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  1. British/US Passport

    cariad replied to Hyacinth55's topic in International Nursing

    if you are agren card holder then you have to use the uk one, after taking american citizenship, you can get an american one and be treated like an american, but theres nothing stopping you from...

  2. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    you are right letina, although this is now home, we always call back home,,,home. but we are lucky we have settled really well and always have, but wish that it was easier for our family who do want...

  3. Are we deskilling

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    nursing in the us is a bit like canada, we do just about everything on the floor, and the techs,,,which is cna with a bit more inservice training catheterise both genders, and do lots of stuff that...

  4. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    did we say warm weather? its chilly today and blowing a gale,,,,,but then the skies are blue, we still dont have any heating on, in fact the ac still comes on occasionaly and its down to 79 degrees!...

  5. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    dont know what the attraction to america is for those of us who have come here, as we have all had different experiences and live in different areas, and places of totaally different weather. dont...

  6. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    i did my conversion course in 2000, and it took around 18 months, with one day a week in college and placements of 4 weeks long in different areas. it depended what experience you had in the sen...

  7. Off topic...Weather

    cariad replied to MaryAnn_RN's topic in International Nursing

    just had to put the a/c on as it was 88 degrees when we got home, still sleeping with fans at our bedsides as its still too

  8. nurse talking on phone..

    cariad replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    i carry my cell phone at all times, its always on vibrate and i ignore it in my pocket until i am free to call back. i work nights, dh has a bad heart, poor mobility and sometimes needs to get in...

  9. nurses as patients

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    its now 12 weeks since my surgery and i am not as fit as a fiddle, but i am going back. i had a letter from them today telling me that the 12 weeks that my job was protected is now up, and if i extend...

  10. need help with Arizona's scope of practice for LPNs

    cariad replied to miffe03's topic in Arizona Nursing

    contact arizona state board and you may get a copy of the code of practice, lpn,s do everything under an rn's licence, but dont see many being employed in

  11. Any RN's from UK in US pursuing furthur ed

    cariad replied to BrightEyes's topic in International Nursing

    most of the hospitals in the phoenix area will fund you, just so long as you work for them, they will take the money back from you if you leave, theres a certain amount of time owed to them for the...

  12. nurses as patients

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    i am now 10 weeks post surgery and going back to work in 2 weeks time, only because my fmla runs out, this is a us government mandate, that means my job is only protected for 12 weeks and after that...

  13. Nurses from UK in canada

    cariad replied to the31woman's topic in United Kingdom

    i would like to know the answer to this question, as the americans still think that canadians are dying while they wait for treatment, and it takes for ever to get mri's and elective surgery and even...

  14. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    the craziest thing is that as a uk trained nurse, the americans want you to have training which includes all 5 areas of nursing, which is why the uk training branched off is great for the speciality,...

  15. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    the cgfns, are the institution that the immigration authorities insist on but they are not the best by any means. i eventually paid another company used by the university to get my credits...

  16. How do I .......

    cariad replied to scootergirl1's topic in International Nursing

    hi scootergirl, i take it that you are from the uk? so no problems with living there again, but do you have an associates degree or your bsn, that wil make a difference in the nmc approving your...

  17. Cpr

    cariad replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    i used to use my non dominant hand to trace the ribs then place my dominant hand on the spot, but you are right had to try it out to see what i do normally, of course it changes

  18. update on UK TO USA

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    i too did the training the old fashioned way,,,my sen then years later the bridging course for rgn, but it made up for any deficient hours, that was in 2000. so i was lucky enough to have no problems...

  19. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    letina, they dont give you the option to stayregistered on the active register, as your work has to be in the uk, so it means if i ever went back, then i would have to do the return to work thingy !...

  20. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    we didnt surrender anything, but i do know that our gp has sent our records to a central storage place as we are no longer there. so we have paid into the uk system for many years, but still have to...

  21. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    because we are now resident in the us, if we return we are supposed to pay for any treatment until we have been back, i think its 6 months, so who chases all these visitors and immigrants to pay? if...

  22. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    hi everyone, jane sorry to hear about your dad, but congrats on the n-clex, thats one more thing out of the way in your quest to get here. some regulars know me well, but others dont, i blog just...

  23. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    this is a never ending topic, to me the problem in the uk is tha abuse of the system, the nhs ws formed to give equal care to everyone, but now, theres such a big culture of people who dont pay into...

  24. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    my reply is a bit soap boxish as well, we had a printout of dh's hospital admission and every other thing itemised. the hospital bed alone cost over $250k the metal fixture in his neck $17k and 6...

  25. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    wish that the americans could get their head around some ideas from the uk, prescription prices vary over here, they have $4 prices for basic stuff, but with all dh's cardiac meds now we pay out about...