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  1. rn job in germany

    5cats replied to livefree95's topic in General World

    You need to contact the health authorities in the Bundesland where you want to work to find out if they accept your US training and what tests or papers they need. Normally you will have to have the...

  2. German Nurses anywhere?

    5cats replied to Jutta's topic in General World

    Urkunde= Diploma, so yes it's the RN (good old fashioned diploma), 2 years further training used to get you a certificate, that would state your further training. I heard there are some university...

  3. anyone registering for SRNA or in Saskatchewan?

    5cats replied to oobie's topic in Canada

    You can only practice as an RN in the Province where you are registered. So if you want to practice in Ontario you have to apply there. While CRNE is Canada wide, registration is not. And it's not an...

  4. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

    5cats replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration Advice

    I don't know how high I scored, good enough not to need any upgrading, that's all I know.

  5. Nursing in Switzerland

    5cats replied to silentsiren4's topic in International Nursing

    First of all you need to make sure that your education will be recognized. You need to contact the Swiss Red Cross and find out, plus your language depending on where you plan to live and work in...

  6. Hi, does anyone know if there are any nursing programs in Switzerland?

    5cats replied to Silverwaters05's topic in International Nursing

    I would not even consider nursing school there if your language is not sufficient, you could still write them an email and figure their answer out (dictionary). Another issue in Switzerland: they...

  7. Pinoy care visa center

    5cats replied to boardshorts's topic in Immigration Advice

    check Welcome Page | Page d'accueil You can only apply without the experience in case you have arranged employment. No other way around it, and it has to be full time PAID experience or the equivalent...

  8. Practical Nursing Program in the Philippines... Will it be acknowledged in the U.S.?

    5cats replied to ZB_LVN's topic in International Nursing

    There are several threads discussing your problem here. Biggest issue is that LPN programs are not recognized in the Philippines and so you cannot get a licence, what leads to the question of quality....

  9. Hi, does anyone know if there are any nursing programs in Switzerland?

    5cats replied to Silverwaters05's topic in International Nursing

    Try to contact the swiss nursing association http://www.sbk-asi.ch they should have all the info you need. There used to be a master and I believe a bachelor program, but just keep in mind that the...

  10. Applying as a nurse in Norway, anyone else?

    5cats replied to pfb85's topic in Nurse Registration

    LOL

  11. Any nurses moved from US to England...and wished they hadn't?

    5cats replied to Baboosh123's topic in International Nursing

    We had a unit clerk during the day (8-4) and sometime assistants who would stock up and do vitals and stuff (for the HDU high dependy unit), or the floater would do that. I found it easier to work...

  12. Is IELTS a must for nursing registration in UK?

    5cats replied to max72's topic in International Nursing

    Everybody is interviewed though, no? So then the employer can find out if your english is sufficient enough, plus many people do speak dialect depending on where they are from, so even if your english...

  13. Any nurses moved from US to England...and wished they hadn't?

    5cats replied to Baboosh123's topic in International Nursing

    I worked in an ICU in England and our ratio was 1:1 for ventilated Patients, and 1:2 for non ventilated. I think in many ICU's in the US you have a much harder workload, but I must also say, in...

  14. Looking for info about Nurse jobs in Netherlands, Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

    5cats replied to JohnN's topic in International Nursing

    Only in the north, lol In Switzerland you will hear swiss german and Austria also has it's dialects. You could look at www.krankenschwester.de - Online Community und Forum für Pflegeberufe for...

  15. Any nurses moved from US to England...and wished they hadn't?

    5cats replied to Baboosh123's topic in International Nursing

    5 years is a long time, hard to make plans for such a long timeframe, but... I loved England, who knows, if the payment would have been better compared to the extremely high costs of living, maybe I...

  16. Nursing schools in Germany

    5cats replied to Cheries's topic in General World

    No, nonsense, nursing education in Germany is in german, nothing else would make sense. You pay nothing to go to nursing school. it's hospital affiliated, so you find an employer who is willing to...

  17. domiciliary carer in uk?

    5cats replied to ms.piggy's topic in International Nursing

    Plus paying those ridiculous agency fees, how are you paying those back? For a room alone you pay several 100 £ (I paid 350 several years ago).

  18. The guide for Foreign nurses wanting to work in Canada

    5cats replied to Belle1984's topic in International Nursing

    A lot of people don't even read the info that is available allready, I'm not sure if the OP did that, so I mentioned sites that are available and were to get the info from, I think that is offering...

  19. Work as Nurse Practitioner in Switzerland

    5cats replied to emtneel's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry no clue on that one, best way to find out pay the fee and see what they say.

  20. anyone registering for SRNA or in Saskatchewan?

    5cats replied to oobie's topic in Canada

    Chances for a job as an IEN are so poor right now, I wouldn't worry about the waiting time at all. Plus the experience in my health region is so poor, there would be an outcry if they would hire...

  21. english speaking nurse moving to germany

    5cats replied to nurseerin's topic in General World

    Your professional credentials have nothing to do with your legal status there, doesn't matter if you will be married to a german citizen, you still have to go through the process of getting your...

  22. Work as Nurse Practitioner in Switzerland

    5cats replied to emtneel's topic in International Nursing

    Do speak one of the swiss languages? Are you aware that swiss german is a dialect not easy to understand with school german? You have to contact the swiss red cross to find out if your education is...

  23. Med Surg - Boring Work in USA

    5cats replied to Precious Pinay's topic in International Nursing

    So what? What's the purpose if your post? To show that it's not all paradise to work in the US? To annoy people that would be happy to have your job, since they have none? If you are not happy in...

  24. The guide for Foreign nurses wanting to work in Canada

    5cats replied to Belle1984's topic in International Nursing

    I actually found the information on the cic website very clear and easy to understand, what is so confusing for you? Or is the process of getting registered confusing to you? But those steps are also...

  25. anyone registering for SRNA or in Saskatchewan?

    5cats replied to oobie's topic in Canada

    I don't think the chance is the same, canadian grads would be preferred, especially since the experience with IEN's hasn't been good in all healthregions. And the newgrads are struggling right now to...