sparticus2008

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1. International nursing student in US/Australia

   sparticus2008 replied to archie13's topic in General World

   can't say which one is better. It is worth considering as well whether you want to live in that country permanently, or plan to switch between. For example, an Australian BSN does not meet registration requirements without further study in many US st...

2. Canadian new grad RN -looking to move to Australia or NZ

   sparticus2008 replied to birdieofparadise's topic in Australia

   From what I can see on the NCNZ website, you need to have post-registration experience to be eligible for registration in NZ ( 2 years ) I don't believe you need post-registration experience to register in Australia, however, be aware that the g...

3. NZ TO AUS ANY BETTER?

   sparticus2008 replied to EDNURSE20's topic in Australia

   NSW - if you are public you will be paid against the award https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/conditions/Awards/nurses.pdf Private hospitals negotiate their own award - you can find a list of them here https://www.nswnma.asn.au/industri...

4. Student Elective Nursing Placements

   sparticus2008 replied to abbeycliffe2001's topic in Australia

   I am assuming that you are not an Australian nursing student. I would think this would be something that you are better off approaching your university and seeking advice for them? A lot of it comes down to insurance. As an Australian student, I ha...

5. Who can wear printed scrubs?

   sparticus2008 replied to Brierutter's topic in Australia

   Depends Hospital to hospital - something you will need to ask where you start working in an area. It's not really something that will necessarily be published in a public space December we are allowed to wear Christmas Scrubs (or just fun ones for Ch...

6. Moving from Ireland to Newzealand

   sparticus2008 replied to sugithasuresh's topic in Australia

   The cost of living (especially accommodation) in Palmerston North is cheaper than living in one of the major cities like Wellington or Auckland, however, New Zealand is not a very cheap place to live - but the cost of living can also be based on the ...

7. Phone order documentation.

   sparticus2008 replied to Nursing 1980's topic in Australia

   Can't really answer your questions because where I work we never take a phone order for a dose change. We only take phone orders for a once off stat dose of a medication & these are written in the specific area at the front of the med chart

8. Scope of Practice in Australia

   sparticus2008 replied to Bones17's topic in Australia

   1. You are expected to have a working knowledge of the medications that you are giving . As above there are a couple of medications that you can nurse initiate/prescribe (depending on hospitlanpolicy ) but in general you don’t prescribe unless you ar...

9. Scope of Practice in Australia

   sparticus2008 replied to Bones17's topic in Australia

   That's a fairly broad question... Your scope of practice is defined by your skills & knowledge combined with your hospital policy and procedure. There isn't a list of skills that you can and cannot do. For example - at my hospital, Registered n...

10. US nurse (completely clueless about relocation!)

    sparticus2008 replied to Am34161's topic in Australia

    (sorry it published and wouldn't let me edit it - to continue my response ) - start collecting documents now: Including copies of all your unit outlines from when you studied & a record of how many clinical/practice hours you completed as a stud...

11. US nurse (completely clueless about relocation!)

    sparticus2008 replied to Am34161's topic in Australia

    So, first things first - Registration: In Australia nursing registration is national, so there is a single national board that nurses register with that allows them to work in every state & territory. https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Regist...

12. US Nurse - Jobs for Enrolled Nurses?

    sparticus2008 replied to Mitzy Bastida's topic in Australia

    That's a software package developed by Telstra to help hospitals with their patient flow.

13. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

    sparticus2008 replied to rajo's topic in Australia

    no one else can tell you what to write in your selection criteria however a couple of tips. (Also Grad applications vary between different states & organisations) 1. Use the STAR format for answering selection criteria https://www.selection-crite...

14. Midwifery

    sparticus2008 replied to TheNewNurse94's topic in Australia

    I can't say specifically what questions they will ask but things that are worth thinking about are: 1. Why do you want to be a midwife? 2. What is your midwifery philosophy? 3. What do you know about the current status of midwifery in Australia &...

15. EN Grad Selection Criteria response

    sparticus2008 replied to quinnieP's topic in Australia

    I recommend using the STAR set out for selection criteria https://www.selection-criteria.com.au/starselectioncriteria.shtml 1. Discuss One (or a couple) incidents where you faced a conflict or issue & how you used conflict resolution, negotiatio...