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  1. PICU RN Looking for Work in the UK

    cariad replied to PICUNurseNJ's topic in International Nursing

    dont know what it compares to in the uk, but it certainly sounds like you shouldnt have the problems than an associate degree nurse would have. you have got a lot going for you with your irish...

  2. PICU RN Looking for Work in the UK

    cariad replied to PICUNurseNJ's topic in International Nursing

    just thought that if its an associates degree then its not directed towards any particular branch, so even with experience it doesnt translate to the uk training. hopefully she will get her dream,...

  3. PICU RN Looking for Work in the UK

    cariad replied to PICUNurseNJ's topic in International Nursing

    if your nurse training is an associate's degree, then you may have problems working as a nurse in the uk, as it is not comparable education to the uk. neonatal nursing is done in the uk, by nurses who...

  4. nurses as patients

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    it is now 6 weeks since i had my surgery, so after a visit to the surgeon and some x-rays he has given the go ahead to change the physical therapy from passive movements for the superior labrum...

  5. I've made it

    cariad replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    good for you, now you can start nursing in the real world, and be a real team

  6. Thinking twice before moving to Calgary from UK

    cariad replied to cocoy2go's topic in Canada

    keep us all updated on your new experiences. soory to hear about your dd, but at least the health care is still free for you, so lucky that it didnt happen in

  7. Own business/work from home - ideas please

    cariad replied to UKPedsRN's topic in International Nursing

    i am now in the us and due to a car crash am off work for the second time after shoulder surgery,,,with a reduced income, the first time around was with no income for 3 months,,,,anyway, my dh has not...

  8. nurses as patients

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    i try to keep my job low key and let the nurse get on with their job, but as a visitor to my husband, the nurse falls over herself to look after him when they sometimes recognise me as a member of...

  9. nurses as patients

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    i cant wait to return to work now, but feel that theres so much stuff going on with physio etc, i dont have time for it. looking forward to my college class tomorrow evening, just to have some work...

  10. handing in notice

    cariad replied to oreo75's topic in International Nursing

    these days you have to look out for yourself, so enjoy your new

  11. Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management

    cariad replied to confused.com's topic in International Nursing

    everytime i see this kind of thread on the uk site i immediately smell a rat, as usual british colleges making money from foreigners who dont know any better. i do not believe in the economic climate...

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

    cariad replied to BrightEyes's topic in International Nursing

    i am doing it as a ground based course, once a week held at my hospital but then work to do at home, each week and all the information is online and gets submitted through your computer anyway. they...

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

    cariad replied to BrightEyes's topic in International Nursing

    i am doing the course thru grand canyon uni in phoenix and the hospital where i work is funding it. i pay for the books and any extra classes that i take. i did my sen a long time ago and my original...

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

    cariad replied to BrightEyes's topic in International Nursing

    i am doing my rn-bsn program. your transcripts have to be educationally evaluated to transfer credits into the program. if you have certain classes completed before you start, half way through you can...

  15. Time Management

    cariad replied to TinaK's topic in International Nursing

    the answer to you coming to the states or canada with out patient experience is not an ideal one, as they usually want you to be coming from an acute area, even if you dont end up in one over here,...

  16. Time Management

    cariad replied to TinaK's topic in International Nursing

    as a nurse who is being spoken to about time management, then i would look around and see how other nurses are supposedly doing better than me. i would also probably feel that the person who spoke to...

  17. restraints in acute care

    cariad replied to KneKno's topic in International Nursing

    we do have cameras on a mobile unit, that can be set up in any room, the secretary at the desk watches the monitor, but it is not always ideal as she is doing her own job as well. the other negative...

  18. Help! Information Please

    cariad replied to annecdote's topic in International Nursing

    nurses in the uk train to be a nurse because thats what they want to do, they dont use the training as a way of leaving it, the phillipines are endlessly training nurses when there are no jobs for...

  19. Help! Information Please

    cariad replied to annecdote's topic in International Nursing

    it seems that no matter what is posted that for some reason phillipine nurses are allowing themselves to be exploited by uk and us employers who are making money for themselves and giving false...

  20. help with college paper

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    i am doing a paper for college, the problem statement is, 'strategies to prevent or minimise work-related musculoskeletal injuries associated with patient handling'. i have downloaded articles from...

  21. help with college paper

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    llg---all questions used for research purposes have to be validated, and the idea of me using ones that have been used is that they have already been validated for the purpose that the article that...

  22. help with college paper

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    thanks sharrie, will go back thru all the downloaded stuff that i have, the main problem is that research articles should be 5 years old and less, and all the stuff was done in the uk a long time ago....

  23. Health Care in the UK

    cariad replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    i am from the uk and do not have wonderful white straight teeth, in fact now that i have dental insurance in place over here, i will use it to get some work done, but there are loads of people over...

  24. US names for medications

    cariad replied to Whisper's topic in United Kingdom

    yes. dilaudid is technically,,,,hydromorphone hydrochloride. very addicting......cant say how it feels as i have only given it. but some patients love 'the rush' that it gives them,,,,,,enough

  25. US names for medications

    cariad replied to Whisper's topic in United Kingdom

    yes, paracetomol is tylenol or aceteminophin, it comes in 325mgs or extra strength is 500mgs !!!! dilaudid is the drug of choice over here for drug seekers, they suddenly become allergic to morphine...