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  1. Caribbean dreaming

    billw posted a topic in International Nursing

    I would like some info on ICU nursing in the Caribbean (yeah, I know-everyone's dream!). Working conditions-staffing ratios? Living conditions and cost of living? Acceptance by the residents? Is it...

  2. RN license suspended in Maryland

    billw replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Maryland resident. It took me almost two and a half moths to get an expired license re-instated. When I called, they told me my application was "not in the sytem", even though I had received my...

  3. ED Career Change?

    billw posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm an experienced ICU RN who worked in ED's many years ago with an agency and enjoyed it. I was thinking of going to work in ED, but what concerns me is that at my hospital and several others in the...

  4. Union vs. non-union

    billw replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Fergus. The nurses at my hospital have taken a very negative view of the recent union proposal, since we work for a hospital that has the brains to realize that if you treat your staff...

  5. Does workplace have impact on how you view nursing?

    billw replied to abigailfaith's topic in General Nursing

    There are good and bad hospitals-just because the nurses at one hospital are unhappy shouldn't make you want to quit nursing. I would suggest that you stick with nursing, instead of RT. I think there...

  6. Travel Nursing from Mexico

    billw replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

    There was a recent article in the AARP magazine and also on their website regarding living in Mexico. It was aimed at retirees, but might have some good information. There are several areas of...

  7. Full Time Night Shift

    billw replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who has done both for years, stick with the three twelves. It is much less stressful and you get nice long stetches of time off. Sometimes I take 25mg of bendryl when I get home in the...