Many months ago, the thought ofnursing overseas was just a thought. Something that I dreamed of doing and wasexcited about, a new adventure that the Lord would take me on. I wouldexperience a new culture in a new way, with the foundation of nursing as astarting point. Today I want to share with you just a little about how nursingoverseas has impacted me thus far. I want to share stories with you andencourage all who have a thought right now for something new and challenging. Iwant to encourage you to surrender to the Lord your plans and passionatelypursue Him as He guides you along the journey.
First, nursing overseas provides many challenges with differences not only indiseases but also in the names of common medications. Several months wererequired for me to figure this out, but eventually I have become accustomed tothe common illnesses and treatment options.
The environment that I am nursing in right now is different than from backhome. Although I never worked in a hospital as a full time nurse prior to thistrip, with several hospital placements in nursing school, I do have a base ofcomparison.

One day, as Margaret and I werepreparing medication in the stock room – without even blinking an eye I said toher, “Would you look at that, a gecko is in with the Gentamicin ampoules!” Webroke out laughing at the thought – that we have become so comfortable nursinghere that, even a small animal amongst the medication doesn’t phases us. Agreat memory!
Graduating with a nursing degree has enabled me to work alongside the Matron,Nurse in Charge – a Registered Nurse with further education and much experience.With this opportunity, I have been able to assist in rounds with the doctor andthe other nursing staff, walking from patient to patient in the mornings. Atthe beginning, these moments were very stressful as reading the charts andunderstanding the health situations were new, but now these are memorable timesof the day. We get to interact with staff and patients at the same time – evenencourage different treatments or make suggestions based on previous regimens.
Currently, the need at AICT Makongoro Health Centre is to work on updating datamanagement, thus Margaret and I find ourselves helping with information detailson the computer. We are working on imputing admission, diagnosis, and dischargeinformation for patients that come through the clinic. This will allow themanagement staff to have a better idea of overall patient management and willencourage the Health Department to purchase more computers for the clinic.Using my gifts, even if they are not directly related to nursing, is what I havecome here to do. I am so thankful that the Lord has placed me where I can beused the most. From typing out reports for the HIV/AIDS counselling clinic toorganizing medication on an updated flow sheet, I am learning. I hope to beable to share this knowledge with staff at the clinic and look forward to moreopportunities to share in my gifts in the coming months.

Working as a nurse overseas is an economical and sustainable way to fund your overseas experience

Nursing is a transferable skill, especially if you are a fluent English speaker because Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and the USA are all experiencing an acute shortage of qualified nurses. This has resulted in an immediate opportunity for English speaking nurses to travel and nurse overseas.

Securing yourself a nursing job overseas will allow you to base yourself in a different region of the world and travel abroad from there. If you get a nursing job in the UK you will be able to easily explore Europe using the network of budget airlines that fly between the major European cities. If you base yourself nursing in Australia you can easily explore the South Pacific and Asia. I have done this successfully in the UK and am now based in Asia.

Working while you travel enables you to spend an extended time away from home and gives you a way to replenish your funds when you are running short.

There are three strategies you can use when nursing to fund your long term trip abroad.

Firstly, you can get a nursing job abroad, work full time and travel in your regular vacations. With shift work and overtime it is easy to earn extra vacation days to add onto your trips. With this strategy you have the security of having a job to go back to and a regular income. The downside is that you have to plan your trips around your employers needs.

Secondly, you can work as a contract nurse. With this strategy you sign a contract for a limited period of time. Usually you will earn more money per day than you would if you were employed on a permanent basis because you probably won't qualify for vacation or sick pay; the higher daily rate compensates you for this. In some countries, like the UK, you can employ yourself through your own limited liability company when you are a contract nurse and this means you can pay minimal income tax.

Thirdly you can work for a nursing agency on day by day basis. With this strategy you will probably make more per day than you would if you were permanently employed, the same as a contract nurse, because the nursing agency may not pay you for your vacations or when you are sick. Also you may not receive work every day because the agency can only place you when their clients need you. However, as there is a severe shortage of nurses worldwide, it is unlikely that you won't be able to work whenever you want to, and probably even when you do not!

