for filipinos nurses who had undergone bridging course

hi aps! you can start by researching what state in australia you want to work in. if you have chosen a state, work on the requirements that the nursing board require for registration. as with the experience on the bridging course, i cannot say anything since i'm still waiting for the NMBWA's decision regarding my application. good luck to us!

hi! are you supposed to communicate first with the university with the bridging program or with the stateboard of nursing? im planning to apply for nsw

I think you have to communicate first with the nursing council.

jae jae,

I too have submitted my application to WA. When did you completed your requirements? Do you have an idea on how long thay are going to process our applications?

Thanks!

For those who are already doing their bridging course or have gone thru a bridging course in Australia (any state), I hope you dont mind sharing with us your actual experience while doing the bridging course...

I am quite curious about the bridging program. ..
Please do enlighten moi...

What is it like?
What is a typical day for you?
What do they mean by they will assess you against Australian competencies?
What do you do day in and day out?
How difficult is it? Is it just like our clinicals here in the Phils?
What kind of skills and competencies are you supposed to show/know/demonstrate?
advance level? entry level?
Do they expect you to be very competent and efficient and very skillfull?
What sort of equipments do you handle?
What responsibilities and assignments are usually given to you in the bridging course..particularly in the clinical settings?

errrr.. i think my curiosity will kill me at this point.. heheheh
Someone please do answer moi

I hope my inquiries are logical.. i really am clueless

Thank you so much!!

Hi, I have already finished the bridging course here in Australia and starte working in the theatre lasts january. If I were you, dont worry too much, filipinos are doing well in the bridging course. In my batch, my sister was the top 1 in the class. Today is the last day of my brother in the bridging course, there are 9 filipinos out of the 20 students, All performed well and was able to finish the bridging course in 8 weeks time. I can say that nursing here is easy. Unlike in the philippines, for example, circulating nurse is also responsible for assisting the aneasthesist. Here, in every theatre, we have the scrub, scout, anesthetuc nurse, ortho tech and other members of the team. In the Philippines, nurses are responsible for the cleaning and sterilization of instruments, here, you dont wash and sterilize your instruments, your responsibility is to check if the instruments that you are going to use were cleaned and sterilized properly. When I worked as an ICU nurse in the Philippines, the nurse patient ratio is 1:3, here, it's 1:1. You just have to get the hang of it and every thing is easy, easy money I can say. The equipment that we use are modern here and user friendly, if you dont know how to operate it while there's an on going operation, there is somebody who is responsible for the trouble shooting of equipment that we use, and that is his job inside the theatre. Everything here is made easy, the catch is, there's a long list of procedures to be done in a day, more than 60 operations per day.

wow!!! thats quite inspiring!!!
Congratulations on passing your Bridging course!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us.

You just gave me the push I needed to conquer my fears.

Thank you once again and may God Bless you always!!

Wow! your posts are very motivating. Could anyone tell me what happens after the 8 weeks bridging course in Australia? Is there somewhat like board exam? How about IELTS in Australia? Is it easier there?

BY the way, I am currently processing my student visa for Sydney,Australia. the agent said it'll be done in 3-4 months time. That's why I want to be clear of my plan before I leave the Philippines.

I would be very grateful for your help guys.
:rcgtku:

nursenette

I was on a 456 visa when I did the bridging program since the bridge program is only for 8 weeks. If you are going to enroll in a 6 months bridging program then you will need to apply for a student visa. It only took me 4 days for the visa to come out. I started submitting my documents to the nurses board last July 2007, recieved a letter recommending me to do the bridging program by the first week of August then I recieved an offer of place from the bridging course provider by the 3rd week of august, recieved my visa on august 23 then went to australia on sept 9 and started the bridging course on sept 15.

I applied on my own ( no agents ). I dont know if ielts is easier here.