I seem to remember that he has a degree in commerce. I believe redranger's WIFE went to nursing school. I've often wondered why Mrs redranger doesn't post??
Yes, I have Business Degree and was a Staff Accountant for about 7 years. Enjoyed Accounting, but didn't like working in a office, with set hours and so many days off per year. Pay was fair but steady.
I somehow fell into plumbing and got a Masters Licenses and found a niche where we do specialty work and most of our work is billed thru HomeOwners Insurance. I am co-owner with a relative and affords me time to take off when I need. Not the most glamorus job, but pay is strong and work is seasonal.
She does post, mainly in NCLEX I believe. I post cuz I started here posting asking question back when she was in PI, and I was trying to see what and how I needed to do for her to register with Texas BON.
Ms. Redranger better learn to speak up or she will have a hard time nursing with a husband interfering.
I am teaching her how to be independent, that is my role as her husband. I don't consider it interfering, I consider it helping and teaching her.
She is very intelligent, and seems to have very good life skills and communicates very well in public and has a easy going and pleasant personality. She will be an asset to whomever hires her.
But you need to be realistic with the fact that she will have been out of school for more than 16 months when she decides to start working. That coupled with no experience in the US and having trained overseas is not going to be as easy as you would think.
It has nothing to do with intelligence or anything else. Same way that it took practice for you to become good at what you are doing, not something that you did overnight. To perhaps make it easier to understand, you needed to apprentice before you could get a license, etc. This is where she is going to have trouble, her apprentice time is going to be longer than someone that trained in the US; and the hospitals are trying to hold costs down anyway that they can.
You have posted your wife wants to work a year and then look for the best job or go on to be a lawyer, NP , CRNA, or doctor. That is not the type of candidate they are looking for, They are looking for a committed nurse.
Yes, that is the plan. Nursing will be a stepping stone to one of things you listed.
She will be commited to the contract she signs, She will fulfill it and then it will be time to look for her best deal or best option in life. They have that new program called a Dr. Nurse which looks better each time I research it.
Thats our plans, gotta have some kind of life plans and goals in life.
I am teaching her how to be independent, that is my role as her husband. I don't consider it interfering, I consider it helping and teaching her.
She is very intelligent, and seems to have very good life skills and communicates very well in public and has a easy going and pleasant personality. She will be an asset to whomever hires her.
in most American marriages Husband and wife are equal. Wives to interfere in their husbands careers are frown upon and the same applies to husbands. You don't see many husbands posting here. Most American women especially nurses are very independent. It makes me think your wife can not speak for herself. The trouble with the internet the communication is very limited. If we were in person your wife may say "I can speak for myself"
This in not about life skills ( what ever that maybe- I think of them as working, be independent in managing one's pay check, driving, being independent of parents or parental figure). is about being an independent nurse. The fact you are looking for the job and posting nursing questions make me assume she is unable to do this for herself. Of course this is only my opinion.
Yes, that is the plan. Nursing will be a stepping stone to one of things you listed.
She will be commited to the contract she signs, She will fulfill it and then it will be time to look for her best deal or best option in life. They have that new program called a Dr. Nurse which looks better each time I research it.
Thats our plans, gotta have some kind of life plans and goals in life.
Nurses don't use the term Dr. Nurse. I think you are referring to a NP. Presently in my area many new NPs are having difficulty finding NP positions and are staying in their current positions. Most programs advanced practice nursing programs desire nurses who have 3 years experience. You are not even sure if your wife will like nursing. Since she has never worked as a professional nurse this is an unknown, similar to you who trained as an accountant and work as a plumber. She is young and find a different life path.
In my experience bedside nurses who come in using it as a stepping stone often don't do well. The patients sense it and the staff resent it.
I see two very clueless people here, and I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just trying to be realistic...Obviously both of these people are very young and don't seem to think that they're going to have any problems finding a job in nursing once they're "ready" to find employment. Fact remaining is that she will be "outdated" as a nurse and considering she's never worked as a nurse is going to raise some eyebrows to some employers...If she's going to wait and twiddle her thumbs until she's ready to start to work, I suggest that she take some refresher courses as a nurse because she's going to be needing them considering working in the US as an RN is going to be a whole lot different than being a student in the Philippines where they don't do any assessments or start IV's since you have to be certified there in order to do that....
As for being a plumber, if you enjoy the work then more power to you...I don't condem you for choosing plumbing...You have a degree already and are educated and you have that next to your name....That's a great thing because you can do just about anything with your degree...
Now from what I can see, being an RN student in the Philippines is not equal to RN in the US from a student prospective....Sure they do come out with their BSN and that's a great accomplishment, but their lack in the clinical sector and their scope is far different from here in the US...As an LVN student we do assessments (although the initial assessment must be done by the RN) and once we're done & have our license we can become IV certified to be able to start the IV's....Most of us in my class already have a Bachelors in another field but chose to do the LVN 1st and then apply to the RN once finished....You do what you have to do in order to make it through nursing school....We each had a back up plan because applying to the RN program here in the US would be next to impossible to get into even though we all have decent grades....300 applicants for 30 spots....lets be realistic here, have a back up plan....once finished we're going to be working as LVN's while we're trying to get into the RN bridge program...Why???.....we don't want to be considered "outdated" as an LVN and so when we do end up in a program, we still have clinical experience under our belt....Once we're finished and we apply to the new grad RN programs, we will have had experience as an LVN already and although we're still new grad RN, and we're treated the same as everyone else....we will have been more prepared for the RN role considering we're already LVN's....Basically what I'm trying to say is that it's not wise to not try to work as an RN....if she has her RN then I strongly encourage her to start working as an RN....she needs the experience and also she needs to keep up with the current trend in nursing....It will only benefit her....By her taking her sweet time because you guys want to vacation for awhile is only going to hurt her...Good luck to both of you...
