quackmoonstar

quackmoonstar

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  1. it's not about WHAT you know, it's about WHO you know

    quackmoonstar replied to diapersprinkles's topic in International Nursing

    Practical indeed. In my case, a lot of people (family friends and BF's relatives) offered to help me find a position in some of the big hospitals here in Manila. I'm not sure what went wrong with me...

  2. No job in nursing in the Philippines, what to do?

    quackmoonstar replied to sheenahRN's topic in Philippines

    @sheenahRN and lola --- Yeah. Even though if I'm only working in an outpatient dialysis clinic, good thing I wasn't choosy over working in hospitals. ^____^...

  3. 88,750 Nursing students soon to be RNs

    quackmoonstar replied to gemini_star's topic in International Nursing

    5,000 students on the first year but our number was decreased to 3,000 during our third year. We only start our clinical rotations during the third year. That is another problem with overpopulated...

  4. California licensure application

    quackmoonstar replied to aybhimeds's topic in Immigration Advice

    Either one will do. Just make sure you enlarge it. You might also want to read the info in these threads like what suzzane4 and silverdragon102 were mentioning about....

  5. 88,750 Nursing students soon to be RNs

    quackmoonstar replied to gemini_star's topic in International Nursing

    I couldn't agree more!!!! The nursing school where I graduated from doesn't have entrance exams or battery exams at all. When I started my freshman year in nursing, there were about 5000 of us. The...

  6. No job in nursing in the Philippines, what to do?

    quackmoonstar replied to sheenahRN's topic in Philippines

    V. Luna offers training for nurses for free. A friend I met during my BLS training last year told me she underwent the training there and she didn't pay anything. Quirino Memorial Medical Center...

  7. California licensure application

    quackmoonstar replied to aybhimeds's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thanks. But how many months do you think I'll have to wait until it's safe to request for the BRN to resend the

  8. California licensure application

    quackmoonstar replied to aybhimeds's topic in Immigration Advice

    Can I ask for your opinion Miss Suzzane4?..... If in case it's been more than 6 weeks from the time CA BRN mailed my eligibility to the Philippines (I'm from Manila), does CA BRN still know the status...

  9. H-1B visa processing

    quackmoonstar replied to jo_naz's topic in International Nursing

    Hey, have you visited the agency I told you about yet? or Abba? I just e-mailed my friend. I'll pm you more details about her agency once she replies....

  10. No job in nursing in the Philippines, what to do?

    quackmoonstar replied to sheenahRN's topic in Philippines

    That's because the U.S. offers VERY attractive salaries for nurses whereas healthcare facilities here in the Philippines offer VERY meager compensation (some nurses are even being paid below the...

  11. inexperienced nurse from Philippines to work in Dubai

    quackmoonstar replied to kiecis's topic in General World

    Let me get this straight....to work in a hospital in Dubai, one needs to have the DOHMS license right? Is the DOHMS exam/license only applicable in Dubai? Or is it also required for the rest of the...

  12. No job in nursing in the Philippines, what to do?

    quackmoonstar replied to sheenahRN's topic in Philippines

    Some people tell me KSA is more dangerous for males than females. Anyway, when I asked my ex-Saudi colleagues about KSA, they said working there was okay. Just as long as you work in the big cities...

  13. California licensure application

    quackmoonstar replied to aybhimeds's topic in Immigration Advice

    Yeah. I know. But too late. I passed my application already.

  14. Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

    quackmoonstar replied to cheshirecat's topic in United Kingdom

    Sounds familiar. The very same scenario happened in the Philippines. It really caused an uproar in my country. The student was also in his 3rd year and came from my school. The victim ----- a very...

  15. California licensure application

    quackmoonstar replied to aybhimeds's topic in Immigration Advice

    Yes you can still use those forms. In my case, I finished my application last Sept 2007 and I only mailed it to CA just Sept 2008. CA e-mailed me last Oct that they had already processed my...

  16. Training on Dialysis

    quackmoonstar replied to bebe13's topic in Philippines

    PM-ed you the contact

  17. Zayed Military Hospital and Al-Noor?

    quackmoonstar replied to extreme's topic in International Nursing

    Where did you find about their job opening? I googled Zayed Military Hospital but I can't find their website. (I was thinking of applying

  18. New Zealand:in need of steps in new zealand application!!

    quackmoonstar replied to mjrage21's topic in International Nursing

    Try this site. Hope you'll find it useful.

  19. California licensure application

    quackmoonstar replied to aybhimeds's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hi! Does anybody know how long it usually takes for a mail from CA to arrive in the Philippines? I mailed my application to CA BRN last September 23, 2008. Last Oct 16, the BRN e-mailed me that they...

  20. Training on Dialysis

    quackmoonstar replied to bebe13's topic in Philippines

    Philippine Kidney Dialysis Foundation. 5 weeks training. Fee ranges from 10 to 11k php, I guess. Plus you have a very high chance of getting hired if you applied and have the BLS, IVT and

  21. Working while Reviewing: doable?

    quackmoonstar replied to silvermed's topic in International Nursing

    Inspiring stories! Now I'm not too sure whether I should resign from work to review for NCLEX. Come to think of it, it's so hard to look for a nursing job right now. I don't want to throw my job away....

  22. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    quackmoonstar replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    My bad. The information I posted earlier was for Queensland. I don't know for the other states. Sorry.

  23. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    quackmoonstar replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    got this info from the seminar last sunday. i'd have to say that it wasn't really that much of a help. they introduced a review center/agency for the challenge test. but they're too much!! the whole...

  24. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    quackmoonstar replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    There is a pre-registration. You can either e-mail or call them. It's a free seminar and it's from 7am to 4pm this Oct 5. *****I can't use the pm function yet. Can you just pm me your e-mail so I can...

  25. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    quackmoonstar replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    You should also attend the seminar-recruitment of nurses to OZ this Sunday. It'll be held in Renaissance