ThinkerBelleRN

ThinkerBelleRN BSN, RN

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  1. Job in an area where I have no previous experience.

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Jennylee and Inthecosmos. Well, i just came across a job post on some jobsite that the hospital is looking for nurses for hyperbaric and wound care, which means there is a vacancy. I applied,...

  2. Getting assigned in an area I have no previous experience in.

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello fellow nurses. Excuse this long post, but I just don't know how to go about my situation and would like to ask for your insights. I am a foreign RN recently hired by a hospital in the United...

  3. Orientation and first day at work how was it for you?

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I will be starting in a new hospital here in the US after working in my previous institution for about 5 years. Since I am a foreign nurse, and this will be my first hospital in the US, I...

  4. International educated nurse: License endorsement or NCLEX transfer?

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    I am a foreign educated nurse and passed the NCLEX-RN under Florida BON. However, I have no active license because I am required to have a SSN to register my license. Now, my employer will be a...

  5. International educated nurse: License endorsement or NCLEX transfer?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi NurseBlaq. Florida BON allows nurses to take the NCLEX but will not issue a license unless a SSN is available. So technically, even after passing the NCLEX, I still am not a RN in Florida. I guess...

  6. Money matters

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know some Filipino nurses who work in the states and they all seem to live a lavish lifestyle-- vacations, BMW cars, luxury items like expensive purses, closets at par with Carrie Bradshaw in Sex...

  7. Getting overwhelmed studying for NCLEX

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello everyone, im currently waiting on my ATT before I can get a schedule for my NCLEX but Im currently planning to sit for the test late July or early August. That leaves me about 2 months to study....

  8. Uworld and LaCharity

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to Bric's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My test will be at the end of this month. I am really freaking out. I only have uworld and have been getting scores ranging from high 50s to 70. I still have over 1000 questions more to go and I feel...

  9. NCLEX MONDAY HELP! anxious, nervous

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to letsnurse2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Im taking the nclex end of July and Im freaking out. I feel like i have so much to study more and barely scratched the surface. Right now i focus on uworld and still have over 1000 questions more to...

  10. help with nclex review

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am applying for the NCLEX now and yet to get my ATT. I have been trying to answer some review questions but I feel like none of the items I study are retained, and I dont seem to have the...

  11. WOCN information/Emory

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to lovesongajp's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Ive been working in a wound care and hyperbaric unit in my hospital, so now i do both wounds and drive chambers. Im looking to get certified, but our hospital would only fund for Certification...

  12. WOCN information/Emory

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to lovesongajp's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Im aware this is an old post. But I have the same questions in mind now. Did you get to pursue your wound care education? How was

  13. Wound care NPs?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ericseitz's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    How does a nurse become a wound care APN or a CNS in wound care? What are the

  14. Is certification needed to work as a wound care nurse?

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I currently work in the Middle East as a staff nurse, and posted in a Hyperbaric and Advanced wound care unit. I have no certification on both specialization but have been working in this unit for the...

  15. Wound Cleaning Techniques

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to BonnieSc's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Where do you work as a wound care nurse? In our wound care unit, we use either normal saline or a cleaning solution form a company I cannot "advertise" here. We usually just irrigate the wounds, and...

  16. Is it where I work at, or is it just me?

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a RN for almost a decade now. I was one of those lucky ones who were able to land a job after graduation. I have worked in 3 hospitals so far and in this third one, I have the same...

  17. Is it where I work at, or is it just me?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I moved to the middle east for my fiance. When I meant having to deal with admin/HR, it pertains to paperworks that needs to go through them; They move so slow, the word urgent doesnt even exist in...

  18. New to HBOT...

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hello everyone. So I was just recently hired in my new hospital and much to my surprise I was assigned in the Hyperbaric Unit. I did not even show interest on this area, and have never had any...

  19. Hyperbaric Nursing vs Critical Care

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have always wanted be an ICU nurse and eventually get into cath lab or anesthesia school (also because I'm tired of having to deal with more than 5 patients in a crazy busy medical floor), but never...

  20. Help..dealing with colleagues, "not-so-nice" boss and hospital admin.

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello everyone. I have just been offered a job in one busy acute hospital in Saudi Arabia, so I did a little research about this place and there were several nurses complaining about the hospital, the...

  21. Security Forces Hospital in Dammam, KSA. Any info regarding this hospital?

    ThinkerBelleRN posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    hi everyone, I tried applying through an agency for security forces hospital located in Dammam, KSA. I tried searching online, but couldn't find the hospital's website. I just want to make sure this...

  22. Security Forces Hospital in Dammam, KSA. Any info regarding this hospital?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    Sure we can be friends.. but due to security reasons I think its best not to post any info about you online...

  23. Security Forces Hospital in Dammam, KSA. Any info regarding this hospital?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    sorry cant share my personal info on here

  24. How can a foreign nurse apply, register and work as a nurse in Canada?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ezela's topic in International Nursing

    There's visa cap for RNs under FSW, as you have already read in the CIC website.. Also, there's hiring freeze everywhere. Even Canadian trained nurses are having hard time finding

  25. Security Forces Hospital in Dammam, KSA. Any info regarding this hospital?

    ThinkerBelleRN replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    HI frahnne, im soooo glad you found this thread!!!! at last i have someone on here going to the same hospital... PM me!!! give me your contact number