suehp

suehp

Stroke Rehab, Elderly, Rehab. Ortho

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  1. my problem

    you do not need CGFNS exam for
  2. OUr interview was about 10:30am if I remember rightly and we got there for 9am. We were out by
  3. Come on over! Visas are current!

    oooooh keeping everything crossed for you all - it seems to have dragged on way too long for you
  4. Chat room

    I will try and make it too as I am inbetween my nights but should be up by then...cant promise I will be coherent
  5. Nurses not doing assessments

    That is hw it worked in our hospital in the UK too...usually always a Doctor about - if it wasnt the Consultant or Registrar doing the hose it was a Sneior House Officer or Junior House Officer...
  6. Hourly Rounding / Walking Reports

    We do walking reports and it works ok. I work nights on Ortho and do hourly rounds as much as I am able to.... I always tell the Pt before they go to sleep that I will check on them regularly and will...
  7. Nurses not doing assessments

    I am also originally from the UK...never taught how to listen to lungs and heart sounds - I also work with a french nurse who said the same about her training. I agree with he other UK posters.....our...
  8. Dislocated Patella

    ouch that must hurt...... hope you have a speedy recovery...I agree with Tina that it is likely you will be in a knee Immobiliser for a few weeks.....but I am not an
  9. Why is the grass always greener....

    ahhh we are further south down in Vero
  10. Daft things you've done after night shift

    Ihave done a lot of silly things like you have after a night shift but I did something really sill towards the end of my night shift the other day....I helped a colleague of mine remove a suture from...
  11. Why is the grass always greener....

    Whereabouts in Florida are you? We have a World Market near us and they have all sorts of ENglish stuff in there inlcuding choclate, and hobnobs and heinz baked beans!!! LOL Sometimes I miss the UK...
  12. Learning to drive in the USA??

    My Husband always says " remember to keep your passenger to the pavement/sidewalk" - that helps me a lot even now when I come home from work after a night shift....lol I still get days when I get...
  13. Learning to drive in the USA??

    Ann you CAN take your driving test without a social security number in Florida as we took ours the vacatiion before we emigrated and then all we did was renew it once we had
  14. UK Nursing Jobs for Overseas Nurses

    I dont know that area very well... the best thing to do is research that area and approach the hospitals...or as Anna has said look in the nursing times for jobs....you may need to go elsewhere so you...
  15. UK Nursing Jobs for Overseas Nurses

    Where do you want to
  16. Thank God for the Brits!

    I have never been asked that - usually they just ask if I am from Ireland or Australia!! Then when I say the UK - I ge asked what I think of Tony
  17. British/Irish Nurses working in the US

    PLaster in the UK is bandaid in the USA!! I still have trouble with that one!!!
  18. Comparison of US and UK pay

    Thy dont do H1B visa's for nurses anymore (not unless things have changed in the last few months whn I wasnt paying
  19. CES- Secondary school

    I never had to submit my O level certificates - Iwas told at the time not to fill that part of the form in - so I didnt and it was never a problem from what I
  20. Welsh Nurse in SC !!

    :welcome: I lived in North Wales most of my life but have been hre in Florida for 19 months
  21. From UK to USA or OZ?

    I dont blame you wanting to try OZ, someone else on this board is doing the same too. s someone has said it could be a stepping stone to the USA...will you still be able to apply for the USA once you...
  22. British/Irish Nurses working in the US

    BM (Stix)is Blood Glucose in the UK but it means bowel movemnt in the
  23. Hello Letina..

    Hi Tina, It has gone fast hasnt it?? Cant believe it is a year already......speak soon
  24. Hello Letina..

    This is what I was told by this agency too and I decided not to go with them and got out here eventually and been here 18
  25. Port St. Lucie, Ft Pierce, JFK Atlantis

    I know a few nurses who live in PSL but choose to work up here in Vero Beach in either the hospital or Rehab....so what does that say about PSL