Mieke

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1. German Nurses anywhere?

   Mieke replied to Jutta's topic in General World

   Hi, here the steps.... CGFNS for you CES..... then the TOEFL (the result needs reporting to CGFNS and State Board of Nursing). Then get you nursing school to supply transcripts (which need to be...

2. German Nurses anywhere?

   Mieke replied to Jutta's topic in General World

   Well, you are right the 3-year diploma being the equivalent of the US RN. As far as I know the exact content of certifications to any type of specialty nursing ("Fachkrankenpfleger/in) is not...

3. RN input need for project

   Mieke replied to HikingNinja's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Well, it appears you and your staff have been dealing with this over some time. If each of the "seasoned" staff made a small list of tasks that were not covered by the NV scope of practice for each of...

4. German nurse new to Las Vegas

   Mieke replied to Mieke's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Thank you so much Dee,:) Thought about it briefly, but didn't dare doing. As the saying goes.... when in Rome do as the Romans do..... Btw, I have an interview next Tue. Do people really wear suits...

5. German nurse new to Las Vegas

   Mieke posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

   Hello, it has been a LONG time since I posted and introduced myself. That was still back in Berlin, Germany. But age and family haven't changed So I scored 115/120 on the TOEFL language test, :)did...

6. German Nurses anywhere?

   Mieke replied to Jutta's topic in General World

   German Health System is NOT paying as well as US hospitals. They mostly not hiring on a full time basis either....and you don't have much influence as to when and where you work. Could I say that...

7. German Nurses anywhere?

   Mieke replied to Jutta's topic in General World

   Why on earth would anyone want to GO to Germany to work as a nurse?....German nurses, if no bound by other constraints, are LEAVING Germany.....for Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavia, GB, Australia,...

8. German Nurses anywhere?

   Mieke replied to Jutta's topic in General World

   Hi Lana, you will not like to hear this, but if you are indeed in a program for Kinderkrankenschwester (Peds Nurse)....you WILL NOT be allowed to sit for the NCLEX exam.....if this is your...

9. Percentage on Saunders or Kaplan CD before passing NCLEX?

   Mieke posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Hi Fellow Nurses, I am 45, have two boys (6+9), and German trained general diploma nurse. Now all these years after the German exam, I was stuck basically on the same unit for the most part, but the...

10. German Nurses anywhere?

    Mieke replied to Jutta's topic in General World

    Hello, here is another German nurse. As I am going to get married to my boyfriend of many years, a Canadian citizen who resides in Vancouver,BC, I will be facing the same issues. Trying to explain...

11. Do you have a German trained nurse in your team?

    Mieke replied to Mieke's topic in International Nursing

    Yup you are right there. Something to be considered very

12. Do you have a German trained nurse in your team?

    Mieke replied to Mieke's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you Fiona and Rgn1 for responding. Was going to respond sooner, but my ISP was not up to it. Germany being more efficient..... it may appear as if we are, or there is an interest in keeping up...

13. Do you have a German trained nurse in your team?

    Mieke posted a topic in International Nursing

    As I haven't posted on the forum for some time, here a short recap, I am 45, two kids (5 & 8).:nuke: Until recently I have worked on a 20-bed medical unit with mostly gastroenterological patients...

14. Quickest Way for Getting Things Done and Licensed in US

    Mieke replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thank you soooo much. This really sheds some light on all of this. Will arrange for English test appointment next week and have original documents translated. And no....I won't practice for the...

15. Quickest Way for Getting Things Done and Licensed in US

    Mieke replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thanks for letting me know. That the cert. evaluation and NCLEX and VisaScreen are the basics for finding work. Those I handle via CGFNS and the state board of nursing. Some say I would need the BCLS...