Which strategy you can use where is dependent on the visa restrictions placed on overseas nurses in each country. For example, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK offer travelers under 30 a working holiday visa which means nurses can work for any employer. If you are over 30 and you want to work in one of these countries, your working visa will probably be linked to a specific employer. These visa restrictions limit which employment strategy you can use when nursing overseas.

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If you are looking to move your nursing abroad to the UnitedStates of America, then now is the time to do it. Hospitals in the USA areexperiencing a staffing crisis, and this crisis is predicted to become worseover the next decade.

The nursing shortage in the USA is said to be caused by the manyfactors. On one hand there are many nurses reaching retirement age or choosingto retire early, and there simply aren’t enough newly graduated nurses to fillall the gaps. And there is more strain being placed on existing medical staffbecause of the bubble of baby boomers reaching retirement.

This is great news for internationally educated nurses becausethey can now find nursing positions in US hospitals with ease. Hospitaladministrators are aggressively recruiting foreign nurses.

To nurse in the US, legally, there are many papers to fill outand different states have different rules. In order to qualify to register as anurse in any state in the US you must meet the following criteria:

* undertaken post high school nursing education. This means youmust have graduated high school and then gone on to do your nursingqualification afterwards.

* be a registered nurse or hold a license to nurse at home. Thismeans that you are legally allowed to practice nursing in the country where youtrained or the country where you currently live.

* have 1 year experience nursing in your specialty. If youaren’t a specialist nurse in, for example, paediatric nursing, psychiatricnursing, neo natal nursing, etc, your specialty would be as an adult nurse.

* be able to communicate clearly in English. If English is notyour first language, you will be required to provide evidence of your abilityto communicate to the required standard. This means that you’ll have to take anEnglish language test in speaking, reading, writing andlistening.

Should you meet these 4 critical pre-application criteria, youcan be assured that you’re a good candidate for getting a nursing job in theUnited States.

There are three visa options for nurses who want to work in the US.

Firstly you can apply for the much coveted Green Card. In orderto qualify for a Green Card, you must meet all the criteria above, and sit andpass the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)examination. To get this visa takes the longest of the three options, but it isthe better option for you if you want to make a long term move to the US. It ispossible, with a Green Card, to move your nursing career to the US permanently.

Secondly, you can apply for an H-1B visa. To qualify for an H-1Bvisa you need to have at least a Bachelor’s degree in nursing. If you have avocational nursing qualification you will not be granted this visa.

The last visa option for nurses is the H-1C visa. The USgovernment issues 500 of these visas to healthcare workers each year.

If you thought that getting a nursing job in the USA was animpossible dream, you were mistaken. You need to get started on yourapplications right away because medical recruiters in the US are desperate toemploy you right now!

The number of Filipino nurses seeking topractice their profession in the United States plunged by one-third during thefirst half of 2010 compared to the same period last year.

Based on a mid-year report by the US’ NationalCouncil of State Boards of Nursing, only 5,533 Filipino nurses took theNational Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) as of June 2010, or more than 30percent lower from the 8,272 examinees during the same period last year.

The NCLEX is the licensure examination for nursesin the US, administered to registered nurses and licensed practical orvocational nurses. 

The Philippines, however, remains the top countrywhere most of the examinees come from this year, followed by India, SouthKorea, Canada and Puerto Rico. Last year, the Philippines was also the topcountry with over 15,000 examinees. 

“The number of Filipino nurses taking theNCLEX for the first time is a reliable indicator as to how many of them aretrying to enter the profession in the US,” said Trade Union Congress ofthe Philippines (TUCP) secretary general Ernesto Herrera in a statement. 

He said Manila-based labor recruitment agenciespreviously reported that more Filipino nurses are now leaving for the UnitedKingdom than for the US.

