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Hi. I am a nurse from the Philippines and would like to know if any of the oncology nurses in the US use or have opted to train on using the "Haemonetics MCS+ Apheresis System" or any other (pls. indicate) automated blood processing equipment. Would ...

Hi. I hope this is the appropriate place to post this:). I am writing my resume and i want it to accurately reflect what i have done, of course. The thing is this. I don't have any work experience except for 4 months at this certain hospital because ...

If I choose NY for initial licensure, when must I have accomplished the 2 on-line classes ($15 is expensive and i need time to recover from all the mistakes I am trying to correct..) on child abuse and infection? Can I take it when I am in the States...

I have been working on the Saunders book and it is a good book but so far i am finding the questions, after reading each chapter, quite predictable. Are the Saunders test questions of the same level of difficulty as the NCLEX questions? i am concerne...

I share your sentiments, janfrn..though we are just posting our observations (those of us who have studied and worked/are working here). Though the stories here have been scary and more on the negative side, it is not like this everywhere in the Phil...

I'll just add a bit...about the CIs with no clinical experience..it is true. Sadly, many CIs WITH valuable experience are also leaving the country and so, who is left? Hmm.. unless schools and hospitals here have better, more attractive offers than w...

Hi. When i was a nursing student (2005 grad.), we had good and not so good CIs (clinical instructors). Basically, we did assessments (typical v/s, inspect., ausc., palp., percussion...), IV regulation, certain procedures (basic ones such as IM, SC, s...

What's new:rolleyes: ? No institution is perfect and you just have to find the right fit. Best you can do before applying is to do a thorough research on the place you desire to work and when it's time for the interview, ask questions. As long you ar...

Hi, stsinner. From your profile i see that you are all the way in Tacloban. That is pretty far from the hospitals that have been mentioned here on this thread. You have plans of moving to Manila? Where you will be staying (here in the future if that ...

Yep. Maybe so in NY and states that have been exposed to Asians for quite a time...although SOME people with already existing, hidden prejudices may utilize this incident as a valid opportunity to act untowardly towards Asians. Changes may be very su...

Yes, but the US government DOES have to address this issue (so this takes precedence over the other issues) and so we may be affected indirectly. I just hope that people don't make generalizations about Asians (racial undertones in this event) and se...

*Chuckle* Yeah..that is based on experience. I was very idealistic once (when i first started out)...can't please everyone. Ah...the "diversity" in the workplace. Just prepare for the worst but hope for the best (and that applies to wherever you choo...

Hello. For anyone familiar with the driving conditions in the fol. places: How's car travel from Northridge to Westwood and its neighboring areas in LA? Just how bad is the traffic (time spent on the road on good and bad days)? Or from Burbank or Gl...

Thanks a bunch tsheriff:) . That's more info. than i bargained for. I visit craigslist every now and then to check out 1bedroom apts. or even sharing rooms (is fine by me) and i was able to find some in the 890 to 1100 range (this is my budget for re...

Hello, Suzanne4. I am still in the Philippines, as are many others, waiting out the retrogression and getting general ideas as to how to make our transition to the US less confusing. I am trying to get a grasp of the long-term implications of staying...

Okay. Whoa..that does seem bad. So, what would be a good suggestion for those working in and around the Westwood area (how close to work should you be.. living without compromising much on safety and comfort with a starting salary of $29/hr)? ...this...

Clarification on my part: Asian Hospital an affiliate of Bumrungrad Int'l=>working towards accreditation. They are now under long-term management of the facility. Back to the issue of choosing private or government hospital, everyone pretty much ...

Usually, the major tertiary hospitals in the Philippines have their own websites so you can always Google them if you are curious and want to know more...

Asian Hospital and Medical Center is accredited by JCAHO. Everyone just talks about St. Lukes but if anyone is living around the Muntinlupa area (even Paranaque and Las Pinas, you can get there shortly), you can try AHMC. If i do recall, you just nee...

Yup, yup. If you choose to volunteer, it is your decision (as it is mine;) ). At this point, if you are waiting for the retrogression to lift and can't guarantee your hospital employer that you can work for them for at least a year (even if they try ...

Of course the practice of nursing is completely different here and in the US. No question about that. Afterall, we have to take the NCLEX-RN. If it were the same (standard practice), we wouldn't need to take another set of nursing exams;)..and repeat...

Hi. As of what i know, there is no age limit (unless you are like "retirement age", which you are not;) ). If i do recall, when i talked to the nursing supervisors and the chief nurse, they mentioned that there was a doctor in her 50s (?) also volunt...

Agree that if the hospital (most prob. private here in Phils.) is accredited by a health care org. recognized in, let's say the US, people/employers are aware that that hospital meets US standards of health care delivery. That's the pro of selecting ...

Hi. I am currently a volunteer RN at Ospital ng Muntinlupa. It is a government hospital right next to Asian Hospital and Medical Center (private hospital, JCAHO accredited) where i used to work (was employed there for a couple of months... took care ...

Really..even if done under proper supervision? Okay..i'm a bit suprised. They are aware that it is their license at stake and i wouldn't do anything i don't feel 100% sure about. I mean i have done these procedures before volunteering as i was an em...