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I am the traveler madwife is talking about i adore St Joes can not say anything but good things about the hospital even though i am a traveler and was off sick for 15 weeks this yr they have supported me through out and truely care about its employee...

I have experienced both and the NHS has many many faults waiting time are apauling no matter how the figurs are distorted, the concept behind any national health system is fantastic but it cost money and lots of it. Dave says if he gets ill the state...

Feel really guilty did not post when originaly got the shout from cariad. It took me 6 yrs to get here and at times i lost hope but kept on pushing and am so glad i did we have been here since May 08 love the life love my job and i have had a majot i...

Great entry although i had the opposite experience my orientation was expected to last 12 weeks but by week 5 was already eager to get of orientation and did so, i do beleive the facility learned from those before me one of which was madwife thanks h...

RIP jade my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family XXX

There is nothing i would change about my life as a nurse i love my job every aspect, my chosen career has afforded me the ability to emmigrate to the USA mid life and because i was a RN my family also were given the treasured gifts of green cards. Th...

Thanks for this i was also very concerned about the previous article about foreign nurses taking jobs. Its nice to get fully informed 1st and understand what the foreign nurses have to do to actualy come here, a lot of nurses here didnt know we have...

usualy only go off sick with a bad chest but since moving to USA had a stomach bug, threw my back out coughing i might add and now given up smoking and have never been well since constant cough and cold for 2 months or more, my beleif is that in the ...

Like sue and MW said the accent is a huge advantage they adore the accent i have a strong northern england accent and they seem facsinated and sometimes it can be a little time consuming as they just want to hear you talk and of course i do get pts a...

hi fruit shoot, the transition was good for me i have worked in the UK med/surg, ortho and ICU and high dependancy to name a few i was assigned a fantastic american nurse on arrival and she was my mentor in the UK on nights i had 12 pts minimum on su...

oh how right you are MW still have problems with the American citizans understanding me:imbar We had a discusion here on the unit about this very same thing tonight, have put my foot in it a few times the most embarassing one was when i was stood at ...

I am with OGP as madwife explained and yes im thrilled to be here in AZ even though it took me several yrs. we had a fantastic meat and great who took us evrywere like cariad, but due to the long wait for the visa interview etc we had already purchas...

Well i carnt say im missing the UK life out here in Arizona is sweet:D every day is better than the last, it was definatly worth the 6 yr wait. I love my new job the staff are 5***** and wow the hospital well lets say if we have anymore food nights i...

Hi all arizona nurses :) Thought I would introduce myself I am at present a UK RN but am in the process of moving to USA, Phoenix Arizona to be more precise. Had an interview with St Joesephs last monday and recieved a start date of January 2006 ...

I am especialy grateful seeing a the UK has had such dreadful weather my eldest DD who returned to the uk in July is comming back out in a couple of weeks keeps telling me how bad it is back over there, i still keep waiting for someone to burst our b...

Well we have been here for 6 months, and i love every single second of every part of my life. The new job is fantastic way beyond my expectations the staff are fantasic so supportive we have truley become great friends in a relativly short time. My h...

Love the heat enjoying the tripple digits have been in my pool since mid May but love comming home from work driving up the freeway at sunset and walk through the house throw of the srubs and jump in the pool:weathersunsmall:, and look up at the star...

we also do the 2 unit practice pre dose dial, as a RN who used the insulin syrnges for years i much prefer the pens and beleive they are more acurate, each pt has their own pens with pts own med labels attached.

:icon_hug: aw you poor thing, at least you got a beautiful pink cast very nice:D get well soon

dont think its glicanic we still use that on ENT we insert glicanic wicks into infected ears itchthamol sounds right really racking my brains its been driving me nuts since madwife mentioned it while out on friday,:lol_hitti so blaming madwife for th...

i am sure when we get accustomed to the idea that unlike the UK the sun is here to stay we will also be waiting for the cooler days but after 40 + yrs of rain and gray skys its so nice to be able to plan days out or BBQ without the need to have a bac...

everyone around here also laugh at me and say wait and see but for the time being its a novelty for us, so i say roll on triple digits

The girls love it, we came from Manchester were it rained and was over cast daily, so the hotter the beter. At the moment there spending their days swimming and shoping which sounds good to me

woke up this am to rain, and temps of 80's very bizzare but roll on high temps

well arrived safely and still walking round with a huge grin on my face have had 110 degree heat already and love the heat the hotter the better did my driving tests and now a very proud owner of an AZ driving license our vehicle will follow soon hop...