“Filipino nurses and other highly skilledprofessionals will go to foreign labor markets where it is easier for them toenter and work, and where they will get the best reward in terms of pay andother benefits,” Herrera said.

He however said more Filipino nurses are stillseeking employment in the US than elsewhere owing to a “strong culturalattachment” to the former colonizer. 

“The two biggest suppliers of foreign nursesin the UK are actually India and Australia, which is not surprising since bothare former British territories. After them, the Philippines is now Britain'sthird biggest supplier of foreign nurses,” Herrera said, citing statisticsfrom the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council.

A total of 15,382 Filipino nurses took the NCLEXfor the first time in 2009, down 5,364 or 26 percent from 20,746 in 2008.

In 2007, a total of 21,499 Filipino nurses tookthe NCLEX, up 6,328 or 42 percent from 15,171 in 2006. 

The 2006 figures meanwhile were up 65 percent or5,990 compared to the 9,181 Filipino nurses who took the NCLEX in 2005.

All in all, some 82,000 Filipino nurses took theNCLEX for the first time over the last five years. – KBK, GMANews.TV

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MANILA, Philippines—The number of Filipino nurses seeking topractice their profession in America fell by one-third in the first semestercompared to a year ago, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) saidin a news release over the weekend.

TUCP secretary-general and former Senator Ernesto Herrera saidonly 5,553 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time from January toJune, down 2,719 or 33 percent from 8,272 in the same period of 2009.

The NCLEX refers to the licensure examination administered bythe US National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc.

The number of Filipino nurses taking the NCLEX for the firsttime is a reliable indicator as to how many of them are trying to enter theprofession in the US, according to Herrera, former chairman of the Senatecommittee on labor, employment and human resources development.

Manila-based labor recruitment agencies previously reported thatmore Filipino nurses are now leaving for the United Kingdom than those going tothe US.

“Filipino nurses and other highly skilled professionalswill go to foreign labor markets where it is easier for them to enter and work,and where they will get the best reward in terms of pay and otherbenefits,” Herrera pointed out.

“Depending on their personal circumstances, professionalqualifications and the job offers they've received, some Filipino nurses findit easier to work in the America, while others prefer to be employed in the UK,Saudi Arabia or elsewhere,” Herrera said.

“But there is no question that in absolute terms, moreFilipino nurses are still seeking employment in the US than elsewhere. This isprimarily due to our strong cultural attachment to America,” Herrera said.

He said many Filipino nurses still favor America simply becausethey already have family members there ready to support them.

He said the Philippines is still America's biggest supplier offoreign nurses, followed by India, South Korea, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

“The two biggest suppliers of foreign nurses in the UK areactually India and Australia, which is not surprising since both are formerBritish territories. After them, the Philippines is now Britain's third biggestsupplier of foreign nurses,” Herrera said, citing statistics from the UK'sNursing and Midwifery Council.

A total of 15,382 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the firsttime in the whole of 2009, down 5,364 or 26 percent from 20,746 in 2008.

In 2007, a total of 21,499 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX forthe first time, up 6,328 or 42 percent from 15,171 in 2006. The 2006 figureswere up 65 percent or 5,990 compared to the 9,181 Filipino nurses that took theNCLEX for the first time in 2005.

All told, some 82,000 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for thefirst time over the last five years.

There are many individuals these days struggling with mental conditions – as many as one in three people. Therefore, there is a large demand of mental health assistance. Many psychiatric nursing jobs are essential for some of the most frequent mental conditions: neuroses, psychoses, psychological and personality disorders. Consequently taking into consideration that so many individuals have problems with mental illnesses, psychiatric nursing jobs are in increasing demand.

Usually, mental health nurses work in teams with professionals like psychologists, general practitioners, psychiatrists, occupational therapist, art therapists or health-care assistants. Having this kind of career can be very demanding, simply if you think that you must work with people seven days a week. Besides, the persons who are struggling with mental afflictions will not manage to cooperate properly or entirely understand what you tell them, making your job extremely difficult.

