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  1. UK Nursing and European Resources

    rntraveler replied to gwenith's topic in United Kingdom

    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...

  2. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    rntraveler replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  3. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    rntraveler replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  4. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    rntraveler replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  5. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    rntraveler replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  6. we're doing baths for some of the evacuee's...

    rntraveler replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  7. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    rntraveler replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  8. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    rntraveler replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    ...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...

  9. Comparison of US and UK pay

    rntraveler replied to biteme's topic in United Kingdom

    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...

  10. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    rntraveler replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. Comparison of US and UK pay

    rntraveler replied to biteme's topic in United Kingdom

    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...

  12. Comparison of US and UK pay

    rntraveler replied to biteme's topic in United Kingdom

    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...

  13. Direct hire in the US information

    rntraveler replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    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...

  14. UK Nursing and European Resources

    rntraveler replied to gwenith's topic in United Kingdom

    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...

  15. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    rntraveler replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,I graduated as an LPN in 1976 and made 1 1/2 times as much as I had been as a seamstress--a whopping $3.50 an hour,if I remember right. But,it was all relative-nothing cost as much then as it does...

  16. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    rntraveler replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,I remember all that. I did dialysis on a pt who had a machine at home and was told I could wear gloves if I wanted to!! The gloves were there but I didn't feel the need and didn't think I could...

  17. 06/06/06: Freaky...

    rntraveler replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    creatinine 6.6 amd BUN 66 not wierd,just renal failure. that is the normal ratio for creatinine and BUN. Say creatinine 2.0 BUN should be

  18. whats the difference ?

    rntraveler replied to susanrae's topic in International Nursing

    it has to do with hours in each subject-they do accept a 3 yr degree. it helps if you have taken extra courses to make up the extra year. I have a PIN no. and an associalte's degree,but i was first an...

  19. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    rntraveler replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    SotaRN,You seem to be most bothered by why? Don't forget that there are all sorts of people in the world and they don't change for the better when they are sick. That is the sort of person he is. The...

  20. what about this for an idea

    rntraveler replied to chrisrob's topic in United Kingdom

    I am a travel nurse wanting to get a short-term job in the UK (locum tenens). My specialties are hemodialysis and psychiatry. By the time I got registered,things had changed in the UK and it seems...

  21. Packet 4 has arrived!

    rntraveler replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    Yes,you do need top go through the NMC-an agency will call the NMC every so often and check progress,but that's all they can do. I have over 20 yr experience and it took me a year to get my PIN,but...

  22. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    rntraveler replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    A psych nurse needs all the skills that a med-surg nurse does because it's much harder to assess all the symptoms. Our pt often have stopped taking their meds and have all kinds of medical illnesses....

  23. UK Nursing and European Resources

    rntraveler replied to gwenith's topic in United Kingdom

    They do not seem to be short of nurses enough to make it easy to come over. According to my agency over there,if you do not have a PIN number already,you will need to stay over there for 6 weeks...

  24. Banner thunderbird Hospital AZ-Phoenix!

    rntraveler replied to sweetpea839's topic in Travel

    i took a travel jopb in Yuma,Az and went back for 3 winters. Loved it! The best way to go to Mexico is to go down to Yuma and cross the river and park in the Quechon Indians parking lot and walk...

  25. Funny patient names by nurses

    rntraveler replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I lived near a small town in Illinois where there were 2 dentists with offices on Main Street. One was named Dr. Curt Gronner (pronounced groaner) and the other was Dr. Fillmore Ketola (the spelling...