Gswords

Gswords has 4 years experience.

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1. BC RN to Washington State

   Gswords replied to bigblondebun's topic in Washington Nursing

   You probably saw my thread before, but I'll share some more info. To get a WA License you need to prove your education equivalency using CGFNS. CGFNS is $300+ and takes time, took me a few months to...

2. Infusion position

   Gswords replied to Guest1030824's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   If you are ever worried about becoming a stale nurse, remember you can always find jobs in outpatient care in medical clinics. Safe stuff, not high acuity, and sometimes pay is even more than hospital...

3. Moving to Seattle from Vancouver, BC

   Gswords replied to vanlink's topic in Washington Nursing

   I'm from Vancouver, moved to Seattle. I did not go through a travel agency, rather I just found a full-time job here. - Travel agency usually requires at LEAST 1 year of experience in the particular...

4. Canadian RN (BC) moving to Seattle

   Gswords replied to hopeless_nurse's topic in Washington Nursing

   Sorry for the late responses folks. It took me 5 months for all the CGFNS b/s to go through, since it there were a couple requests back and forth with my

5. Canadian RN (BC) moving to Seattle

   Gswords replied to hopeless_nurse's topic in Washington Nursing

   I got a FT perm position. Travel positions pay more, but I wanted to stay longer than a couple months in 1 location so I got a FT. The TN is good for 3 years with option to renew if you want, so I...

6. Canadian RN (BC) moving to Seattle

   Gswords replied to hopeless_nurse's topic in Washington Nursing

   For TN, its a matter of showing up at the border crossing with all your documents in hand, ie the CGFNS certificate, your BSN degree, WA State license, employment job letter, etc. The last piece was...

7. Canadian RN (BC) moving to Seattle

   Gswords replied to hopeless_nurse's topic in Washington Nursing

   Swedish, Evergreen, and UW Hospitals would be a good

8. Canadian RN (BC) moving to Seattle

   Gswords replied to hopeless_nurse's topic in Washington Nursing

   I was in a similar boat. I graduated and worked 1.5 years in BC before working in Seattle. You may want to look into an RN "nurse residency" program, its basically like an extended new-grad program...

9. UNBC's reputation?

   Gswords replied to dovermoi2's topic in International Nursing

   I'm a 1st year Nursing student at CNC (UNBC/CNC Program) Like yourself I'm also from the lower mainland, and I ended up in Prince George. What do you want to know about the program? So far I've found...