It is fundamental for people with psychiatric nursing jobs to be sensitive, caring and gentle, aside from extremely cautious and patient. If they lack these central characteristics, not only will they have an incredibly difficult job, but they will most likely crack sooner or later and try to change their profession.

Although this can come as a good thing, changing a profession may not be so easy, especially when the decision comes at a later age. Moreover the challenges provided by psychiatric nursing jobs will most of the times be visible and sensed after a long time of of hard and passionate work, when your body and your mind begin to sense the consequences and become tired.

Because of this, people having psychiatric nursing jobs must be really motivated in order to do this sort of work. So, to do this sort of work they ought to be motivated financially, and also have a schedule which permits them flexibility and enough time to relax, go on holidays, spend time in a less stressful environment. Regrettably, there is also a certain shame attached to mental illnesses. That is why having this type of job jobs may also mean, in addition to showing kindness and concern, combating this prejudging feelings and helping the individuals and their families deal with them.

Last but not least, we have to also state that another rather big danger of having psychiatric nursing jobs is having to work in a violent neighborhood at times.

However most of these difficulties may as well be nothing for the proficient people who simply feel their call and are searching for psychiatric nursing jobs.

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London is renowned as the cultural capital of the world. With its unique combination of history, vibrancy and sophistication, London is a sprawling multicultural metropolis that is the political, business and cultural heart of the United Kingdom which offers the resident, the traveller and the worker an endless land of opportunity.

With the River Thames flowing through the city from southeast to west, the surrounding area is populated with high rises, vast shopping centres, historic buildings, Parliament and the Primrose Hills. The attraction of London to the budding traveller and worker, especially those of antipodean background, is almost a rite of passage to adulthood as the mass migration of newly graduated students and qualified workers alike flock to this destination.

However, with the increasing costs associated with travel, as well as the cost of living while abroad, many, if not most travellers plan to seek work to either supplement their hard earned savings or in an effort to create a nest egg for the return to their home country. Those who even have the most modest plans to travel for a week or two can often find themselves caught up in the excitement of the city and the opportunities it presents – several years after their supposed departure date, living in London, having secured a rewarding career.

Whatever speciality or skills you possess, opportunities abound in London for those with an instilled passion to succeed. As with any other nation in the world, The UK job market is reactive to worldwide, as well as national trends in high demand occupations. Within this category, healthcare professionals are always at the top. What does this mean for the qualified medical employee? Simply, there are endless opportunities to secure employment within the healthcare system in London, and the wider UK. Nursing jobs in London, whether general medical/surgical or specialising in emergency or critical care services are always in high demand.

According to a Royal College of Nursing labour market review, the data shows that although England has experienced 23% growth in the nursing workforce over the past five years, the numbers are still far from sufficient to satisfy staffing shortages. In response to these shortages, polices in the UK have encouraged the large scale international importation of suitably qualified and experienced staff to fill the available nursing jobs in London and its surrounding areas.

Professor James Buchan, who specialises in consultancy and policy research on the health workforce, has confirmed that the continued policy emphasis on the international recruitment of nurses is the only method of staffing a rapidly expanding National Health Service in England. Additionally, the recently released report Learning Skills and Council Report highlighted the fact that nurses are in high demand throughout England, none more so than in London, where the overall health professionals segment will experience job growth rates of over 20% in the period between 2002 to 2012.

All this information is pointing to one simple concept. If you are looking for a rewarding career overseas, there seems no place better than London, and no job that offers more prospects and opportunities than nursing. Enquire with a leading nursing employment agency to find out more.

Geneva Health International Ltd is a leader in its field of health staffing and recruitment. They have a wide variety of major staff supply contracts, within Australia, New Zealand, UK and overseas, and have extensive experience in meeting the needs of a significant number of large and small health organisations.

