents and interns and NPs that come down to write admission orders. They see the pt, do the H&P, and write orders then page the admitting doc to verify the orders, so all we have to do once they're done is look through ...

You can stay in school with an expired visa as long as your I-20 is current. The visa only becomes an issue if you want to leave and return, but as long as your I94 references your I-20 you're legal to stay as long as your I-20 is current.

Yes you can, but why would you do that? Remember that as an International student you have to be a full time student. Which means that you would have to quit your OPT job. Once you're in school you're not allowed to work, so it doesn't make sense to...

Regardless of the ratios or numbers, the fact that we do have an appreciable number of critical care cases EVERY single shift that I have worked means that critical care knowledge and experience is desirable. Bear in mind that I am a new grad here, ...

Not everyone in our ED does, but as a new nurse all my preceptors (Ihave about 3) have taught me to chart the vent settings each time I chart vitals (which is hourly) or any time they are changed or there is a significant change in the pt's condition...

My experience in my ED during my orientation has been that we see a tremendous number of critical care patients. As you say, there are a lot of routine med surg cases but I would definitely say the number of critical care cases is not small by any me...

Like the rest, I say go for it. I started in the ED right out of nursing school three months ago and i am about to come off orientation. I can't even describe the magnitude of what I have learned in just three months. Like someone else said, it IS ...

I applied for VSC from the US since my nursing education was in the US. After they received my last documents (in my case license verification) and showed online that file was ready for review it took them two business days to issue my certificate.

It took me a couple of weeks to get my ID. Get your paperwork rolling, they will send your ID to you.

I think what they're saying is that the chances of you being able to follow the path you're thinking of are very slim. This is because of how competitive CRNA programs are, and because of retrogression. Where I work the ICU will accept new grads, b...

Strange! I didn't notice that. I only replied to it because it was right at the top, not sure how it got there. My apologies.

You fill in the information about your schools but once they get your transcripts from your ADN program that you attended here in the U.S. they'll generally exempt you from having to submit any high school transcripts. The only issue is if your entr...

Placement is one thing, but be careful because USCIS is not accepting sponsorship applications from employers, which is why hospitals are not willing to hire or sponsor. USCIS has a HUGE backlog of applications, so it's going to be a while. Please r...

There is retrogression in place now, no visas available so hospitals are not sponsoring. Read this thread in detail especially posts in the last few weeks. Also read the other thread about retrogression.

Don't be intimidated. A lot of things can happen in the ER all at one time that can make you run screaming for the hills. The top thing on my list of things to do when I walk into the ER every day is to "stay calm". Don't allow yourself to feel rush...