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  1. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    hi jaynie, is it only the obs that you are missing.? you have to have hours in all 5 areas of nursing. its difficult to know how many theory hours and practice hours is needed as each board of nursing...

  2. international autosource

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    ok hers my 2 cents worth,,,,,got to talk the lingo ! we came without any advice about getting a car, only that the link that ogp have with the bank of america and they will help to give you a loan...

  3. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    thanks for that anna, its just that you get so caught up with your new way of life here, that you get very blase about life back home. [color=#2f4f4f] we really should chase these things up now, so...

  4. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    i paid into the system for a long time, both as an employed and a self-employed person, but there was so much going on before i left the uk that i never thought to find out about what happens to it. i...

  5. Maricopa

    cariad replied to nursebear168's topic in Arizona Nursing

    the traffic and driving in and around pheonix is always horrendous. lots of road traffic accidents,,,,,part of the reason that theres so many of the pheonix hospitals have level 1 trauma...

  6. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    still being asked by nurses how to get here. its difficult to have to tell them that the uk training is now not good enough for the states. uk nurses work hard to get their degree or diploma, and...

  7. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    just started a new job and for the first time in orientation a fire officer has actually acknowledged that if theres a fire you should call for help before trying to rescue the patient, which is the...

  8. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    a telemetry unit, is basically a floor where all the patients are ordered to be cardiac monitored, although other floors have monitored patients, it is just done by a small tele box, and the...

  9. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    well i'm still here, some of the hospitals here suck......big style! its a totally different ball game to the uk, so be prepared. about to start a new job this week so will let you know how things are...

  10. Abnormal blood results

    cariad replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    documentation is the name of the game....as thay say over here, if you didnt write it then you didnt do it ! you could have made a care plan for the abnormal results and documented that you had made...

  11. thinking about relocating

    cariad replied to gods's topic in International Nursing

    hi, i came with ogp and i have been in the states for 2 years now. i have finished my 40 hour a week, 18 month contract. i had a good experience, even although all the waiting and lack of information...

  12. rules of injections

    cariad replied to imahobbit's topic in General Nursing

    any unused medications should be wasted. they should never be kept for a second use or passed onto another nurse. if the order is for 25mcgs of anything and you use a larger dose to draw from then...

  13. Uk for Uk?

    cariad replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    well said mabel.....i have now been away for 2 years so missed the agenda for change, but was recently back home visiting the ward where i worked, and its still the same, with nearly all the same...

  14. Las Vegas Safe Staffing Ratio ?

    cariad replied to mark hamel's topic in Nevada Nursing

    there wouldnt be such a shortage of nurses in nevada if the ratios were the same as california. why would a nurse come from cali with a ratio of 1;5 to work with a ratio of 1;8 and no-one to cover...

  15. American Needs GP Help!

    cariad replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in International Nursing

    even us brits who come back to the uk for a few weeks have to pay to be seen by anyone in the nhs. the rules for being in the uk for 6 months before its free again applies to us as well. a bit sad...

  16. Uk for Uk?

    cariad replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    hi plato....what planet did you say that you are from

  17. Jobs in UK

    cariad replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    i left before agenda for change and nothing ever changes in the uk. theres never been enough nurses for the patients but theres always been plenty of management and always new posts being created for...

  18. Virgin Islands

    cariad replied to jillhall's topic in Travel

    yes, worked there for 18 months, am back in the uk right now but pm me and I will eventually reply to everyone who has asked me about

  19. work based immigration, no job

    cariad replied to kheynurse's topic in International Nursing

    when you come to the US as a nurse, ICHP approves you for the visa because as there is a shortage of nurses in the states they will approve your application. ICHP is a division of CGFNS. when you get...

  20. Omg I140 Is Finally Here!!!!!!

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    congrats.......believe it or not theres lots of british nurses who are arriving every week, and starting work here! its just that lots of them dont even know that allnurses exist and dont get to tell...

  21. Packet 4 has arrived!

    cariad replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    congrats tina....you will soon be one of us........ also congrats to kay's elusive green card......looks like you'll be staying

  22. congrats to uk moderator

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    at last we have a moderator from the uk....about time too! congratulations to madwife 2002 from me personally. please spread the word to other nurses to join us, as a uk nurse now in the states i love...

  23. Which has a highest pay and Free housing FASTAFF, OA or TRUSTAFF

    cariad replied to ORnurse97's topic in Travel

    dont believe everything that you have been told.....travel nurses make more money per hour than permanent staff....but the hospital can use the wages that they pay the agency against thier tax. so in...

  24. Phoenix With Ogp

    cariad replied to topscot's topic in United Kingdom

    well ogp might suck for some of you,,,,,,,but here i am in the usa. i came with ogp, i worked my 18 months contract earning lots of money along the way. i am now a free agent and havent regretted once...

  25. Anyone In California

    cariad replied to topscot's topic in International Nursing

    well nearly in california.......in reno right now. 10 miles from the californian border. I lucked out with ogp and had a good time doing my 18 months in the caribbean, on nights by choice, I could...