purplecotton

purplecotton

med/surg & a tad of onco.

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  1. Volunteer in the ED

    purplecotton replied to armyvet's topic in Emergency

    Hi. I too (right now) am working as a volunteer RN in our hospital's ED, here in the Philippines. It is a government hospital where help is GREATLY needed and the staff and resident doctors are great...

  2. Overworked And Underpaid

    purplecotton replied to bakaldude's topic in International Nursing

    To jon 29- keep up the good work!! At least you have tested your devotion to nursing and this will see you through the high and low points of your nursing career. Many may get into the profession but...

  3. Overworked And Underpaid

    purplecotton replied to bakaldude's topic in International Nursing

    Without a doubt the nursing profession here in the Philippines needs a radical transformation.. for the better. It is just that nurses here aren't quite viewed to be the professionals they really are...

  4. finding an employer in the US to sponsor...

    purplecotton posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi. I know i need to get my immigrant visa petition approved by USCIS to have a visa number available to me => priority date and getting myself on the "green card list". So, getting an employer...

  5. finding an employer in the US to sponsor...

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Thank

  6. finding an employer in the US to sponsor...

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Yes. What i am concerned about is that even if the retrogression lifts this year (who knows), if i don't get a visa number, priority date assigned (and the only way to get that is by having an...

  7. finding an employer in the US to sponsor...

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Hi. Oh, yes..I plan to look for work in Northern Los Angeles, California. That is where a friend is staying..Thousand Oaks to be specific (but he is not involved with nursing in any way so he can only...

  8. finding an employer in the US to sponsor...

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, i do have a tourist visa (which will expire in 2009, thank God). It's not working out by looking from here so just maybe it would be better to use this as an opportunity to go there personally to...

  9. Nurses & use of haemonetics equipment..

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in Oncology

    Thank you. I only know med techs who use this machine but i was told by a few of them that nurses could train on them too. So, from an oncology nurses' perspective, would it be wise to consider this a...

  10. Stuck... waiting... but hopeful.

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Well...all in God's timing. Will keep my eyes and ears open and stay updated :) . Thanks...going back to work in the

  11. Stuck... waiting... but hopeful.

    purplecotton posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi. Now that i can't go to the US, look for employment there and go the "adjustment of status" route because of the retrogression, I find my hospital options limited as i am going through the...

  12. Ok...NCLEX..done. Now?

    purplecotton posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi. I got my NCLEX letter just now.. telling me I passed. Yes, and i am relishing this moment *silly grin*. Long before i took the NCLEX, i had already started processing my docs. for the visa screen...

  13. Ok...NCLEX..done. Now?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Sure. Glad to be of some help:) . I used the third edition, blue book. Comes with a CD that contains test questions. Do both. The book with the CD may be quite expensive but it is certainly a good...

  14. Ok...NCLEX..done. Now?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks.. to you all;). To Pucca, i only had two medication questions and they were of the computation type (fill in the box). Lots of delegation and prioritization..seriously. When i hit around number...

  15. HH nurse, PDN- private duty nurse?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in Private Duty

    That's alright. I do have to take everything into consideration. All the advice you give is worth everything to me:) . Ultimately, it is i who must make the decision and think things through. Just...

  16. HH nurse, PDN- private duty nurse?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in Private Duty

    Thank you very much:) Your help is greatly appreciated...really. Though having his name (of course, his last name included) on the letter in plain black and white...then they know my last name... I...

  17. HH nurse, PDN- private duty nurse?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks for your thoughtful words:). It is unfortunate that my mother died recently, though from complications which may have been avoided if she opted to do the BMT right after her first chemo. tx.,...

  18. nclex test center in the Philippines...

    purplecotton posted a topic in International Nursing

    a few weeks ago, i heard that a decision to set up an nclex test center in the Philippines would be made this august. If this is true, i hope and pray that the NCSBN would agree to setting up a test...

  19. reviewing for the NCLEX: has anyone passed without help of review centers?

    purplecotton posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi! For those who have taken the NCLEX and passed- would you recommend reviewing on your own without the help of review centers (and if so, what reference materials did you use)? If you believe going...

  20. reviewing for the NCLEX: has anyone passed without help of review centers?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks to all of you for your input! I have the books na...so, now it's time to get serious and dig

  21. what is your opinion...ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA?

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in Oncology

    Sorry about the misunderstanding. What i meant was "herbs used to help alleviate symptoms of cancer treatment". Anyway, thanks for the help and my mom has seen 3 hema/onco docs already and it may not...

  22. what is your opinion...ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA?

    purplecotton posted a topic in Oncology

    hi. my mother has recently been diagnosed with AML. as nurses have you encountered any doctors who recommended the use of herbal supplements to facilitate treatment? what do you think of astragalus?...

  23. question abt working experience...

    purplecotton posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi. I am a new RN (graduated March 2005) and am currently training at a hospital here in the Philippines. I passed the IELTS and have applied for the CGFNS and NCLEX which I will probably take early...

  24. What kind of area in nursing...

    purplecotton posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello. I am training in med/surg at my hospital and it seems that what I enjoy most about working as a nurse is talking to my patients. I don't really like the paperwork (but I do it anyway bec it is...

  25. What kind of area in nursing...

    purplecotton replied to purplecotton's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, i know there are limited options for nurses just starting but i'd just like to have a "direction" or goal to move towards. I know it will take years but i guess it is not too soon to start asking...