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  1. How to cope with lack of Vacation time in the USA

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    i am also a nurse from the uk and no matter how many conversations we have with our american nurses you will all never understand what it means to have the recognition as health care workers in the...

  2. Merry Christmas

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    merry christmas to all my friends back home in the uk, some of you will be up already with little ones, but we havent got to bed yet, its 11.20pm and we were just in the hot tub, but it was freezing...

  3. Dual Citizenship

    cariad replied to scattycarrot's topic in International Nursing

    you can only apply to become a citizen after 5 years residency in the us, unless you have married an american citizen, then you are allowed to apply after 3

  4. All I Want For Xmas

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    hey whats wrong with the latex gloves to apply the stuff and then you dont get orange hands,,,,,,cant help you with the orange knees and

  5. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad posted a topic in United Kingdom

    I am in the usvi, and have been here nearly a year, maybe all the nurses who have posted their news about immigration, can now post about the differences in the us hospitals. I dont think that...

  6. All I Want For Xmas

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    all i want for christmas is for me and our best friends to have a good day, we are both strapped for cash,,,,,as usual, but will enjoy ourselves. i would most of all like my husband's health back, and...

  7. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    never heard of the patient pathway either, probably have fiddled figures to say that its being followed as usual. when we speak to other americans over here they have no idea that any uk nurses are...

  8. Slight change in destination

    cariad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    good luck, with your new venture, what about your furry babies? it will be an adventure for you as welkl as a great

  9. thanks to fellow nurses

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    i just want to say a big thank-you to my fellow nurses from all nurses who have been a big support to my family recently.anyone who knows me through here will know that we had a car crash a year ago....

  10. An interesting article from The Daily Mail

    cariad replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    the only people who get free healthcare over here, are people with no money and no house. we had no money and lots of medical bills,,,still have, but we had no help, you can apply for food and milk...

  11. UK trained, now in US...RN to BSN question.

    cariad replied to kheynurse's topic in International Nursing

    I just got word to say that my original transcripts have been found, the credits are all verified by the uni that you are going to take the course from, and so far I dont know whether mine will...

  12. UK trained, now in US...RN to BSN question.

    cariad replied to kheynurse's topic in International Nursing

    I just started the RN-BSN course a coulple of months ago, its accelerated and will still take 18 months. the university that you apply to will have a company that they use to evaluate your UK...

  13. wearing crocs at work

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    search the internet, I read an article last week saying how good they are for feet, especially diabetics. you can get antibacterial ones which are specially made for medical staff. loads of people...

  14. anyone know any direct hire hospitals in USA

    cariad replied to curlysin's topic in International Nursing

    direct hire is usually a 2 year contract offered by the hospital who will be interested in you, a good way to go if you can stand all the hassle of the paperwork. not all states are short of nurses....

  15. Cgfns

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    i have had my transcripts verifes by cgfns both for my visa screeen and then again, for several state licences. i now need them verified for a university course, only to find out that cgfns only...

  16. Cgfns

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    no, you have missed the point. since having my transcripts verified from my 2 courses of education in the uk, they cannot change from there. i am now in the us and if anything is added on then it...

  17. Guidelines for obtaining a Credit Score in the US

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    our very first credit card was only for a few hundred dollars, but we used it each month and paid it faithfully. thats the way to start to show that you are a good risk. creditors dont want you to use...

  18. Congratulations to new mod Silverdragon101

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    well done anna, always good to have brits involved with the

  19. Its Amazing

    cariad replied to gracieuk's topic in International Nursing

    congratulations and good luck, we also had a good track record with ogp, and sailed through my 18 months, at 40 hours a week, with no problems. i even took a couple of travel assignments with them...

  20. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    its easy to buy a house over here, even if you dont live here. it will be classed as a second home as you are a non resident or green card holder. they use your credit history from your home and you...

  21. Welsh Nurse in SC !!

    cariad replied to MYSTERIALMARIA's topic in International Nursing

    some nurses that i work with took the 2 day paper n-clex exam. everyone you talk to will have had a different experience of what sort of questions that they ask you. mine at the time were mostly all...

  22. Flexible working hours

    cariad replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    what capacity does she get the hours on the other wards, on one hand you are saying that the hours in other departments dont suit her, but then tell us that she is already doing extra work which...

  23. Please Help - regarding getting transcripts

    cariad replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    my transcripts were a nightmare to get as well. they were sent twice to cgfns and ichcp, which is the visa division of cgfns. i didnt need ces at the time but have applied for it last january and am...

  24. Usvi...

    cariad replied to SRC8FAN's topic in Travel

    was on st croix for 18 months and loved it. the hospitals are a bit antiquated but good enough. they are attracting more doctors from the mainland, who want the lifestyle of living down there and have...

  25. differences in moving and handling

    cariad replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    with the appropriate amount of people to move or lift someone, our backs should not suffer. good technique, and having everyone in agreement with the move is fundamental. hope this might help. i find...