JodieMay

I appreciate the differences in practice. I have worked in the UAE, totally different there too. The day's are gone, in the UK at least, when nurses are considered mere hand maidens to the almighty doctors. Yet there are people on these forums still talking about taking orders from a doctor. It just doesn't happen here. maybe its the difference in practice that has been spoken about, I don't know. All I know is that as an ANP I worked hard and long to get where I am and I treat my fellow workers with respect, as they do me. We don't work under orders, we work as a professional multidisciplinary team to give the best care and outcomes to our patients. It is not always perfect, but then what is?

We do have liability and litigation here too. As I previously mentioned, as ANP's we are autonomous practitioners, who are able to make autonomous decision's for which we are accountable. This does not stop all healthcare professionals working together as a team. We all have respect for each other's role and appreciate that everyone should have a say at all level's of care. Hence my original statement that we don't take "orders"

That would be pretty hard to get my head around, especially on the work's night out

From some of the post's on the previous thread, it would seem that some of the nurse's are a little old fashioned too

On a previous thread several comments were posted about the role of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the UK and whether or not they had autonomy, maybe it would be worth reading this, look specifically at "Defining the role" In addition most ANP's here in the UK are Independent Prescriber's and as such can prescribe any medication for use within their level of clinical competence. So no, we are not acting under the "orders" of an MD. http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/146478/003207.pdf

Actually I'm male so I don't tend to spout "feminist nonsense". I am just of the opinion that "orders" should not come from professional's working on the same team, there should be respect and understanding of each other's role. I am an independent practitioner in my own right and would not take "orders" from anyone, nor would I give them to others.

What is this with "order's"? Do doctors over there really "order" nurses to do something? Is there no team work, don't nurses have any autonomy? Wow that's unreal!

You have many years ahead of you before you would be able to work abroad. It depends really on where you want to work as to the length of time required. You cannot just go work abroad after finishing your RN in the UK. There are visa issues and licensing to consider. To work, for example in the US, you are looking at around a 7 year wait for visas at the minute, plus passing NCLEX and possibly ILETS. So the simple answer is that you would probably have heaps of experience before you would be eligible for a visa anyway!

I've been reading these forums with interest for many years, but never actually posted anything on here. I signed up with OGP in 2004, my PD is Feb 2006. I have not heard a peep out of OGP for months now, used to get the regular monthly email with updates about the visa bulletin but not even got that now. As the current VB states PD of July 2005, I would have thought I would have heard something from them, but so far all is quiet. My license has expired, as has my visascreen, so not sure what is happening.