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  1. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    if marriage happens it happens...this id rather do on my own, reduces the dependancy rather a lot i guess we'll just go wherever the wind carries us until things are processed....theres worse lives...

  2. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    hi silverdragon, im a tad confused,is it quicker to get an immigrant visa through marriage than work then? and thanks for the canada

  3. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks for the extremely quick response! No we are not married, but he is american. i know theres a massive wait, but i still have around 18 months left here, and he wants to live in london for a year...

  4. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    hi there, im a uk trained nurse currently working in saudi, ive applied for cgfns and believe i have to wait for their certification before applying to the state i want to work in? My partner can...

  5. Working in Saudi Arabia

    munkypants replied to Tearmaiden's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks tearmaiden :) Im heading out there in Aug to work in Riyadh. Anything else i should know?! Your post was very informative

  6. hands on care schedules in your unit

    munkypants replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we work on an individualised basis. cares and feeds are done with each baby in accordance with when their parents/carers are in (within reason). To be honest we dont really have 'scheduled' times for...

  7. makes you think

    munkypants replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    giving a long term diagnosis is not an easy thing to do as a NICU nurse. I care deeply about not only the babies in my care, but the parents and carers that find themselves there, and try to give them...

  8. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

    munkypants replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    personally i detest cup feeding, and feel that finger feeding is even more barbaric and confusing (not to mention hard work!) for the baby. baby friendly should be about informed choice, not guilt...

  9. oscillatory and nitric ventilation

    munkypants posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hi all, any help on this would be appreciated!im moving from a level 2 to a 3 unit, so have no experience of nitric or oscillation. any tips on basics, resources, what to watch out for would be...

  10. oscillatory and nitric ventilation

    munkypants replied to munkypants's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thanks

  11. PO vs IV formulations

    munkypants replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we give iv caffeine also as oral if we're out of oral suspension, but wouldnt give oral as

  12. oscillatory and nitric ventilation

    munkypants replied to munkypants's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thank u! one thing-im uk, what is an

  13. Pressure limits on infusion pumps

    munkypants replied to corks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we use alaris asena, for both drugs and enteral feeds. our drug infusion pumps are labelled for drug use only, and have a special pressure set attached to the side, so again, you couldnt give a feed...

  14. Shout out to fellow NICU forum junkies

    munkypants replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi everyone! im a bit of a lurker here, have posted a few times, but not much. I would have to say i agree with everything said, and even though im not 'new' anymore (being 2 years out of university),...

  15. 99 Balloons - Warning. You'll probably cry your eyes out.

    munkypants replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i just had my first trisomy18 baby a few weeks ago, and couldnt watch this until now...... amazing parents, he was so incredibly lucky to be born into a family like that. i just feel so glad that he...

  16. Help needed!! Confused!!

    munkypants replied to tanyaUK's topic in International Nursing

    hi tanya dont know if this will be of any help, but i've just applied to queensland nursing board, and thats all i had to apply to, didnt need my course transcripts evaluated or anything, so didnt...

  17. Becoming a neonatal nurse in UK

    munkypants replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    hiya, im a neonatal nurse, and dont know if its the same down south, but in scotland part of the reason neonates can afford to be so choosy in those they employ is cos there is very little staff...

  18. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

    munkypants replied to maybaby9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, first off, its not a huge deal to take the training and run! something which i have learned very rapidly in my first year of nursing is that no one looks out for you- you do it for yourself! (bar...