OB floors

[seanymph]

I have had my Australian license for several years and am doing travle nursing here in the States. I am seriously considering doing some travel nursing in Australia (spent 10 1/2 months there, not nursing though). I work Obstrtrics here in the States, doing L&D, newborn nursery and postpartum. This is where my heart and love is. I know they use Midwives for L&D, but do they ever hire RN's for the OB floor? Thank you.

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

They didn't used to but I think some places are now. Try contacting some of the Obstets hospitals. Mater Mothers Brisbane, King George V Sydney, they should be able to tell you. You would not be able to work L&D over here without midwifery but you would be able to work on post - partum and certainly in gynae. Some places will hire you if you are undertaking the midwifery course and Central Queensland University has an external post-grad degree on offer in midwifery. The external course would allow you to work and travel and even complete it in the states!!!

[ceridwyn]

Here, you now do not need to be a RN to start education as a midwife and some of the unis offer Bachelor of Midwifery. Don't need to be a nurse first anymore. ?

The hospitals around here only employ midwives to work on the maternity wards. C

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

Qld registration is somewhat different and still requires you to have a registration in general nursing gefore undertaking midwifery but some hospitals are employing RNs in post partum but would prefer if you were a student undertaking Mid certification. It really depends.