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  1. Are we nearly there yet?

    cariad replied to Belinda-wales's topic in International Nursing

    yes her 1-140 has arrived, she was told just before she flew to pheonix for her vacation. spent some time with her the other day. she flies back on

  2. Are we nearly there yet?

    cariad replied to Belinda-wales's topic in International Nursing

    only problem is that the house with the pool wont be built until next april or may, and hopefully you will be out here before then. we are moving next week into our own house, a small one with no...

  3. Are we nearly there yet?

    cariad replied to Belinda-wales's topic in International Nursing

    hi belinda, i too had wishes before we came to the states which was to have a house with a pool in some nice american suburb,,,,and we didnt get it. we got a beachfront condo with the turquoise blue...

  4. "Scabs"

    cariad replied to lee1's topic in Travel

    not for me either,,,,,each to their own, but personally if these hospitals used the money that they pay the agencys to bring the nurses in then the strike would soon be

  5. money, money, money. always funny.......

    cariad replied to janejoeben's topic in International Nursing

    it all depends on the hospital that you will be working at as to whether they will pay the overtime after 8 hours. not sure but I think that some hospitals are not unionised, so they get away with...

  6. State driving licence

    cariad replied to apriljan's topic in International Nursing

    we were on the island for months before we took our tests. with a british licence in hand you can get away with it for a short time so long as you dont get stopped for anything major. its advisable...

  7. Anyone been happy with OGP??

    cariad replied to janejoeben's topic in International Nursing

    the contract with OGP is not an 18 month one, it is worked out in hours, and each wage slip takes the hours off the total that you have to work, so you can see the hours slipping away every 2 weeks....

  8. American nursing

    cariad replied to fit_bit2003's topic in International Nursing

    told you that it was hard for us brits to understand

  9. money, money, money. always funny.......

    cariad replied to janejoeben's topic in International Nursing

    it all depends who you work for over here. the hourly rate can be as low as $24 and overtime after 40 hours worked a week. in california, after 8 hours they have to pay you overtime, but even then it...

  10. Approx timelines from UK to the US

    cariad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in United Kingdom

    I signed with OGP in early october 2002. took the n-clex the first week of june 2003 in savannah, got the phase 3 packet in january 2004, interviewed in london at the embassy in june 2004 and left...

  11. St. Rosa Dominican?

    cariad replied to Camelhappy1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    so what is adequate staffing at st rose? how much of a patient load do you have and do you have techs? saw the hospital on my agency list and might consider

  12. American nursing

    cariad replied to fit_bit2003's topic in International Nursing

    you will have a hard time getting anyone from the uk or the us to tell you the differencse, you need the american nurses to tell you what they nedd to qualify and the length of time. i am over here...

  13. Anyone been happy with OGP??

    cariad replied to janejoeben's topic in International Nursing

    maybe my placement was unique, but i was never called off once, and worked 3 twelve hour shifts one week and then 4 twelves the next week, so i had 40 hours evry pay period, and i wasnt even aware...

  14. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    cariad replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    anyone who works at the mayo clinic? what floor and whats the work environment

  15. Anyone been happy with OGP??

    cariad replied to janejoeben's topic in International Nursing

    yes,,,,,,i completed my 18 month contract in january and went with another agency for a couple of short term contracts. i am now once again working for ogp in the middle of a 13 week contract as a...

  16. money, money, money. always funny.......

    cariad replied to janejoeben's topic in International Nursing

    we brought quite a bit in cash as we didnt know what we were going to be flying into. had to pay rent, and deposits, bought a car for $5,000 cash. we had to buy sheets, towels pots pans, and all the...

  17. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    welcome to the confused world of ogp. i used to think that it was just me that didnt quite get it when i was going through he process, now i realise that its the same for everybody. but even people...

  18. Travel agency- London UK, international

    cariad replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Travel

    i did my contract with ogp and never had problems with them, but i know plenty of other nurses who have come with them, and had mega problems, not neccesarily because of the agency but because of the...

  19. Travel agency- London UK, international

    cariad replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Travel

    the majority of hospitals are governemnt run commonly known as the nhs....national health service. the only large private chain of hospitals that i can think of is known as bupa. maybe try online to...

  20. Travel agency- London UK, international

    cariad replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Travel

    you cant just go and work for 8 weeks in the uk, the same as a uk nurse cant just come here for 8 weeks, you have to follow the immigration trail and go through the nmc in the uk to become registered...

  21. Travel agency- London UK, international

    cariad replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Travel

    in the uk, there are cna's and registered nurses who work together, and they both have their own responsibility. nurses in the uk, are nothing like cna's, they have a lot more autonomy than the us...

  22. Homesickness in my first year

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    tv over here is nothing like the uk as you will all know from visiting here. even if you pay for bbc america, its nearly all ancient, with benny hill and monty python, and the world news from the bbc...

  23. what constitutes travel?

    cariad replied to nursejllrn's topic in Travel

    according to the irs, the assignment has to be 50 miles from your permanent tax residence, you can take a travel position close to home so long as you sign the form that gives this address, and then...

  24. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    cariad replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    hi curlysin, lots of groups of hospitals in the west of california. theres sutter , kaiser and catholic health care west. thats the only 3 that come to mind right now. they are all known for different...

  25. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    hey curlysin, no offence was taken or meant, just trying to point out the ordeal of non nurses to get a green card. [color=#2f4f4f]i have spoken to other brits who have come here on working visas and...