Jen at NT
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| 06/09/2008 11:40 PM |
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Ahh. the turquoise water, a rum drink in one hand and a reggae band jamming in the background... what an ideal spot to live and work as a nurse.. right??
Well, an ideal place to live I will agree with (minus the high cost of living). Has anyone taken a travel assignment there recently? For US nurses, St. Thomas and St. John (US Virgin Islands) are travel nursing option. Anyone living there currently who can give us a real insight on nursing practices? When I worked with travel nurses, the feedback is that nursing technology is sub par compared to the main land. |
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CtheworldRN
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| 06/22/2008 9:54 PM |
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| I have heard of a nursing school in the Caribbean called the Robert Ross University?? Has anyone heard of it?? |
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AidaAGonz
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| 07/14/2008 4:58 PM |
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Hi, Nurses
Actually i live in Puerto Rico one of the island in the caribbean. Hospital here, dont pay very well to RN. I dont suggests any nurse working in USA, come to work here. Here in Puerto Rico we have the US Citizen, a lot of nurses and paramedics, doctors are moving to the states.
Have nice evening!
Aida |
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TXGurl
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| 07/16/2008 11:13 PM |
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| This is hearsay, but from a dear friend who had an assignment in St. John, it is nursing 101 (back 10 years ago). I think Hawaii is a better location to work as a nurse! I'm sure anywhere where a beach is short drive away is not a shabby way to work and live. :) |
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CtheworldRN
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| 07/16/2008 11:28 PM |
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| Most islands in the Caribbean have a hospital affiliation in the US (Miami/South Florida) as most are not equipped to handle major trauma and cardiac cases. |
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Kaz
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| 09/19/2008 8:25 PM |
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| I did an elective placement in Antigua as a student and absolutely loved it! Can't comment on the pay as it was only a placement (ie. wage-free...) but for experience it was brilliant. I worked in the casualty dept. in Holberton hospital and think I actually learnt more in those 6 weeks than I had learnt in my entire nurse training up until that point. |
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Jen at NT
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| 09/26/2008 9:36 AM |
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Kaz,
very interesting, where were you studying? (I presume, you are not in the US, correct?) |
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scheeksrn
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| 10/28/2008 11:47 PM |
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| Jenny, wow turquoise water... rum drinks...ahhhh that sounds great!! |
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pbozarth
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| 02/03/2010 9:28 PM |
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| Yes. I have been there, to tour and evaluate. It is in St.Kitts. Beautiful and interesting. Most of the clinical is done in simulation. They get connections to schools in the states so students can get some in hospital experience and qualify to take NCLEX. |
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