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the agency rep said the president of the agency wants to pay us $300 for the week we refused she said she knew we would and found it insulting,she's going to try for them to at least pay us half salary,as for the lthey said the board is waiting for the return of the finger prints to come back apparently the board hires independant firm to send off the finger prints to the fbi she's also suggesting we do over the finger prints in case they were never sent,we did ask why they started our employment without a l and she said the hosp waivered the l during the orientation because they were told that the l would come through before we went to the wards,they are also trying to get a temp l by the time so we can start work so i still don't know when i'll be back to work, the president of the agency is suppose to call us today and we did say we expect him to discuss payment promptly.

they were definitely in a hurry the recruiter at the hosp said he hurried the agency to get us there,its a hosp with a ltc facility, i feel so tired of everything i've been through with this agency,they are suggesting we work as cna's until theyget our l i'm not doing that but i'm not sure how long the l would take to come through,i've signed a lease for 1 year (my apt),i don't know what to do i'm just going to pray and trust god i feel as though i don't have the strength to fight these people and they are adamant that we will not be paid,i don't know what difference this meeting would do they are offering us loans to compensate but i refused because i did not take up this job offer to incur expenses this is ludicris.

the agency is based in savannah georgia,i would like to get some legal advice but will i be in trouble what about the hosp they commenced orientation without the l would they be in trouble,i'm not sure what i should do,someone from the agency is flying in to speak to us tomorrow.

just immigrated to nj started my job on the 19th (remember me got job through agency have to work for 18 mths and in return i get my green cardsfor family and self) well the problem is i have my georgia stateboard and my job is in nj the agency said they would do everything on my behalf on my 3rd day of orientation (21st) we were told to stay at home ( by the hosp) because our njl was not ready the agency said they are not paying us because its not there fault that the nj state board is taking so long,my problem is why did they hurry me up to leave my job if the know things were not ready,i signed a form giving them permission to act on my behalf i had no idea i was commencing employment without a njl is that illegal the agency said its not illegal to commence orientation we were in classroom for the orientation but because we were ment to commence orientation on the wards we were ask to stay at home until our l is ready and rightly so do i have a right to be paid??the agency is my employer and they say no.

oops i mean equipped,my best experience was in the isle of man,not for skills but working environment,they have a brand new hosp with everything and the people are much nicer than on the mainland i guess they are less stressed wales was nice also people always ask me if i'm welsh :) :) (i'm black) but alot of my fellow trinis here in the uk get ask the same thing apparently our accents are close.

hi there i must put my two cents in about this topic,i'm from trinidad and came to the uk in 98,i've worked in wales,west yorkshire,surreyand the isle of man,i've worked with some really nice people and for most part my experience has been good (i've done the nclex and moving on to the usa) i've experienced racism in surrey (wd mger) and once from a 90 yr old pt and on both occasions i cried but the nice people i've met far outweigh the two,i hope the usa will be just as good but i do feel better equiped.

i have not been on the board for some time and only now reading replies, i 'mgoing to the usa on green card basis and i've accepted the ltc position i've had to many offers with this agency and always in a state i don't want to go to, initially they said i can choose a state and then all these problems came up .to be honest i'm tired of the long process i just want to go and finish my contract, i'm also going to put my best foot forward and hopefully enjoy it ther's a inner voice that keeps telling me that the elderly needs nurses to so i'm not looking at it as a step backward but a learning experience and hoping for the best.

i've accepted a position in a long term care facility in the usa (NJ) i've never worked in one before, i'm going through an agency the thing is i really wanted a med/surg position but the agency can't seem to find me a suitable position or state and i'm tired waiting however i'm going to put my best foot forward and i do enjoy the company of geriatric patients,any advice on my decisions?? will i be deskilled?? i've never worked with a ratio of 1 rn to 20 plus patients and i'm a bit of a perfectionist so i know i'll try my best can someone please share info on ltc facilities. thank you:)

please can someone tell me how much an rn earn in the harrisburg area (per hour) is it a nice area for families.thank you

please help, i'm coming over to the us via an agency, i'm from the caribbean but live in england, i have two interviews one in hartford ct and one in harrisburg pa any info on which state is better to live?

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HI TO EVERYONE I'M NEW :).I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO THE USA WITH AN AGENCY,THE WHOLE PROCESS IS VERY DEPRESSING AND I'M SCARED. ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO DID THE NCLEX WITH ME HAS JUST GONE TO A HOSP IN NEW YORK SHE'S FROM AFRICA AND I'M FROM THE CARIBBEAN WE'VE BOTH BEEN WORKING IN THE UK FOR THE PAST 5 YRS FOR THE MOST PART WORKING IN THE UK HAS BEEN GOOD THE WEATHER IS AWFUL BUT I'VE MET SOME NICE PEOPLE,I REALLY ADMIRE THE UK NURSES APPROACH TO THEIR PATIENTS AND HOW THEY TREAT THEIR PATIENTS, I DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE USA TO BE CLOSER TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY,MORE SCOPE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND BETTER SALARY,SO I PERSUADED MY HUSBAND TO MAKE THE MOVE, THE PROCESS IS LONG AND I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH IN THE AGENCY,I SPEAK TO MY FRIEND IN NEW YORK REGULARLY AND SHE IS REALLY DEPRESS,SHE SAYS HER CO WORKERS ARE COLD AND AGRESSIVE (NOT AS POLITE AS THE UK)SHE DOES NOT FEEL SUPPORTED AND SHE'S SCARED SHE WENT WITH THE SAME AGENCY WHO PROMISED THAT IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY IN YOUR JOB THEY WOULD PLACE YOU ELSEWHERE BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT WOULD BE REVIEWED AFTER SIX MONTHS AFTER SPEAKING TO HER I WAS SICK LITERALLY,I'M SCARED I'M MAKING A BIG MISTAKE,IDON'T MIND HARD WORK BUT I'D HATE TO WORK WITH AGRESSIVE PEOPLE,I KNOW THATS JUST HER EXPERIENCE BUT I'M REALLY SCARED,IF I TRY TO LEAVE THE AGENCY NOW I'D HAVE TO PAY 13 THOUSAND POUNDS (THEY GET GREENCARDS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY) BUT THE WHOLE PROCESS IS TAKING LONGER THAN THEY PROMISED THEY HAVE ALSE PLACED HER IN AN EXPENSIVE AREA IN NY HER RENT IS VERY HUGE,SHE SAYS SHE WAS BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY IN THE UK,THE AGENCY ALSO PROMISED BETTER SALARIES,I'M NOT SURE WHAT I SHOULD DO??