Geneva Health prides themselves on their recruiting and staffing expertise as well as their diversity and flexibility. Offering a range of options to best suit different staffing needs; from senior executive positions, nursing jobs London, medical, a range of clinical support roles, through to full time staff, project workers and temps alike.

Geneva Health has operated in the UK for over 12 years. From their head office in London, they operate a Nursing and a Medical Locum Agency, Homecare Services, plus Permanent Recruitment services for a range of health professionals, from Doctors, to Nurses and Allied Health and Clinical Support professionals. Their clients are cover the health spectrum from the NHS, to Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes.

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If you are interested in finding a career that is interesting, rewarding and challenging, then you should seriously think about nursing as it offers plenty of opportunities both in the UK and abroad. Nurses are the largest group of employees within the NHS and an important part of the healthcare industry. A career in nursing can involve working in a NHS hospital, a private home, in the A&E department or in a school with the chance to meet people of all ages and backgrounds.

If you are a people person and have a genuine interest in caring for others then nursing could be for you. Whilst some people start off by working in support roles which require no qualifications before going on to study for a registered nursing degree or diploma to qualify as a nurse, others go straight to university to get their degree first.

The opportunities in nursing are wide and varied so it's important to read up on the different skills and qualifications you need to acquire if you are interested in a particular specialist field. Consider being an adult nurse where you will be working with adults of all ages with an assortment of health conditions, both chronic and acute. You will have to be caring, give counselling, manage workloads and be a teacher in your role of improving the quality of each patient's life. You could be based on a hospital ward, a clinic or within the community setting.

Or perhaps being a practice nurse appeals? Working alongside a GP as part of a primary care team that includes doctors, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists. In a small practice you may be the only nurse in the area, whilst if it is a larger surgery you are likely to share duties with other practice nurses. To become a practice nurse, you first have to qualify and have experience as a registered nurse. Depending on your previous experience and skills you may be responsible for organising and running clinics.

Mental health problems can affect anyone of us regardless of age or background and conditions range from personality and psychological disorders to neuroses and psychoses. Nurses who choose to specialise in the mental health branch of nursing work with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others, to help care for patients with mental illnesses. Care in the community is more common these days and your role would involve visiting patients and their families at home, in residential centres, in prisons or in specialist clinics or units.

An occupational health nurse is one specialist area that attracts many nurses as it has many important and interesting aspects to it. You may be involved in setting up and maintaining safe and healthy practices in the workplace or delivering health and safety programmes to staff to prevent illness and injury or you could be working for a big organisation designing disease-prevention programs, or based in the operating theatre assisting the surgeon.

An OHN plays a significant role in a large business as employees who are away from work either through poor health, or work-related accidents, can cost an organisation a lot of money. An effective OHN can help a business to improve employee productivity and increase sales.

Occupational nurses have a varied and interesting role to play in the medical world, every day has something different to offer from assessing the workplace or mentoring and training co-workers, to giving talks to staff on health and safety issues. A career in this type of nursing can be very rewarding and with training and qualifications you can expect to be paid well for your knowledge and skills. Occupational health nursing guarantees a diverse range of opportunities and you can choose to make your living as a clinician, educator, corporate director or consultant.

Nursing is the largest field of healthcare employment and the perfect method of merging a love of science with the chance to work in a very social setting. If you are searching for nursing jobs then take into account the qualifications and experience you are required to have, the salary on offer and the environment you will be working in.

If you want to see the world whilst you work, a health qualification is a great way to do so. For many people, the pull to go and live in a country such as New Zealand or Australia, miles away from home, where the language is the same, but the climate is (in general) a lot warmer, and the lifestyle is far more relaxed is a difficult process. But if you are looking at international nursing jobs and are a qualified nurse, you'll find there is plenty to pick and choose from.

Due to the amount of choice and the fact you are applying from overseas, it's a very good idea to use an agency to help you select the right job for you. They have an understanding of the environment you'll be working in, and once they've met and talked with you through their local offices they can match you to something that best suits.

