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  1. differences in moving and handling

    cariad replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    when i went to st croix, they had one ancient lift which had a canvas sling with metal chains attached. that was it for the whole hospital and it was hardly ever used. i looked after an 18 year old...

  2. differences in moving and handling

    cariad replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    the nurses here dont know that theres a better way of moving patients, and they are not really interested anyway. they think that bad backs are part of being a nurse. try telling them that they are...

  3. Days off guidelines

    cariad replied to skicharles93's topic in International Nursing

    pension and sick schemes......what are they? if you work for a hospital then you get benefits which you pay for. nowhere near what the nhs give you, theres such a thing as 401k which is a pension...

  4. Flexible working hours

    cariad replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    my comment about the slave trade was in reference to your presumed ownership of a nurse. "my nurse" from your posts here, it appears that you have already made your mind up that the nurse reducing her...

  5. differences in moving and handling

    cariad replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    we have a good lifestyle here and i enjoy my work, but it is a double edged sword. if theres patients to be lifted and the other staff are prepared to lift them then its a case of standing back and...

  6. MEDICAL EXAMINATION ... my story

    cariad replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in International Nursing

    we had our medical the same day as the embassy interview. we thought that all the vaccinations were up to date but still got caught out. my diptheria was missing and dh's tetorifice was missing, and...

  7. Flexible working hours

    cariad replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    the question for me would be the statement that you made "my staff nurse" are you in the slave trade or are you just her manager? i certainly wouldnt like to work for someone who thinks like you....

  8. differences in moving and handling

    cariad replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    have been here over 3 years and have worked in 5 hospitals, and although some of them do have a 'hoyer lift' have hardly ever seen them being used. there is no education for the nurses as to how to...

  9. jobs near louisville?

    cariad posted a topic in General Nursing

    what sort of hospitals are there in kentucky? what about travel jobs and what are the ratios like? heard that the pay scale is not very good,,,,,is that

  10. Any one with the Sun Health Group?

    cariad replied to LeeTendayi's topic in International Nursing

    theres lots of groups of hospitals here, and within the groups some hospitals have better reputations than others. some are "for profit" and some are "not for profit" and this seems to make a...

  11. Days off guidelines

    cariad replied to skicharles93's topic in International Nursing

    we self schedule here, and i just did 3 nights on one night off and another 3 nights on. and have now got 5 nights off with one on tonight in-between. it actually is easier to do a lot of nights...

  12. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    when i came here over 3 years ago, i didnt need to get my credentials verified, and now for a couple of licences that i have applied for and got they want it done, so 18 months ago i applied to cgfns...

  13. Terrorist attacks in the UK again

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    dh came to tell me about glasgow airport before i went to sleep after my nightshift this am. my first thoughts are for my daughters and where are they? they were planning to fly to visit their dad,...

  14. ogp revised contract

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    ogp international are only a very small part of one of the largest health care organisations in america. they operate in a large part of the world. uk nurses are easy to bring to the states as they...

  15. How long did you stay for VISA INTERVIEW?

    cariad replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in International Nursing

    our interview was at 8am, we stayed the night before and got a taxi to the embassy for 7.30am. we joined the queue and because of the type of visa that we were applying for were called forward at the...

  16. Nursing in West Indies

    cariad replied to soapygon's topic in International Nursing

    where in the west indies have you been offered a job? the islands are not called the west indies

  17. watchers and lurkers

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    ok, i can see that there are 7 guests and just me as a member on here, are you all watchers and lurkers? we would love more nurses actually writing anything that they want to on the uk threads. its...

  18. Should the NHS treat Obese patients or smokers

    cariad replied to PixieThunder's topic in United Kingdom

    my opinion is that where do we draw the line? what do we do with the overdoses and people who cut their wrists deliberately are brought into ER for treatment as they have either changed their minds...

  19. a pool in the sun

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    here we are 3 years into our move from the uk to the usa, and today after 3 weeks in our new house that we have had built, is a swimming pool which right at this minute is having its first taste of...

  20. a pool in the sun

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    it is great. but only yesterday we were having a conversation about the long days of midsummer in scotland, and the georgeous skies that we had.........of course thats when it wasnt raining. every...

  21. a pool in the sun

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    25 hours to fill the pool, 12,000 gallons of water so we were told by the pool guy who arrived this afternoon. so have been in twice today, plenty of room for me to swim, and it pleases me to say that...

  22. a pool in the sun

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    well it started to fill just before 2pm yesterday and we are still about 2 foot from the top. dh reckons maybe another few hours. cant

  23. Chat Room Meeting

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    sorry to miss it, but will be in bed, working 3 nights together, maybe another

  24. Dislocated Patella

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    poor you, the pain must have been horrendous. you should plan to look after your knee for a while as the ligaments will have been stretched when you dislocated it, and they will take ages to settle....

  25. watchers and lurkers

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    i know the feeling. whenever i have time to spend reading the threads on here, i want more. i want to know whats happening at home, but it must be nothing 'cos its not written here. i must be...