LiverpoolJane

My previuos trust did have a policy of band 5 nurses going through the first gateway after six months, I believe it is an option but don't know if it is mandatory for trusts to offer this.

I would really appreciate some help on what to / what not to include in a critical commentary. I have been asked to submit one as part of my port folio for APEL, I have been asked to consider me as a Ward Manager and me as a Clinical nurse. I'm not ...

Thanks both for your input and the attachments. I think I'm getting stressed out as I'm conscious that I can waffle on and a lot of what I have included is also repeat in other bits of evidence. I think I'm going to cut it down a bit as it is quite...

I don't think the fact that you moved to the US when you were 7 or 8 would lead to mis-assumptions. If I may draw your attention to a quote you made in a previous entry: "This IS America after all. When have you ever known America or Americans to ke...

I have to agree that there does seem to be some hostility towards overseas nurses hoping to come to the US. I see people who express there feelings that something good will happen soon re, the immigration process, shot down in flames and critised. ...

You right - it is policy and I'm sure not just a local one, that anyone with TEDs on must have them removed daily to allow the skin integrity to be assessed. I've just deleted a paragraph of rant about attitudes of some nurses - sadly it seems to be...

A I felt angry reading this article for two reasons, one is that there could well be a grain of truth in what she says but the way that it is written I find it not credible. To take several statements: "Nurses consistently failed to wash her for mont...

As a manager who is responsible for recruiting I have employed several overseas nurses on the last two recruitment drives. The assumption is that the UK are activley recruiting from overseas as most UK nurses have little idea of the sifting out of t...

Thank you everyone for all your kind words - dad looks as well as can be expected under the circumstances. His mood is bouyant again and his pain and nausea under control, I can't ask for anything more. Hey Billie Shears - we seem to be doing ok wit...

You can apply for licensure via one of the Boards of Nursing yourself and they will evaluate your nurse training and say whether you can sit the NCLEX or not. I understand that there are some areas that it is difficult to get sponsorship for and the ...

I may take you up on that offer of help - I need to APEL as I start my Masters in Januray and I've never had to do that before. I've been really lucky as I am not dropping a band to start this and if/when I complete my Master I get a rise. I'm reall...

I was I had the courage to use a bike - I pulled up to a petrol pump after a bike had vacated it and noticed the cost of the fuel was £6 - and there I was putting £60 in mine.

Thank you everyone for your kind words, and Sharrie totally agree the Macmillan nurses are wonderful. The ironic thing is that when I was 17 and in disgrace as I had a baby, I had to move into local authority maisonette in a less salubrious area but...

I think this is a fab idea - I never got to go on the chat room as it finished not long after I joined AN. I have not been active for a few weeks as have been a bit distracted with my dad - he found out recently that his cancer has spread & has m...

I'm not sure of the set up in the US but if it was the same as the UK this is what I would do: I would start the transcript evaluation process as this can take a long time. In the UK there is a return to practice course and I would look to see if ...

Does that mean to say if you were one of five nurses on break and the other four were chatting amongst themselves in a language you didn't understand, you wouldn't feel a little uncomfortable? Put another way, if you were one of a group of nurses an...

I have to be positive because otherwise life would be unbearable, I would feel like my life is now hold. Don't get me wrong I can get angry and frustrated at how long everything takes - I mean it is nearly a year ago I requested my nursing transcript...

I have been offerred sponsorship - obviously only on the understanding that I pass NCLEX but in the mean time I must face the possibility of either a long wait or not getting there at all. I have made the mistake in the past of not being proactive w...

It is frustrating and for me I'm not even in the queue yet, after almost a year I haven't even been made eligible to sit NCLEX yet. I want to go to the US because my family are there, I have accepted the fact that I am sitting in a long queue but now...

Although we have a lot of overseas nurses in the UK whos primary language is not English I personally have not come across a situation were these nurses conversed with each other in their own language in my company. I think in the UK they are certain...

If you pass NCLEX and are looking for sponsorship for an employment based visa I don't think you would have anything to gain by doing a BSN. I'm no expert on the whole visa issue but it is clear that potential employers are looking for nurses with ex...

I would echo Sharries comments, I admire people who have dreams and aren't affraid to follow them. You'll come back with more than you left with in the way of life experience, I have shortlisted people for jobs who I see form their application they ...

Thank you - I wasn't sure and didn't like to ask as I'm sure it has been mentioned a million times already. You should get email of your ATT so make sure you keep an eye on your junk mail folder

That was similar to my first set of transcripts that were sent and my Uni said something similar. They said the sylabus changed every five years and they were looking at how to address this as I was not the only one who had been asked for a further ...