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1. Scope of Practice in New Zealand and Australia

   nocturnal10 replied to nocturnal10's topic in Australia

   Thank you!

2. Scope of Practice in New Zealand and Australia

   nocturnal10 replied to nocturnal10's topic in Australia

   Thank you for your reply! Would you say most RNs in Aus and NZ apply for certification so that they can perform phlebotomy procedures?

3. Scope of Practice in New Zealand and Australia

   nocturnal10 replied to nocturnal10's topic in Australia

   Yay a reply!! Thank you! Why it is that it's a separate certification? Here we need to take CPR courses which for some reason is not taught in our courses and we need to get certified for that. Feel like it's silly.

4. Scope of Practice in New Zealand and Australia

   nocturnal10 posted a topic in Australia

   I am a Canadian nursing student and heard from someone that nurses in New Zealand cannot start IVs.. Is this true? For example, in Canada, for antibiotic therapy, the nurses simply follow the doctor's orders. They start IVs, prepare the medication (...

5. Canadian Student Nurse Looking Into Moving to New Zealand

   nocturnal10 replied to nocturnal10's topic in Australia

   Yup, will do! Where are you from? Can you tell me briefly what Australia requirements are?

6. Canadian Student Nurse Looking Into Moving to New Zealand

   nocturnal10 replied to nocturnal10's topic in Australia

   As long as I can manage my expenses and have a little bit of money to spare to travel I'm not too fussed about money, it's just a relatively stable job that I want.

7. Canadian Student Nurse Looking Into Moving to New Zealand

   nocturnal10 replied to nocturnal10's topic in Australia

   Hi, Thanks a lot for your reply. Don't worry I know those 2 500 hours are as a registered nurse, not as a student. What I wanted to know is whether it is still okay if they are completed within a year? I do intend to get experience here. My univer...

8. Canadian Student Nurse Looking Into Moving to New Zealand

   nocturnal10 posted a topic in Australia

   Hi, I'm currently in my second year (out of 3). I'll be licensed by Dec 2015. I want to get a temporary working Visa to go to NZ for a couple of years. I know that Nursing Council of New Zealand requires 2 years of experience totaling 2500 hours. An...

9. US-trained nurse looking to migrate to Australia or New Zealand

   nocturnal10 replied to BSNSN's topic in Australia

   Bama RN, how much experience did you have before you applied?