[talaxandra]

nyapa: research really isn't so bad when you get to pick what you want to research and are excited by it - although that way doens't always lead to funding!

elmar22: does that mean you think a strong grasp of good English (like ghillbert) is incompatable with, or an an attribute to, nursing? I certainly wouldn't want to look like I was judging the quality of nurse a member was based on their posts - it could lead to people making judgemenet about me.

Windazz: all Australian nursing degrees are equally recognised - once a nurse is qualified the university they graduated from doesn't make much difference. With all the other caveats in place (eg check transferrability of qualification to home), if you decide to study in Sydney pick your institute on how well the course, the placements and the locality meet your need. And welcome!

[bassandtea]

Originally Posted by talaxandra

Windazz: all Australian nursing degrees are equally recognised - once a nurse is qualified the university they graduated from doesn't make much difference. With all the other caveats in place (eg check transferrability of qualification to home), if you decide to study in Sydney pick your institute on how well the course, the placements and the locality meet your need. And welcome!

That's probably one of the things I left out in my experience of ACU and why I applied to ACU in Brisbane. When I decided to go back to university to study nursing I had taken into account my past studies and that I had done better and felt more supported in a smaller university. When applying my preferred universities were the ones that had smaller intakes and smaller campuses, as my personal experience was that it was a better learning environment for me.

[minifish]

Windazz: Cool your coming to Sydney. I presently work in one of the bigger Sydney hospitals and have had students from Sydney uni & western Sydney uni, both courses from what i gathered are run fairly similar. Although we had recently had some really new students as in only been 6 weeks into their training and they were put on an observational week in ICU eek!!

How exciting new country and new career, good luck and hope this helps?

Ps you'll love Sydney, I moved here form Scotland 3 yeas ago and neve want to leave ha ha.

Jill