I am submitting this post as a means to get some things off my chest, as well as simultaneously get some insight and advice from other NPs in primary care.
I am currently 18 months in to my 24 month contract at my first primary care NP job. I...
I don't have children and have never had to deal with the childcare aspect of things, so I apologize if any of my ideas don't make sense for you. If I were in this position, I think I would find a way to create a relationship with the nursing staff a...
I agree that "walk in only" is not unethical or considered fraudulent. It's frustrating and decreases continuity of care, thus poor quality of care. Bringing someone in quarterly to reduce ED visits makes sense for a lot of patients depending on thei...
Thank you for your response. The thought has crossed my mind on multiple occasions. Is there any benefit to reporting sooner rather than later? I don't want to burn any bridges and not have the option of asking them for a letter of recommendation w...
Thank you for your response. I have definitely thought about attempting to get out of the contract. My concerns are that I'll burn bridges and not have their support in future job applications. Right now, I know the two physicians would write a go...
I am in the exact same boat as you. I make REALLY good money working in the bay area as a travel nurse, I just graduated from NP school and I'm now looking for an NP job. The only difference for me is that I moved to California to be a travel nurse...
Hello all, I have recently been contacted by a manager in a Cardiac Progressive Care Unit for a 3 month travel contract. The unit sounds exactly like the last unit I was working at in London, England. Similar setup, patient to nurse ratio, patien...
Hello all, I'm currently in the process of being registered with the NMC. Has anyone sent their paperwork recently and still waiting for their decision letter? The NMC has put a hold on all the applications, just wondering if anyone has heard back...
Hello all, I am a US nurse who has been in the process of getting my UK nursing license for the past 2 years. Finally, I have moved to London and am currently taking the ONP. Since the ONP I'm taking is a month long online class, I am having troubl...
sarena33 replied to sarena33's topic in Registration
I ahve a question. When you receive your decision letter from the NMC does it have a PIN number on it? I received a letter from the NMC and it states "I am writing to give my assessment of your application for registration as a nurse with the NMC. T...
sarena33 replied to sarena33's topic in Registration
Newshark, I have a question about the 3 months of supervised practice that you say you're not required to do, but all other overseas nurses are. Continental informed me that I won't have to do the supervised practice either because I had already sen...
Hello all, I am currently a nurse in the suberbs of Chicago working for the past year and a half on a cardiac/tele floor. I've been a nurse for a total of 2 1/2 years. I'm 25 years old, single, no kids, living with my parents.. so basically I have ...
I had a feeling I'd get some comments about leaving my email. I've contemplated the risks, I can always block a sender, or if worse comes to worst, I'll delete my gmail account and make a new one. I completely agree that the forum format of the site ...
I am currently an RN on a telemetry floor at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. For the most part I love my job but, financially the hospital is going through some issues. I'm thinking it's time to move on and look for a more stable ...
sarena33 replied to helricha's topic in Registration
I'm in the same situation. Did you also send the hours of your prerequisites and other classes required to obtain the bachelor's degree? My recruiting company had me include every class I took for the entire 4 years. Have any of you heard back yet...
sarena33 replied to charmg21's topic in Immigration
jbo604, How exciting! I didn't know Bournemouth had a beach, how's the weather? Where are you and your boyfriend living? Did you have to travel far to get to Bournemouth? You're lucky that you have someone to stay with. I passed the IELTS, it was a l...
sarena33 replied to Nurserandy's topic in Immigration
I've been in contact with them for a few months now and so far they are great. They're doing everything they can to assist me in the registration process for the NMC. I haven't been able to talk to anyone who has actually traveled and worked for the...
I'm currently an RN in the US, interested in obtaining registration through the NMC in order to move to the UK within the next year or so. I've been in touch with Continental Travel Nurse and received A LOT of information. It looks like the first s...
sarena33 replied to sarena33's topic in International
Jbo604, thanks again, your posts have been helpful. Congrats on passing the test! When you say you studied 3 weeks in advance..how many hours/days per week did you commit? I'm taking the test January 21st. Trying to have a plan in order ahead of ...
sarena33 replied to charmg21's topic in Immigration
Thanks for the warning!! jbo604, For now I plan on living as close to London as I can, as I have a couple friends there. However, my recruiter from Continental advised me that the less picky I am about the location of my assignment, the better chan...
sarena33 replied to charmg21's topic in Immigration
Hello, I realize it's been a while since anyone has posted on this thread but I was curious about the agency, Continental Travel Nurse. I have been in contact with Continental for a couple months now, taking the IELTS in January. For those of you w...