Meeting AHPRA requirements as a International Trained Nurse from the Philippines

[Silverdragon102]

New thread discussing meeting APHRA requirements if trained in the Philippines.

Resources

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

International registration / Nurses / Home - Nursing Council of New Zealand

Part 1 thread New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

Part 2 thread New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

I have started a thread in the Immigration for Immigration requirements for Australia/New Zealand

[ceridwyn]

Please be aware that a new education course has been on the consultation with AHPRA and ANMAC and is due for another consultation in september.

As having mentioned before by me.. the 'bridging'courses for overseas nurse has been described as unsatisfactory and ínadequate, my beef was many are run by private companies, that are just training organisations,, not university standards at all, that churn nurses out like cheezels in a packet, at high prices that are post grad, university prices.

Those run by universities already can of course offer a Graduate Certificate.

These were for nurses to be Registered in Australia....all education is to be done in higher education, 99% of the time it is in universities in Australia and thats were any RN education, unless collage of nursing, should be done.

Former, Nurses Board of Victoria, shame on you. RN - University education,

The course is to now have standards applied, and will be considered a Graduate Certificate...in what, who knows, but it will run for at least 12 weeks and will have to be by a university - which I have always said.....so those private companies will have to be in alliance with a university (may cut down on their profits also) so that it may be a Graduate Certificate and it will have to be run at university standards, with a proper library and such. So that research, evidence based nursing can be taught, which is such an important part of Australian nursing.

The Australian public can feel safe that nurses with poor poor english (even if they have IELTS from own country) and those that cannot adjust to the multicultural environment and cannot communicate in a satisfactory manner or their education lacking and my problem, just task orientated and number crunch all the time, without looking at patients wholistically, will now have these new standards applied.

So to those thinking of applying next year, do not make plans in concrete.

Any further information go to AHPRA then NMBA website for consultations in August.

[marga18]

Hi there... Who among you guys have already found accom in SA? Those who are for arntp october intake. Thank you. hope someone will reply on me.

hi scrubnurse 1

i applied for unisa-arnto oct intake..however, i don't have my visa yet, which is why i haven't book my accomodation. but i have some locations in mind already.

[marga18]

HI HONEYKOYZ!

I have sent you a private message.

hello lady dee-rn

i tried to reply on your pm, but it seems that your inbox is full and can no longer accept a message..i'll try to pm you a few days from now..

thank you very much:)

[reshin]

Just got my LOE from QLD today! :)

[scrubnurse1]

Hi marga 18

Same here. I'm still waiting for my visa. When di you lodge yours? Thank you

[FranzSeno]

Please be aware that a new education course has been on the consultation with AHPRA and ANMAC and is due for another consultation in september.

As having mentioned before by me.. the 'bridging'courses for overseas nurse has been described as unsatisfactory and ínadequate, my beef was many are run by private companies, that are just training organisations,, not university standards at all, that churn nurses out like cheezels in a packet, at high prices that are post grad, university prices.

Those run by universities already can of course offer a Graduate Certificate.

These were for nurses to be Registered in Australia....all education is to be done in higher education, 99% of the time it is in universities in Australia and thats were any RN education, unless collage of nursing, should be done.

Former, Nurses Board of Victoria, shame on you. RN - University education,

The course is to now have standards applied, and will be considered a Graduate Certificate...in what, who knows, but it will run for at least 12 weeks and will have to be by a university - which I have always said.....so those private companies will have to be in alliance with a university (may cut down on their profits also) so that it may be a Graduate Certificate and it will have to be run at university standards, with a proper library and such. So that research, evidence based nursing can be taught, which is such an important part of Australian nursing.

The Australian public can feel safe that nurses with poor poor english (even if they have IELTS from own country) and those that cannot adjust to the multicultural environment and cannot communicate in a satisfactory manner or their education lacking and my problem, just task orientated and number crunch all the time, without looking at patients wholistically, will now have these new standards applied.

So to those thinking of applying next year, do not make plans in concrete.

Any further information go to AHPRA then NMBA website for consultations in August.

do you have a link to the news? where can i find the update about this news in the future?

[ceridwyn]

I have given instructions on where to find this information in the last few lines, see how our education is so different?

[belle_v2g, BSN, RN]

Oh my.. I didn't know that NMBA would actually "accredit" a private institution that is "incapable" of offering that kind of bridging program/course for overseas nurses that the Uni could offer. They shouldn't have allowed it on the first place. That was so sad isn't it??

[ceridwyn]

Different nursing board, it was the Victorian nursing board and this was on the cards when it became national and the out comes and capabities/incidents we're reported back of some students of these shortened bridging programs.

[angel_prias]

We all have our differences in opinions, beliefs and preferences but there's no need to be sarcastic and condescending here, folks! A blessed day to everyone! Peace! :-)

[ceridwyn]

Read the consultation words used inadequate/unsatisfactory, It happens even with nurses from the Phillipines, others and myself had a poor experience with nurse straight out of a short bridging program, failed to assist in an emergency, and another gave wrong meds and declined to report officially, the excuse being that she did not understand what was going on or why she should report medication error, 1st died other was unwell and needed intensive care, so you can see I believe the bridging course failed this nurse and failed the people she came to care for...basic nursing skills. report med errors and know how to ring for help in an emergency situation.

[belle_v2g, BSN, RN]

Read the consultation words used inadequate/unsatisfactory It happens even with nurses from the Phillipines, others and myself had a poor experience with nurse straight out of a short bridging program, failed to assist in an emergency, and another gave wrong meds and declined to report officially, the excuse being that she did not understand what was going on or why she should report medication error, 1st died other was unwell and needed intensive care, so you can see I believe the bridging course failed this nurse and failed the people she came to care for...basic nursing skills. report med errors and know how to ring for help in an emergency situation.[/quote']

The incident that happened shouldn't be generalised to all the nurses who took the bridging program especially those who are from Philippines because that will be really unfair on our side especially to those who are doing well on their job. The nurse who just came out fresh from the Bridging Program should be supervised during her first few months and all nurses working in together should look after each other especially if there is a new nurse in the area.