New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand - Page 645

after you have resubmitted your docs, how long did it take for them to respond to you? when did you submit your docs? did you contact them first?

I submitted my dox last May yet to NBV but it was returned to me around last week of July asking me to reapply to AHPRA. So I submitted the dox again on August 5 to AHPRA. I just contacted them by submitting an enguiry to their website last July. I received an email from them August 23 telling me that my papers are currently being assesed. i just hope everything is now in order.

I submitted my dox last May yet to NBV but it was returned to me around last week of July asking me to reapply to AHPRA. So I submitted the dox again on August 5 to AHPRA. I just contacted them by submitting an enguiry to their website last July. I received an email from them August 23 telling me that my papers are currently being assesed. i just hope everything is now in order.

Did AHPRA already charged you for the assessment fee?was it debited already on your account?

hey guys, do you have a sample form of the cv required by ahpra? i have a friend who is starting her application with ahpra. appreciate any help. thanks and best of luck to all.

Hello guys...

Before anything else, I have a confession to make... I tried injecting a little bit of humor in this forum before to make it a bit lively in the person of "Lithotomy." Some people took offense of it though which I and some other people felt was totally funny.

Anyway, I'm posting again to share some information about the things that transpired during my bridging program here in La Trobe, Bendigo. First off, our class includes 10 Filipinos, 10 Indians, 2 Chinese, 1 Malaysian, 1 Kenyan, 1 Japanese, and 1 Aussie (returning to practice). I finished the course in 10 weeks, which was chronologically comprised of 2 weeks theory class in the Uni, 1 week non-acute clinical placement in aged care, 2 weeks theory class in the Uni, and 5 weeks acute clinical placement. In the Uni, you will have 2 return demonstration exams and 1 written exam, which I found to be fairly easy. No need to panic as everything will be taught prior to the exams.

Clinical practice wise, it would definitely be advantageous for you if you have experience working in the hospital setting. Then again, if you don't have experience, as long as you pick up things quick and you do ask questions rather than pretend to know what you're doing, then you'll be fine. Just an overview of what to expect...
1. Plenty of attending to activities of daily living i.e., showering, cleaning of faeces, feeding, etc
2. Vital signs monitoring
3. Administration of medications (oral, subcut, IM, IV infusions, IV push)
4. Clinical procedures (IV bung removal, IDC insertion/removal, epidural catheter removal, ECG, bladder scans, venipuncture, setting up I.V. lines/infusion pumps, wound dressings, etc.)
5. Documentations (transfer, discharge, admission, progress notes, clinical nursing pathways, etc.)
6. Hand overs to next shift of nurses (via recorder/dictaphone or live)
7. Use of lifting machines as it's not allowed to manually lift patients here

What I can say is that... Even without experience, you will still be fine to get through the course especially if you're enthusiastic and keen to learn. That said however, it might prove to be hard for job to come by if you don't have at least 2 years experience in an acute facility. Take note that there are also plenty of local nurse graduates who did graduate nurse programs that does not require sponsorship for working Visa applying for jobs. So definitely, your experience is a plus-plus factor.

Right now, I'm waiting for my registration with AHPRA and I have the vaguest idea how long it will take. I am starting to apply for jobs online, which is a bit difficult. Most institutions would require that I already have my registration while some require a more specific qualification/experience. And there are some that require experience carried out in a country with similar nursing regulations to Australia, like USA, Canada, UK, Ireland and New Zealand and some simply don’t do sponsorships. I am not saying this to instill fear in anyone who would be coming here but I am just laying down facts. Nonetheless, I am pretty sure that you can still find a job as long as you try hard enough.

The thing to consider is time. When will you be coming over to finish your bridging course? I'm sure everyone knows that nursing isn't as lucrative as a profession nowadays as compared to before. We all have to contend with various things aside from the amount of expenses we have to shell out. So we are really running against time.

Anyway, if I am not mistaken, there will be around 18 or maybe more Filipinos coming over for the next January intake of La Trobe. I can vouch for La Trobe University for those of you who have yet to decide where they will do their bridging course.

This may just be a personal thing, but the thing I found to be most difficult here is the emotional distress of being far away from home, far from your family and friends... Physical and mental exhaustion from the clinical placements is nothing after a night's rest, but the depression is just really something so overwhelmingly difficult for me to overcome.

Well, that's just about it. See you guys soon and wish me luck. Hopefully I will be able to get over this state of uncertainty. Soon.