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  1. Bad News For Nurses from The Philippines , China and India

    Rep posted a topic in International Nursing

    Bad news for us nurses who wishes to immigrate to the US. Starting January 2005, BCIS will implement cut off dates for EB3 category. That means they will go backward to 2002. If our priority dates are...

  2. To all foreign nurses in the US, will you retire in US or go back to your homeland?

    Rep replied to dhel28's topic in International Nursing

    Right now, I see myself spending the rest of my life here in the USA. It has been three years since we left the Philippines. My children have all adapted living here. Though they still speak Tagalog...

  3. Happy Birthday Suzanne

    Rep replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

    Suzanne, Happy Birthday!!!!:balloons::balloons::balloons::bdck:

  4. Demand for Nurses Abroad

    Rep replied to audkate's topic in International Nursing

    I graduated nursing in 1991, back then it is one student to one patient, as students we did everything in terms of total care but be we were not allowed to do IVs, foleys or NGT. I worked for a year...

  5. military nurse prior service

    Rep replied to plteialmtr's topic in International Nursing

    Green card holders can join the US service anytime. But to be a military nurse, US citizenship is required. I am not sure on the Natioanal

  6. Who's to blame for having oversupply of nurses here???...

    Rep replied to pablo75's topic in Philippines

    What do you mean by that? That we foreign nurses are second rate to US trained nurses. I am a foreign trained nurse that means I am Tonto and the US trained nurse is the Lone Ranger. Regardless a...

  7. poor man's dignity

    Rep replied to panzer's topic in Philippines

    Both parties are to blame, the man who is crazy enough to put a canister of his rectum. And the medical personnels who had a good laugh and video the procedure which is an invasion of privacy....

  8. Military nursing

    Rep replied to Lorodz's topic in Philippines

    Go to Camp Aguinaldo and look for building Bulwagan Valdez, that is the building where the Army Nurse Corop is located. The office is in the 2nd floor according to my sister. But the location may...

  9. Attention: Philippines nurses - there is no nursing shortage in America

    Rep replied to oneproudigorot's topic in Philippines

    :bowingpur same here, i usually don't take my 15 minutes break especially if i have a full load. i rather spend it by completing my charts and i really:angryfire hate it when we are busy and people...

  10. Attention: Philippines nurses - there is no nursing shortage in America

    Rep replied to oneproudigorot's topic in Philippines

    Take courage! There is a shortage of working nurses here in the USA and your time will come even with the backlog ahead of you. Don't mind what other people say who does not agree of the current...

  11. Inactive Nurses :A Nursing Re-entry Program, Anyone?

    Rep replied to prettyRN.mom's topic in International Nursing

    It looks like that hospitals in our country are taking advantage of the nurses who are in active for many years and want to get back into hospitals. And for sure these hospitals will charge those...

  12. Military nursing

    Rep replied to Lorodz's topic in Philippines

    I will asked her how she applied. Then I will let you

  13. Rumors and other things

    Rep replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    Because people believe in rumors and to them it is the truth. A lot of nurses were waylaid in their plans to go to the USA because they were not well informed or in some cases relied on

  14. 80,000 to 100,000 to take June 08 NLE

    Rep replied to rkm's topic in International Nursing

    Wow, back in 1991 we were only 20,000+. And some of us got stucked because the US has stopped hiring

  15. Big Day Tomorrow!

    Rep posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Guys! I am taking the NLCEX-RN tomorrow and I feel excited and nervous at the same time. I started reading my Saunders six months ago and it took me four months to finished it. Then I also...

  16. yaya's or helpers in the country using our uniforms

    Rep replied to dyan_gorgeous RN's topic in International Nursing

    last halloween, i passed by the landlord's office to drop my check and the secretary asked me if i were dressing as a doctor. nope, i am a real nurse, halloween or

  17. Filipino Nurses that have worked abroad and settled back in Philippines!

    Rep replied to KING ARTHUR's topic in International Nursing

    Maybe if I can save a million dollars then I will go home and stay for good in the Philippines. I will tell you once you arrive here and work as a nurse, there is no turning back because life is good...

  18. Military nursing

    Rep replied to Lorodz's topic in Philippines

    Eight months? My sister was a Philippine Army nurse for several years. At most, basic training is only three months and the training was light because they are not combatants. Not sure of the 8...

  19. What's your Christmas wish?

    Rep replied to nrswnabee's topic in International Nursing

    i already met suzzane and a couple of posters here are in my friendster list.... merry christmas to

  20. Filipina nurse, family face deportation

    Rep replied to Brian's topic in International Nursing

    Their visas expired three years ago, they have ample time then to apply for green cards or adjust their status. At that time there were available immigrant visas for nurses. I wonder why they never...

  21. Filipina nurse, family face deportation

    Rep replied to Brian's topic in International Nursing

    Their visas expired three years ago, they have ample time then to apply for green cards or adjust their status. At that time there were available immigrant visas for nurses. I wonder why they never...

  22. From LTC to Hospital (MED SURG)

    Rep replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a sub acute/LTC before and work currently in Med-Surg. Working in LTC is lighter than in med surg, you do a lot of work and patients tend to have more problems and so demanding. Also you...

  23. Lpn Course

    Rep replied to mad3tte's topic in International Nursing

    You can take an LPN course there and it may be credited to the state where you will be working. BUT you can't just get your BSN via online when programs here have to start from LPN then to RN and then...

  24. Still wanna be a nurse at 40++

    Rep replied to leuqar1117's topic in International Nursing

    If your heart is in it, go for it. In the orientation program I had been in here, a lot of new nurses are in the 40's and a couple in

  25. which phil hospital will give me a good training ground?

    Rep replied to amber_snow's topic in International Nursing

    Why not apply for the Nurses Corp instead. The pay is really good. The army needs nurses right now. My sister was in Phil Army nurse before she came here. She spent several years with the