misswoosie

misswoosie

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  1. Recently moved Canadian RN to UK

    misswoosie replied to jhan2288's topic in United Kingdom

    Oh well I see it hasn't got any better since I left the UK. The last hospital I worked had a med/surg admissions unit with 28 beds and ususally there were 3 or 4 qualified staff on duty and maybe 1 or...

  2. is uk nursing qualifications the same as the us qualifications?

    misswoosie replied to sissabell's topic in Immigration Advice

    I didn't take a lab science course in microbiology either, but I have a US RN license. We did cover some microbiology in our training-I guess that was enough when they reviewed the

  3. Anyone involved in Hospital engagement networks or HENs?

    misswoosie posted a topic in Quality Improvement

    I have applied for a position as a patient safety coordinator in a hospital system that is one of the 26 Hospital engagement networks which is part of the Partnership for Patients program sponsored by...

  4. Future nursing from UK to USA

    misswoosie replied to mflight1983's topic in Immigration Advice

    Also- if you're not absolutely stuck on being a RN- physical therapy is Bachelors required profession in the UK and USA, so easier to get a H-1B work visa. The wait time for a Green card would be...

  5. Future nursing from UK to USA

    misswoosie replied to mflight1983's topic in Immigration Advice

    have you thought about doing your BSN in the USA? It's much easier (as baby RN said) to get a RN license in the UK having trained in the USA than vice versa. Additionally you will probably be entitled...

  6. ADN Rn relocating to Charlotte area from NY

    misswoosie replied to klaloan's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I had a telephone interview with CHS today and I noticed that the director only seemed to have my personal uploaded resume in front of her, because she was asking me to give her more information...

  7. Mooresville/Charlotte area

    misswoosie replied to rnsweete's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    They are building homes at The Reserve at Morrison Plantation prices from $232,000 -but only 1 remaining now.It is very close to the lake and some homes had waterviews, but imagine they are gone. This...

  8. Mooresville/Charlotte area

    misswoosie replied to rnsweete's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi You're welcome to the help. For your price range you should be able to get a home in one of the lake access SDs that have pools etc or in one of the more rural,less cookie cutter , no HOA SDs with...

  9. Mooresville/Charlotte area

    misswoosie replied to rnsweete's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    No- don't feel that Mooresville is super touristy. We see quite a few out of state registration plates, but then there are still quite a lot of people relocating here from elsewhere. Mooresville has a...

  10. Mooresville/Charlotte area

    misswoosie replied to rnsweete's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Yes I live In Mooresville. I replied on one of your other posts re Charlotte jobs for ADNs. Mooresvilles hospital is Lake Norman regional medical center- wouldn't recommend it as a patient or probably...

  11. Mission Hospital Asheville or Duke

    misswoosie replied to alipetra's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I would pick Mission over Duke. I have heard good things about Mission and how they treat their nurses, but not such good things re Duke eg pay and staffing levels. Duke is private whereas Mission is...

  12. ADN Rn relocating to Charlotte area from NY

    misswoosie replied to klaloan's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) owns about 20 hospitals and manages several more. The ones within a 20 mile radius of Charlotte are CMC Northeast -Concord CMC Union (Monroe) CMC Pineville CMC...

  13. H4 visa to H1 as RN in US?

    misswoosie replied to sawling25's topic in Immigration Advice

    Plus the position must REQUIRE a Bachelors degree. USCIS are not keen to issue RNs with H-1Bs. Many nursing jobs prefer bachelors, but not so many that require one and some of those jobs will require...

  14. Interqual?

    misswoosie replied to Ginger35's topic in Case Management

    Just looking at this thread because I had seen a Case management position available and it mentioned Interqual. In this I take Remicaid for my RA, and developed a severe Pyelo. I had >18,000 wbc,...

  15. NIHSS stroke scale

    misswoosie replied to ferde1's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I think only the admin can start a separate forum. For assessing neurological deficit in acute stroke the NIHSS is almost always used. Another one that used to be used pre-NINDS (at least in Europe)...

  16. Steps when new employer sponsors EB3 for withdrawn cases

    misswoosie replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in Immigration Advice

    Retrogression for EB-3 will probably never go away unless they increase the numbers available. The bill you're talking about I think is HR-3012 The fairness for immigration act.From what I've read...

  17. Steps when new employer sponsors EB3 for withdrawn cases

    misswoosie replied to adangerousbeauty's topic in Immigration Advice

    When did your original sponsor withdraw their sponsorship? What a

  18. H1b Visa for nurses under FY 2010

    misswoosie replied to LemuelRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    1. As H-1B is for specialty occupations defined as requiring AT LEAST a BACHELORS degree for entry (which nursing in the US does not) USCIS (according to my attorneys) are very suspicious of H-1B...

  19. nclex application process???

    misswoosie replied to DavLuvMe's topic in Nurse Registration

    I was asking for evidence to support the statement "most other foreign nurses" when it seems to be an issue particular to Filipino

  20. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    misswoosie replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Why didn't you just say that? By the way, it's appropriate to revive a thread in a forum if you're asking for updated

  21. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    misswoosie replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What do you

  22. Transferring an RN degree to Ireland?

    misswoosie replied to philomena_minor's topic in Nurse Registration

    They won't allow you to move there even if your husband has Irish citizenship? Some of the more senior RN positions may require a BSN- BSN is a qualification which some RNs hold.You won't see adverts...

  23. Transferring an RN degree to Ireland?

    misswoosie replied to philomena_minor's topic in Nurse Registration

    I thought a US BSN was a 4 yr degree? I don't think there are many countries that would accept a 2 yr training.In the UK even the Diploma in nursing is 3 years. Would it not be possible for you to do...

  24. nclex application process???

    misswoosie replied to DavLuvMe's topic in Nurse Registration

    Can you provide some evidence for that statement? Very broad to say that "most other foreign nurses". I had 3,500 clinical (6 or 12 week blocks in one specialty area at a time) and 3,000 theory hours....

  25. Transferring an RN degree to Ireland?

    misswoosie replied to philomena_minor's topic in Nurse Registration

    Try here Irish Nursing Board, An Bord