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  1. Uk for Uk?

    cariad replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    ditto as to what kay has said, I only discovered this site just before leaving the uk, and yes we nurses who want to be in the usa use it as a tool for information, personally, when I was in the uk,...

  2. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    well my last shift for OGP has been worked on dec 30th and I have now moved to the states to start work tomorrow, so we will just see how much things are different here to what I have experienced in...

  3. Moving to Florida - Do I have the right qualification?

    cariad replied to uknursingstudent's topic in International Nursing

    it appears that each state requires different hours, so theres no way of knowing what one place will accept and another say that you are short in specific areas. the credentials evaluation service...

  4. Happy New Years Eve And Day

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    hope that you all have a happy new year when it comes! wont be long for you now, its nearly 7pm here which means that you all only have one hour left of the old year. its strange to phone back home at...

  5. Anyone working at Washoe Medical Center?

    cariad replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in Nevada Nursing

    i am starting a travel assignment in washoe shortly.......on the med/surg floor, going to be nights. so any input will be helpful, otherwise i will let you know what its like after i get

  6. Merry Christmas

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    a very merry christmas from the sunny sunny virgin islands. dont know where i will be in january never mind next christmas!

  7. martin lutherking hosp.

    cariad replied to mangubatmc's topic in Travel

    if you search on the california thread, theres plenty been said about this

  8. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    we bought a pay as you go virgin mobile when we came here as well, the only drawback, is that even if anyone rings us we have to pay! you pay for airtime whether you make the call or not. we get lots...

  9. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    the agency should have given you cover from day one especially coming from the uk, ask them if they will put you on the insurance, if you pay for the 90 day cover and that way you will still be with...

  10. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    I must be one of the few nurses who likes OGP... my contact is in fort lauderdale and they have always kept in touch, my wages have been good and I have never been so well off, I knew that I had an 18...

  11. Worked in Virgin Islands?

    cariad replied to jjjsps's topic in US Territories, Puerto Rico

    apologies travlingirl...I did misread your post, and thought how could things change so much here as I arrived here july 2004, I have only daytripped to STT, but do have a friend who works over there...

  12. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    hi kay and claire, we just bought a 2 door vauxhall chevrolet sport....1997, cost us $5000 cash, and the insurance payment for 3d party fire and theft is $350 total, and $25 for the sticker on the...

  13. Happy Birthday CARIAD

    cariad replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    hi suzanne, guess what? we still dont know where we are going! oa said that they couldnt submit me for nevada without the licence, said i would apply for cali, and then they said i hadnt had a drug...

  14. Happy Birthday CARIAD

    cariad replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    thank you all for the birthday greetings......only just got back from peurto rico, flew there for a couple of days. omg......real shops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only the second time in 18 months that i...

  15. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    nurses have got bank accounts even without agencys, you will be able to sort that out once you get here....credit cards are a different story, you have to earn credit here, which can be difficult when...

  16. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    nearly all the americans that you meet will tell you that they are scottish or irish...of course they mean from over 200 hundred years ago, and they all yearn to visit, and even live over there. dont...

  17. Worked in Virgin Islands?

    cariad replied to jjjsps's topic in US Territories, Puerto Rico

    well here I am on st croix...and yes some nurses had a hard time working and living here...not me and theres a lot more can say the same......the hurricane that hit here was hugo in 1989. its a...

  18. In Limbo

    cariad replied to topscot's topic in International Nursing

    been there...done that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its limbo for everyone but as you must know if you read these threads, madwife leaves tomorrow for usa with ogp and I have 4 weeks left of my contract with...

  19. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    hi suzanne, if we end up in nevada, I will arrive with my vi drivers licence with my st croix address on it, do we have to get a nevada licence if we are only there 13 weeks or do we change the...

  20. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    ok rant...rant....when we came here we got a bank account with scotia bank as there are only 3 different banks on the island none of them big ones. OGP has an arrangement with bank of america, for...

  21. nursing in Peurto Rico

    cariad replied to llbtfeet's topic in Travel

    try st thomas or st croix if you want something different......its a us territory and there are travel agencys here, we are not very far from peurto rico........20 minutes flying

  22. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    I am coming to the end of my 18 month contract........what are you all going to do at the end of yours? I am signing up with different travel agencys and I am going to be working 13 weeks in each...

  23. Lowest blood sugar...?

    cariad replied to Mr.N8's topic in Emergency

    it was a lady with 12 she had a siezure and of course we had to give an iv push of

  24. New here - hello everyone

    cariad replied to stnursebee's topic in International Nursing

    hi, welcome to this site, plenty for you to read here and ifo for lots of

  25. US Embasssy immigration interviews

    cariad replied to novb33's topic in International Nursing

    you need all to have all the titres done and vaccinations up to date. including diptheria, whooping cough, chickenpox measles etc....I think that its in one of ther other threads here....probably the...