Comment on American wanting to move abroad, what's the best bet for an registered nurse?
jeffw@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Personally, as a fellow Jewish leftist I’d advise against moving to Israel. If you think politics are toxic here (maybe I’m reading into what you mean by things driving you insane), Israel is much worse. I’m not sure which countries have the easiest visa process but you probably have some flexibility as an RN. You could look into a travel nurse job that lets you move across Europe and try a few different places out.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
By driving me insane, I was in fact referring to the rightward drift of the US. And I don’t just mean Trump, but the entire GOP and the fact the only opposition to them is the limp centrist Democratic Party. So yeah, Israel is probably much worse post 10/7.
Europe would be cool, Germany especially though I’ve heard its less safe now.
cabbage@piefed.social 6 months ago
Israeli politics have been fucked for a long time. Netanyahu has always been a dangerous extremist, and the fact that people repeatedly voted for him speaks volumes for the political culture.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
To be fair there’s huge protests against Bibi but your point is well taken
NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 6 months ago
There are protests against Bibi because of his disregard for the hostages' lives and attempt to destroy Israeli democracy. His party isn't losing support AFAIK, and the right wing is actually growing.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
In Germany nurses are often not well payd IMO, but there are different kinds of nurses, so idk… there are strikes in the news from time to time. … but at least it’s okay and well accepted to strike in Germany
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah but I guess I’d be concerned a bit about the rise of antisemitism there Ive heard about
cabbage@piefed.social 6 months ago
In Germany? You'll be fine, they're very aware of the threat of antisemitism but it's not any worse than elsewhere.
Now, whether German culture is enjoyable is another question.
Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 6 months ago
I’m a nurse in germany. From what I hear from colleagues who studied/worked abroad, the job is very different in Germany than most other countries. (I haven’t met anyone who worked in the US.) Mostly, nursing in germany involves a lot less medical tasks, which are reserved for doctors. In turn you’ll do a lot more bedside care.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
So its more like patient care technicians?
Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 6 months ago
I had to google what that is. According to this link indeed.com/…/what-does-a-patient-care-technician-… It involves a lot of the same tasks. I do everything that is listed there, except escorting patients and cleaning rooms. But i also have more tasks. I administer medication (I can only administer medication prescribed by a doctor). I change dressings. I do lots of coordination (e.g. with the surgery or radiology team, also stuff around release, like how does the patient get home, where does a patient go if he can’t live alone anymore, where do they get their medication, who will change dressings etc.). I’m also the first responder in an emergency like cardiac arrest. I should probably add that this will vary across hospitals. I work in a mid size hospital (about 500 beds). Generally the bigger the hospital the more additional staff is there to take over some of the “patient care technician tasks” from nurses. Also there are obviously jobs a nurse can do that involve medical tasks that almost exclusively, like working in an emergency room or as a surgical assistant.
raef@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Sort of like LPNs. Education is similar as well
jeffw@lemmy.world 6 months ago
If you’re concerned about a rightward drift, you’re not going to like many places in Europe. I also wouldn’t leave a country because of a temporary political shift. America’s left is more powerful now than it’s been in close to 100 years and it’s only growing with the next generation. If politics is the main reason you want to leave, I’d seriously encourage you to rethink things. That seems very shortsighted, especially given the political tide in Europe.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Is Europe going further right than the US?
lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
no
jeffw@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Than the US? Eastern Europe, sure. A lot of the rest is heading in the wrong direction, whereas the US seems to be moving in the right (left) direction.
Retiring@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Germany/Austria/Switzerland. You absolutely need to learn German though. It’s not unsafe here, but the right shift is happening all across Europe right now.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I speak fluent German so not a problem
Raylon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In Switzerland we pretty much lack professional healthcare staff all the time (like half our doctors are from Germany it feels). I’m not working in the industry but afaik nursing is better paid than in Germany, just other conditions around the job are very stressful and make many people leave.
During Covid, things got bad enough that a popular initiative by the trade unions got passed which demanded augmentations to the working conditions. The concrete improvements will soon get voted on and hopefully quickly implemented.
If you already speak German fluently, learning to understand Swiss German will hopefully not be too much of a challenge to you.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s as safe as it ever was and much safer than most places here in Germany. But you’ll need to speak German to get a job in the healthcare sector here. And the pay isn’t great.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I speak fluent German actually so that wouldnt be a problem
cabbage@piefed.social 6 months ago
I'd consider Bolzano. You'd get by with German, and you get to live in a beautiful part of the arguably most beautiful country of Europe.