SarahRN1987 replied to Grace Oz's topic in Australia
LOL, I just saw someone mention Woop Woop early on in this thread, and had to share that I have been in Oz for 2 1/2 years now, and about 6 months ago I finally asked my partner where Woop Woop was lol I thought that whole time that it was a real p...
SarahRN1987 replied to mika07's topic in Immigration
Yeah right now the nursing jobs in Melbourne have pretty much dried up There are quite a few posts on here about it. But I'm currently working for an agency in the acute care sector, and could probably count on my fingers and toes the number of time...
SarahRN1987 replied to mika07's topic in Immigration
I agree with ceridwyn. I also came to Australia via the US, and I didn't apply to AHPRA until after I got here. I was waiting for 8 months with no job because that's how long it took to process my application! Luckily I came here to live with my now ...
SarahRN1987 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia
I wouldn't mind going regional. But my fiance just got a new job here in the city so it is a bad time for us to move. Might happen eventually though, you never know! Thanks for your other comments...I figured the new grads would have something to do ...
Is my agency the only one who has been SUPER slow in the last few months? I can probably count on both hands the number of times I've been called to go to a shift! My manager says it will pick up after Easter, but in the meantime, I'm going stir-craz...
SarahRN1987 replied to fallinnstyle's topic in International
I had an LPN to start out with and got my ADN-RN, and didn't have any problems getting registered in Australia. But AHPRA will assess your qualifications and let you know. Good luck! :)
SarahRN1987 replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Med-Surg
I know what it's like. I am doing agency nursing and work on all med/surg wards. It is a difficult and often times frustrating job, but I have found it to still be rewarding in so many ways. I think the problem is that nurses right out of school thin...
SarahRN1987 replied to neeke816's topic in Australia
In response to the posts regarding Australians as anti-American, I have found that to not be true. I graduated with my ADN in 2009, worked full-time on a home care case, and moved to Australia in 2010. I had no acute care experience, but wanted to ge...
SarahRN1987 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in International
Thanks for the advice! I got onto the ANF website and saw that they just did a course yesterday, lol. So anyway, I missed out on that one but I did join up with them, so hopefully I can get to the next one they do. Also good to know that they take ca...
Hi Everyone! I am from the US and have been doing agency nursing here in Melbourne since this February. I graduated from nursing school in 2009 and learned how to cannulate there, but since I had been out of practise for about 8-9 months while waitin...