Yes, that is the plan. Nursing will be a stepping stone to one of things you listed.
She will be commited to the contract she signs, She will fulfill it and then it will be time to look for her best deal or best option in life. They have that new program called a Dr. Nurse which looks better each time I research it.
Thats our plans, gotta have some kind of life plans and goals in life.
That is not a new program, there have been Drs. of Nursing for quite sometime. But she is still going to need to get work experience and this is where she is going to have problems at this time. She has been out of school for a year already and then you wish for her to wait another 6 months. Things do not work that way with hospitals, they go by what is on the resume concerning where they attended school and what experience that they do have.
There is a 10% unemployment rate at present and new grads that have graduated here recently and even from last summer are having issues with getting hired. Jobs are also going to go first to those that have done externships while they were students or did their clinical rotations in the facility while they are in training.
I wish the two of you the best of luck. Please let us know how things go once she actually takes and passes the NCLEX and then starts applying for jobs. Not much more to add to this.
in most American marriages Husband and wife are equal. Wives to interfere in their husbands careers are frown upon and the same applies to husbands. You don't see many husbands posting here. Most American women especially nurses are very independent. It makes me think your wife can not speak for herself. The trouble with the internet the communication is very limited. If we were in person your wife may say "I can speak for myself"
This in not about life skills ( what ever that maybe- I think of them as working, be independent in managing one's pay check, driving, being independent of parents or parental figure). is about being an independent nurse. The fact you are looking for the job and posting nursing questions make me assume she is unable to do this for herself. Of course this is only my opinion.
If redranger wants to speak on behalf of his wife, that is none of your business to butt your nose into their married lives. I would consider as a personal attack to him and his wife. Please leave you judgmental comment outside of this. It is not up to you to tell a husband of a nurse to do or not to do. A husband has every right to do what is best for his wife (or husband).
Also you made a comment about him being a plumber, which I find it very insulting. You are basically degrading the occupation of a plumber. This kind of comment is really not necessary in my opinion.
There is absolutely wrong with being a plumber, I don't see why that is offensive. Plumbers are smarter than nurses, they don't allow foreign trained plumbers to get licenses and they limit how many can become a master plumber.
This is a nursing forum not a marriage counseling board. How boring would it be if every husband posted here. If you listened to my husband, I am Florence Nightengale and Mother Theresa all rolled up in one but in my opinion that is not of interest to anyone but me. My only point is a nurse needs to be independent in her practice and advocating for one's own nursing practice would only make Mrs.Redranger a better nurse.
I wish them both very well where ever life may send them with their lifeplans.
Unfortunately, I have found out you can make all the lifeplans you wish but life will change your course.
If you read around the rest of the forums, you'll find that many areas are not even accepting the Phillipino BScNs are the equivalent of a local BScN. I know this for a fact. Two provinces in Canada have refused to issue practice permits to nurses holding degrees from the Phillipines.
It all boils down to fewer years of high school education. It appears as if the first two years of the degree are only the equivalent to the 11th and 12 Grades of public school.
The BScN from some universities in the Phillipines have been found to be the equivalent of a PN diploma in my province. PNs educated here are IV proficient upon graduation and only have to pass the same general course as RNs.
Most people would work on a a casual or part time basis rather than sit at home waiting to take a vacation before trying to land a permanent position.
And for what it's worth I'd rather have a plumber with journeyman's papers in the family than an unemployed IT specialist or a PhD who drives a taxi (no offense to taxi drivers, if you love ancient French lit. so be it but we all know that it doesn't feed you)
By the way the poster speaks, you can tell that he doesn't know much about employment in the US regarding nursing....that's why he's on here seeking information....he received it and with a great dose of reality...whether he chooses to take the advise that was given, that's his choice.....
Yes, I'm afraid it is a fact.....she will be considered "outdated" because she hasn't been practicing nursing since she graduated....Here in the US health care is constantly changing and it's important for a nurse to keep up with the trend....If she's not practicing what does she have to offer an employer? Nothing, BSN, MSN, ADN, diploma, from ANY COUNTRY....it doesn't matter, the person will be "outdated" if he/she isn't practicing nursing....
You don't think I'd make a good RN...that's your opinion and you have every right to your opinion...There's nothing to beat around the bush about....I already have titles behind my name, and having my RN is only going to add to it....Once I'm finished I'm not going to sit around and let time go by...Gotta keep up with the trend in nursing since it's always constantly changing :up:
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Yes, I have Business Degree and was a Staff Accountant for about 7 years. Enjoyed Accounting, but didn't like working in a office, with set hours and so many days off per year. Pay was fair but steady.
I somehow fell into plumbing and got a Masters Licenses and found a niche where we do specialty work and most of our work is billed thru HomeOwners Insurance. I am co-owner with a relative and affords me time to take off when I need. Not the most glamorus job, but pay is strong and work is seasonal.
She does post, mainly in NCLEX I believe. I post cuz I started here posting asking question back when she was in PI, and I was trying to see what and how I needed to do for her to register with Texas BON.