While anyone can run a recruitment company, the best people to help you are ones who have worked in the same sector as you before. Through working with many health professionals like yourself, they will be able to find different employment practices in your new country. They can also talk through all the paperwork, which can feel a little overwhelming if you're trying to work through it alone.

Because international nursing jobs are in high demand, there should be no reason for you to have to pay for your services to a recruitment company. They recoup it all from their employer base who recognise that people with your level of expertise and qualifications are worth paying to find.

The types of positions are varied and include those for registered nurses, midwives, mental health specialists and ODP jobs. You may need to look at applying for registration in either Australia or New Zealand, so you can work there. A good health recruitment company will be able to provide more advice on this if you are unsure. Once you've been made a job offer from the international nursing jobs the agency has on offer they will also help you transition through the changes therefore helping you settle into your new country, ready to enjoy a new life and have more time to get out and explore your new surrounds.

So if you are looking for international nursing jobs consider finding a health recruitment company which specialises in Australia and New Zealand and you will be on your way to enjoying the relaxed culture in either of these countries!

Tonix Health Recruitment specialises in recruiting from the United Kingdom nurses and health professionals whose skills are highly regarded and easily transferrable skills to New Zealand. Our team of experienced consultants regularly travel to the UK and offer individualized guidance and support throughout the whole process of moving to and working in New Zealand.

Tonix offers guidance from the beginning to the very end of the process, and despite the time zone challenges from the UK, emails and phone calls keep candidates up-to-date throughout the process. When they next come to the United Kingdom, meet with them and see for yourself what they have to offer. Contact Tonix today.

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By Karen Williams

Congratulations on your great accomplishment on graduating nursing school. As a recent graduate you have several choices when it comes to nursing jobs. Many nursing schools offer a job placement service once you successfully graduate. Some may even hold a job fair for nursing jobs. Once you graduate, jobs are not difficult to find. There is a high demand for nurses all across the United States. As communities build new medical facilities and hospitals or expand the size of existing medical facilities to accommodate the growing population, jobs become available. As experienced nurses switch to a different nursing positions, this also creates jobs that are available once you graduate.

There are several ways that a recent graduate can go about finding great nursing jobs. Some medical facilities and hospitals will post nurse jobs that are available in a local newspaper. A recent graduate can also find nurse jobs online. There are hundreds of job directories that are dedicated to nurse jobs. You can narrow your search for nurse jobs by selecting a location, nurse job type, full-time or part-time, as well as other search functions.

For a recent graduate, job directories that post nurse jobs are a great tool, especially if you live in a large city or you are interested in relocating. With today’s technology, most all hospitals and medical facilities have a website. If you are a recent graduate visit the websites of the employer that interests you to view their nurse jobs that are available.

Visiting the websites of potential employers is also a great way to learn more about the facility and the type of environment that you may work in. You can also get a good sense of long term career opportunities while on their website. Once you graduate nursing school, it is important that you start your search for nurse jobs shorty after you graduate. Choosing not to delay your search for nurse jobs shows potential employers that you are excited and motivated in starting your career as a nurse. It is also beneficial because everything that you learned is still fresh in your mind.

The fact that there are shortages of nurses all across the United States makes finding nursing jobs a breeze, once you graduate. Because of the shortages of nurses, there are times that a medical facility will offer incentives to new nurse jobs. Sometimes the incentives will be a large sign-on bonus or they will cover the cost of relocating and in some cases, they will offer both in order to fill their nursing jobs.

Once you graduate, the doors are wide open with great career opportunities. As a recent graduate, it is important to remember that you may not get your dream nursing job the first time out. You may need to be flexible as accept a nursing job that wasn’t your first choice. This gets you in the field and allows you to move toward your preferred nursing job. Taking time to decide on what you want as your long term nursing career goal is very important for a graduate. You will also want to look at your personality and interests. There are so many nurse jobs that are in different environments, making it easier to choose a nursing job that fits your personality and interests.