Search Results

I have just paid $157 registration fee for 1 year plus $160 application fee in Australia. We have national registration. It is my first year so I have to pay the application fee as well.

I have an iPad mini, but it was picked as I have small stumpy hands and it fits better!

My husband has just done his through hba learning. He was quite happy with it & it was a small group. Do it as intensive or the other face to face option though. Hubby started as distance and didn't...

It depends on the state and the Uni. In NSW a national police check is valid for 3 years. When I was a student at Charles Darwin Uni, regardless of that, they wanted a new one every year, but at...

It generally depends on the ward, the num and the skill mix per shift. As for annual leave, the new grads at work tend to take a block of theirs towards the end. Being on a 7 day rotating roster,...

Ceridwyn, did you see in the news about the federal government giving $107 mil in health funding directly to the hospitals? Will be interesting to see if this impacts on wards like yours etc.

Yep, really looking forward too the prac. Have just finished my final residential school & it was fantastic. Our lecturer showed us that we really did know something! The trip will be exciting...

How are we all going? The first intake is about to start! Just about to start my final semester with 8 weeks placement (4 weeks icu, 2 weeks obstetrics & 2 weeks chronic & complex). This will be...

The current RN1 base wage for nsw health employees is $27.35 ph, you can search on the nsw health website for the award which states the full wages & penalties etc. there are shift loa dings, weekend...

From what I have heard, the aged care ward in the hospital where I work also have AIN's for 4 or 6 hours on the morning shift to help out with the showers etc. the cardiology ward where I work (as a...

Don't stress to much yet. You still have 3 years of uni left before you start a new grad. Hopefully by then, things will have improved.

Your in Australia aren't you? If you don't mind me asking, which hospital? Pm if you like.

No worries. Melbourne does seem pretty worrying at the moment, going by the news reports anyway. I live in Sydney, so have no idea about services down there. Have you tried looking up some...

Hi, I don't know much about this area, but there is a children's hospital in western Sydney called Allowah Children's hospital. As far as I know, they specifically cater for disabled children. They...

I'm also feeling a bit clueless! I finish uni at the start of June and start my grad program on 12 August. I also have 8 weeks of clinical between now and June.

After reading the news this morning, I am glad I work in NSW & have. A grad job lined up.

Generally yes, you do need to complete a graduate program. People will say that you can get a job without one, but they are hard to find. Applications open in each state in the June/July for the...

I actually started my degree at CDU, but have since changed uni's. I was also a mid year starter, so I know where your coming from. You will need to have completed NUR125 ( I think it is now, or...

I ended up putting the area of 'bone, joint & connective tissue', then specifying the Rheumatology ward, so will wait and see :) Have you tried the hospital accommodation? I know it won't be...

My contract came :) it was waiting for me when I came home from Christmas away with the family.

I'm guessing your at CDU? You need to have completed your first year of your nursing degree to work as an AIN. Some places even wallet second year. Try again once you have completed first year.

Good thought! I could see about the info session for your intake. Im going to call on Monday and ask. The holiday has been planned by my husband and a friend for about 6 months, then I tagged on...

So there is a delay in the contracts for those of us who were second round offers. But, I got an email today with my start date - 12 August, with the info session on the 1st, which is going to be a...

I'm still waiting! Ran to my letterbox this afternoon, but nothing :( I already live in Sydney, in the inner west. Stacker I have put up some ideas etc around the inner west.

Has anyone received their contact?