rntraveler

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I am a 65 year old partially retired dialysis and mental health nurse.i

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  1. UK Nursing and European Resources

    It took me 2 years to get licensed and I encountered resentment against Americans in the workplace-only friendly people were Australians. Also,I would not have been able to afford to work there if I were not already receiving a retirement pension whi...
  2. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    It seems to be a red flag to just say Universal Healthcare. Too bad,as healthcare in this country makes no sense at all. Only the people without the means to pay (without health insurance) are required to pay full price for doctor and hospital car...
  3. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    TYPOAGAIN's FACTS are NOT facts! On anybody's list,we have a very poor infant death rate and are below standards in many other countries. Even Cuba,which is a very poor country does better with it's citizens due to availability of health care,even th...
  4. Universal Healthcare

    I worked in the UK and learned the hard way that you should not tell the doc that you are only there temporarily. Thay made me pay for services,but the cost was probably about 25% of what it would have cost here. I was hired by a nursing agency,but w...
  5. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    to Bortaz and Stanley, You are WAY off subject. Subject is Universal Health care and will it affect RN pay? There is no need or call for sexist,abusive remarks. By the way, I agree that MM is unattractive,boorish and assinine in many ways,BUT there w...
  6. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    why do people think that UHC would mean the gov't interfering in their health care / OR THINK THAT GOV'T DOES NOT DO THAT ALREADY? Medicare says what it will pay for and what it will not pay for and that limits what care you can get. Some states dec...
  7. we're doing baths for some of the evacuee's...

    does anyone out there know what happened to the nurse who worked in a hospital in New Orleans and stayed through Katrina until she was helicoptered out? We had a link to her blog about the disaster and it was very compelling. wish i had kept it and w...
  8. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    you all need to watch Michael Moore's movie about health care insurance-"Sicko" I have worked in the UK and found their system to work really well. It is expensive,so they have high taxes,but they have one of the finest health care systems in the wor...
  9. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    ...You can honestly say "I've got a granddaughter older than you". And I have done that,but most of the nurses on my unit are older than my 29 yr old granddaughter. As they say,the work force is aging and who will be there to take care of us?
  10. Comparison of US and UK pay

    I have landed a travel job in Edinburgh. What can anyone tell me about what to expect there? Looking forward to seeing the country. Pay is a little less than I am making here,but it's only for a short term. Will be working Dialysis. Thanks for any in...
  11. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    I have to agree that you need to look for another position. Not all nurses work in hospitals. You may need to look at other places topw ork. With your education,you might look at teaching. You could change things by teaching young nurses how to do it...
  12. Comparison of US and UK pay

    i am sorry to hear that you people from the UK have had accidents and bad health problems since you have come to the US,but you should know that you can apply for food stamps when you are unable to work adn children can get free meals at school. Ther...
  13. Comparison of US and UK pay

    Benefits are better in hospitals than other places to work. You are allassuming that your pension from work is the only pension. We,as US citizens will get social security retirement and this is based on work alaries,so usually upwards of $1200 a mo...
  14. Direct hire in the US information

    i would suggest contacting a US travel nursing agency,NursesRX is one that I worked for. Cross Country Nurses also is good. Go to Healthcare Traveler on the internet and you will see there are a wealth of agencies that can find you a temporary job. M...
  15. UK Nursing and European Resources

    i used continental travel nurses and they were encouraging with getting my registration there,but you should know that it took a good year to get it. And once I got it they were unable to find me a job. Looks like they mostly do nannies,from their w...