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Hi, I am also a Canadian trained RN. Have had a license in Minnesota and am currently licensed in AZ. Been working in the US for 9 years and have my greencard. Today, I was denied my CA license, saying I didn't have enough clinical hours. I am so don...

How do I contact my licensing agent via email? I have tried to go through the operators and left voicemails but no response. I was just wondering if there was a way to contact them that's easier than getting transferrd to their voicemail only if you...

Hello there, I just need advice. I have been stressing over this issue for days. I know it's been discussed a million times and I have searched and read every post I'm sure. Anyways, I was educated in Canada, 4 year bscn. Have been working in the US ...

I was wondering if there is any literature out there discussing whether or not hanging a flush bag with iv piggy backs is of benefit or harm to the patient. When I am priming lines for a patient who is to receive only IV piggybacks and not have cont...

I was educated in Canada and I thought the program was excellent. As far as the health care system goes, I think its great. I am now working in the US for the past two years. I am very proud of the healthcare system in Canada. There are also alot...

Hi Guys, Just a quick question. My TN is not due to expire until November. I plan to sign on as a 'core' nurse rather than seasonal in October. My contract as seasonal is up then. I have it arranged with my hospital to become core in October to b...

my facility is paying the costs for the immigration attorney. My employer is located in arizona. do you mean length of time for my green card? or change of status. im confused

When I spoke with the immigration attorney for my hospital, he told me that the best time to start the process of my green card would be right after I renewed my TN. So you are saying once October comes and I sign on core, rather then renew my visa i...

I have my tongue pierced,and have had it pierced for four years. three of those four i have been in the hospital setting. There are people that I have worked with for two years that have only recently noticed it. I do not talk with a lisp, play wit...

i am also a stfx grad, i worked in halifax for a year then moved to arizona. i have tonnes of info for you, stuff that i wish someone had told me before i moved to the us. Send me a PM and i can give you my email address.

i agree! im glad that someone mentioned the maritimes!! I went to school at St FX. It has been rated the number one university in the country several years in a row, its nursing program is also one of the best in the country. when i first graduate...

so i came to canada (where im originally from) last friday night as my dad had taken a heart attack, it sounded very serious so i flew home. well as i was checking into the airport i scanned my passport and it said 'some countries want a passport val...

I would love to quit. everyone says 'its a decision you need to make for yourself' and 'you need to do it when you are ready'. well will i ever be ready. i would love to be smoke free!!! where to start!! it doesnt help that my roomate smokes as well

I am not a peds nurse, but I have been in the same boat many times. should I call or not? Will they get upset if I call again? I have only been a nurse three years, but I have found that if it is bothering me alot and im questioning myself enough wh...

oh plus im canadian. what part of canada are you from

hey i am a nurse working at st marys hospital in tucson. i absolutly love it there. i was supposed to stay as a traveler for three month, that was a year and a half ago. there are several nurses who commute from sierra vista. its not a teaching hosp...

I had 265 questions and i passed!! my friend that i went with had only 75 so i figured i had failed for sure....dont worry if i can do it so can you!!!

my passport expires in november 2005. i am starting as a 'seasonal' nurse at my hospital jan 3. how can i renew my visa? do i need to go home? im sure i can renew while in the US. just wondering how people have gone about it without interrupting th...

Hi. I'm new here and to say that I have been stressing lately is an understatment. My visa expires in August and I am currently in Arizona. Rather than fly to the Canadian border, I will attempt to renew my visa at the Mexican/USA border. Anyone h...

yes i have my visa screen and all my documents. i thought the same thing, customs are customs no matter where you enter. i have just heard to be more 'weary' at the mexican border. just nerves i suppose. do u think it would be ok to go a week before...