5thflrnurse

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1. Please, I need some advice!

   5thflrnurse replied to 5thflrnurse's topic in International Nursing

   Thanks everyone for replying. My husband is English, and wants us to move back to England. So my situation is a little different than others. I have already gone through the whole nmc process, I...

2. Please, I need some advice!

   5thflrnurse posted a topic in International Nursing

   I've spent a lot of time reading through the posts here, and from what I can gather getting work as a RN in the UK is extremely difficult. Is this correct? Would I be foolish to leave the US where...

3. Psychiatry in UK

   5thflrnurse replied to Thanet's topic in Psychiatric

   Hello everyone, I was wondering what a typical day is like for a RMN on an inpatient unit in England? (i.e. job responsibilities) Also, has mental health nursing been affected by the NHS job cuts...

4. RN From the Phils to the UK and Finally to US

   5thflrnurse replied to carol2311's topic in International Nursing

   Hello Carol, After reading your post I felt compelled to reply. I was a little disheartened by the tone of your message. It sounds to me like you have a fixed idea of Americans, and have painted us...

5. Is It Really Mass Unemployment, Or Just Mass Hysteria?

   5thflrnurse replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

   Hi- just wondering what types of nursing are still recruiting and in what area of the uk are there more jobs available?

6. Nursing/Healthcare in UK

   5thflrnurse posted a topic in International Nursing

   Hello everyone, I have some questions I hope someone can help me with. My husband, daughter, and I are planning a move to England soon (he's English). I am excited and nervous. I have been a nurse for...

7. Help! New position in Bone Marrow Transplant

   5thflrnurse replied to 5thflrnurse's topic in Oncology

   Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement! I think I will accept the position, and just ask for a longer orientation if I feel I need it. This opportunity is too good to pass up! Good luck...

8. US to UK - mental health nursing jobs

   5thflrnurse replied to tineann's topic in International Nursing

   Christine, Hello and thanks for the info.. If you get a chance, I'd love the nurse recruiter's email, to ask her some more detailed questions. Thanks very much in advance! Good luck with Australia-...

9. US to UK - mental health nursing jobs

   5thflrnurse replied to tineann's topic in International Nursing

   Hi Christine, Just wondering if you got any info. back from the NMC on if you qualify to work in Britain as a RMN? I am in the same boat, and am not sure if i qualify either with my BSN degree....

10. Help! New position in Bone Marrow Transplant

    5thflrnurse posted a topic in Oncology

    Hello- I have a question for all of you working in BMT. I have just been offered a RN position on a BMT unit at a university hospital. The position will be 12 hour shifts, days. I was told my...

11. English, please

    5thflrnurse replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, we are clearly in AMERICA, where ignorance and prejudice abound. Have you ever tried thinking about what it feels like to come to another country, not speaking the language well, being away from...

12. Child psych. nursing

    5thflrnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello- I'd like some info on nursing in child psych. What are the majority of diagnoses you see? Do you do a lot of behavioral therapy and teaching working in this area? It seems like it would be...

13. Radiation oncology nursing question

    5thflrnurse posted a topic in Oncology

    Hello- I have a question about the availability of rad. onc. nursing positions. I've been looking around, and haven't found many hospitals looking for nurses to work in this area. Those of you...