skylark BSN, RN

I'm not sure if you qualify to stay in the UK if you are not married. Most US RNs from AFBs in that area work at Addenbrookes, its a large hospital in Cambridge. But you need to figure out your visa first, and then contact the NMC to see if you can r...

So the QNI says District Nursing is in crisis, with, staff numbers falling by half in the last decade, and funding in crisis. That is not the whole picture. I was a DN, and in the 90s is was a great job. I had caseloads from seven GPs, and I had thei...

Right. Since the inception of P2K there have been no generalist nursing courses in the UK. You would have to go back 3 times and do each of the three branches, (minus the foundation part), in order to meet the requirements. Or else try to obtain a st...

US nurses are generalists. Meaning their training has 4 key components, adult, less, OB/gyn and mental health. So if you are in the UK and doing adult branch, you would be considered only 1/4 trained. Do the other 3 branches as well, and you are good...

You have left it pretty late, I think they expect you to start the process 90 days before it lapses. Anyone on this thread can help you, you would need either Skype or WhatsApp to talk with them. I can do Friday this week, that's Friday my time, and ...

You could try OGP, I think they are the only agency still accepting UK nurses. But there isn't a nursing shortage. The other agencies all quit because there are plenty of nurses now, and no need to import any more.

But you still need all 4 branches to apply.

Firstly, the NMC aren't going to help you. Its not in their interests to assist NHS trained nurses to move overseas. Secondly, most of the UK nurses here in the US are older and trained pre P2K. We did equal amounts of time in all 4 branches, we are ...

Usually folk from the USAF bases like to work at Addenbrookes in Cambridge. We had both nurses and medics from there when I worked there. But do you have your NMC registration sorted yet?

Dutch hospitals follow the same design. And in London, England, Charing Cross Hospital follows the same plan, its probably the most nurse friendly place I have ever worked. Every floor is the same, with patient rooms around the outside, and workpspac...

We get a lot of that. They show up, having managed to get a ride TO the hospital, and then suddenly all their family and friends are busy and can't get them home again, but its ok because its the social worker's problem. I understand not wanting to r...

I only just saw this last couple posts, so Bev, if you still need help with the discussion part, please PM me!

Two points. Firstly, European hospitals built by Dutch designers make so much more sense. I don't know whether they consult nurses or just observe and use common sense, but somehow they get it right. Second, my all time favorite design fail was a Lev...

Off topic, but just wanted to say that I happened to see the crash in Chicago, back in July 2018. The helicopter developed a technical fault, possibly from being struck with a firework or drone (think 4th July people!), and I watched the helicopter d...

I can help but it will need to be WhatsApp, I gave up on my Skype account! I already revalidated but can help you with the discussion, just let me know : )

I was a single mom, with no family nearby and had to pay for every minute of childcare when I was working. Ask around your friends and see if anyone else lives near to you and has kids the same age. I managed to team up with another mom for a while, ...

Working in the community is not a good place for a newly qualified nurse. You will be essentially working alone, and will need troubleshooting skills and communication skills that you just don't have. Work a year or two in a general ward before going...

District used to be a good place to be, until they started making cutbacks and making impossible demands on nurses time. A few years ago i had a caseload that consisted of patients from 5 GPs, and then ten years later I was covering 24 GPs. If you ju...

Working in a military hospital in the UK. Five hours ahead, so it was just after lunch when it all happened.

Just as an FYI, its in Chelsea, probably the most expensive location in the world! Be prepared for a commute, you are unlikely to find accommodation nearby unless you have a few million to invest. Even a houseboat on the river is over half a million....

Your dept should have one of the multilanguage phrasebooks, which contains standard triage questions in 36 languages. The questions are numbered, so you line up the English page alongside the language you want to use. Questions usually require a yes ...

Holby has one ambulance crew, who live next door and just one nursing shift, they are all there 24/7, except when they are in the pub. An amazing service and something for the rest of us to strive for. NOT!

This is an issue that concerns me as an ER nurse. Not only are we the "front door" to the hospital and therefore the first people a shooter would encounter, but also an ER has few places to hide. We have curtains instead of walls, and nowhere to go. ...

If you read other threads on this subject, its pretty much impossible now for a UK trained nurse to move to the US. Unless you qualified pre 2000, your UK adult branch training doesn't meet the requirements.

I'd forgotten about the teamwork side of things. Yes doctors and nurses work alongside each other as a team. There is no hierarchy except the Consultants (Attending in the US), and its common for the team to socialize together as well. Mealbreaks are...