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    may give up nursing due to bullying

    letina replied to billiejorn's topic in General Nursing

    Assessor......a widely used term in the UK for someone who is assessing someone's clinical
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    "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    letina replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Take a look at the UK. Now there's a country in one helluva mess right now because of (imo) the way it "accommodates" people from other
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    where to get fingerprints done?

    letina replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    Well, I don't know what to say or what to suggest to help you as I never had to get them done. I guess the rules have changed? Are you still going to Florida?
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    where to get fingerprints done?

    letina replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Suzanne, Where are you up to in your process? Just thinking you might be a bit premature with having the fingerprints done. Also, if you're going through Florida BON you won't need them, I've been...
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    anyone heard of this agency?

    letina replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, I know them. I had some contact/discussions with them when I first started out. As this is an open forum, all I will say is, I stand by my earlier advice to you.......stay away from agencies,...
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    direct hire agencies

    letina replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    I can only speak for the hospital I work at. They paid all of my attorney fees. They also refunded to me all the money I had paid out to do NCLEX, Visascreen, CES, etc etc......and they gave me a nice...
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    UK nurses with no family in US - how did you choose where to go?

    letina replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    Like SueIP, we have no family here in Florida but had been visiting on vacation for several years. Also, it's only an 8 hour direct flight back to the UK if you need to go back in an emergency. I've...
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    direct hire agencies

    letina replied to suzanne7575's topic in International Nursing

    Yes....if you pass NCLEX without signing with an agency, why bother to sign with them after the event? Once you have NCLEX you will be in a position to apply for a job anywhere, more importantly, you...
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    Questions about hours, OT, and quitting job

    letina replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a British nurse, been working here in the US for 7 months now. Nurses in the UK are salaried so there were many times we worked past our time but didn't get paid for it, so I'm kinda used to that...
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    visa screen

    letina replied to pumpkinhead30's topic in International Nursing

    CGFNS International is where you start
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    Trouble c accents at work?

    letina replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya! I work with many people who I have difficulty understanding, mainly on the phone, I think it's so much more difficult when you can't "see" the person also. Whenever I'm taking orders on the...
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    How do you get on with foreign nurses?

    letina replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you a little story about the phrase "knock up"......many many years ago in England, before anyone had telephones or alarm clocks etc, men used to be hired to go knock on people's doors very...
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    embassy interview thursday

    letina replied to english_nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi Claire, I think it's very decent of you to post this. I assumed the problem was something private, and of course you don't want the world and its mother knowing your personal business, I wouldn't...
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    +ve TB test

    letina replied to apriljan's topic in International Nursing

    Hi :) Yes, same thing happened to me. My PPD was positive when I had my employee health screen. I offered to show my chest x-ray from when I had my medical in London, but they said no, they wanted me...
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    Who's working all of the holidays?

    letina posted a topic in General Nursing

    We just got our draft schedules for Thanksgiving thru New Years. I'm scheduled to work Thanksgiving, Xmas Day and New Years Day. We all had to give our preferences which of the holidays we preferred...
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    Who's working all of the holidays?

    letina replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everybody. After reading all of your replies, I decided to go back to my supervisor to discuss it further. Here's what she said......"there are 5 holidays, Thanksgiving Day, Xmas Eve, Xmas Day,...
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    embassy interview thursday

    letina replied to english_nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    Oh Claire, I don't believe it! I thought you were messing around at first until I read the whole of your post. I've never heard of this happening before, I'm gobsmacked! Don't know what to say really...
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    embassy interview thursday

    letina replied to english_nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi Claire We're all waiting to hear about your Embassy visit. You've gone a bit quiet, what's up? Thought the :monkeydance: would have been jumping out at us! Hope everything's OK
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    Who's working all of the holidays?

    letina replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working my regular 7a-7p (which in real terms means 6.45a-8p on an average day, but that's another
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    Kissimmee area

    letina replied to rnin02's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi :) I work in Kissimmee, so know the area fairly well. You should be able to get something really nice for $375k, there are a lot of homes on the market right now so use your bargaining power...
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    GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Vent, vent, vent!!

    letina replied to RGN1's topic in International Nursing

    :yeahthat: .....and, I'm sorry to say, you may find you will not be as well supported by management here if/when a complaint is made against you (well, not you exclusively Rebecca, but I think you get...
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    Florida Nclex Eligibility

    letina replied to shiina,RN's topic in Immigration Advice

    My letter quoted the same, I think it's because we did not graduate from a US nursing school. Just go ahead and register with Pearson, you are eligible for NCLEX. Good luck
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    Funniest thing a new nurse said/charted/asked...

    letina replied to RN12345656's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was doing my scavenger hunt at my new job, I noticed one of the cupboard doors in the clean utility had a label on it saying "paper
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    Cgfns is so Bad

    letina replied to rsmit02's topic in International Nursing

    You'll be glad to know they use the documents they already have, to process your Visascreen.....well, they did with mine, so fingers crossed you shouldn't have to
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    My Packet 4 Is Here

    letina replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Claire Great news about your interview date :yelclap: Have you decided how soon you'll be here? My niece had her case completed on September 7 and forwarded to London Embassy on September 12....