Williams75

Williams75

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  1. Accidentally told my coworker what I make, BIG ISSUES NOW

    I might add your future plans also.
  2. How to eat on night shift

    My hospital has 21 floors. I climb the stairs at least once if i have down time. Chairs dips or push ups you can do at nurses long if you have one. :-)
  3. Brazilian Nurses

    Any Brazilian Nurses in this website?
  4. Im in the cool kids club!!!!

    I love learning and most of all doing things. I have been in the ICU and I want to see what ED is all about. I have a lot of respect for ED. I want to give a try. I am so excited I can't wait.
  5. Im in the cool kids club!!!!

    Good Luck!! I just got a position in the ER too. I am so excited as well. Let's email and exchange experiences.
  6. Please be prepared for your interview...

    @ big sick_littlesick: Thank you so much!
  7. Please be prepared for your interview...

    @ bigsick_little sick: would you mind to share your research on answering tough behavioral questions? Thanks a lot!
  8. Waiting for an employer response

    I took a mental note and I will try to engage a little bit more. I am always afraid to be pushy. :-)
  9. Waiting for an employer response

    I have been applying for jobs and when I come back to the website account to check the status is always"in consideration" or "reviewing submit". My problem is that some of this application are actually 2-3 years old. I have already called HR and they...
  10. Waiting for an employer response

    LadyFree you reply is great. I was feeling a little bit down because of this ordeal. I am in the process of reevaluating everything and trying to get new certifications. Maybe I got used to the time where you could get a job in a couple of weeks in P...
  11. Waiting for an employer response

    NASCAR Nurse: I truly appreciate the honesty. It is very nice to have another perspective.
  12. Please be prepared for your interview...

    I am a BSN,CMSRN. 5 years of med surg/ tele experience and 3 years of ICU experience. I applied to Ed night shift= No interview
  13. I have applications they are 2 years old and on status read " under review". 3 weeks wait is a breeze.
  14. Mass exodus of staff

    @Beeker: I had to quit my job because I had a high risk pregnancy. Don't quit! I found out the hard way. Today spoke with an agency and the recruiter told me that you should never quit. Maybe an option is turn per diem and do the minimum required unt...
  15. Waiting for an employer response

    Thank you HouTx! This are major hospitals in Philly area:-(. Sad! I have to find out away to get what I want.
  16. Waiting for an employer response

    Thank you so much! I even had a situation where I went through all the process(clearance,background and test) and I passed in every step and they never called me again. Extremely rude! I never applied there again. I am trying to network but it seem...
  17. Philly is a strange place. I am looking for a position in ICU for 3 years now. I worked in a large university hospital for 3 years in SICU. I have to say that I was out out nursing due to medical reason for a year but my experience seams totally irre...
  18. What to know before starting CTICU preceptorship?

    Good Luck!! this is major. Please let us know how are you doing. I would love to here your experience there.
  19. Which Hospitals?
  20. I have been trying to come back to ICU for 2 years now. No Luck.i had to wait a year to have an interview for a med-sug position in a hospital. I know a lot of people at bedside but I could not so far translate that into a good situation. I was out o...
  21. Brazilian Nurses

    As far as I know, We don't have anything like NCLEX-RN in Brazil. They were trying to institute the"Provao" what could be considered a type of NCLEX but they didn't got that done yet. As you graduate from your nursing program you automatic get your l...
  22. Brazilian Nurses

    1. They are very friendly with doctors. I never met a foreign nurse trying to practice there. I met brazilian nurses coming back as honor guests in conferences. Never met anyone trying to come back to Brazil once they left. 2.Ok. Just making sure you...
  23. Brazilian Nurses

    Hello Cuddlesutra, I have to say WOW!! Are you aware that a nurse there makes at best R$1.500/month(convert brazilian reals to us dollars). Anyway,in order to live in Brazil you have to have a strong Portuguese. The major cities like São Paulo and R...
  24. Brazilian Nurses

    Hello BrasilWifey, Have you done the CGFNS. You are supposed to start there. First of all you have to make sure that your degree of nursing is recognized in the USA. You have to send your transcripts to CGFNS and they will make sure everything is in ...
  25. Position in Trauma ICU

    Thanks may be I should check more deeply into or maybe be crazy and do it and wait if they are going to audit me. :-)