ABSN in US or Master of Clinical Nursing in Australia?

[peiyic]

Hello fellow nurses!

I'm currently a senior in Chemistry in a university at NY. I'm currently at crossroads on where I will be getting my nursing education. I'm an international student but I have been in NY since 2013 so I'm rather familiar with the education system here. However, since my parents wanted me to be closer to home, I have considered going to Australia to get my nursing education there.

I can't decide if it's better to get a Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing here or Master of Clinical Nursing/Master of Nursing Studies in Australia. The ABSN here is just a one year program while the MCN/MNS program in Australia is a 2 year program. Overall, they are both pretty short for a non-nursing student like myself.

However, I'm considering settling down in Australia for a nursing career but I have seen some posts that ABSN in US is not recognized in Australia. Is this true? If so, is it better to get my nursing education there?

This will be a new endeavor once again if I do end up going to Australia for my education. Could someone explain to me how the Australian education system works and living there as well? Do nursing schools in Australia require the same GPA and prerequisites as nursing schools here?

Last question, I have seen that registered nurses are in demand in Australia (Based on the Department of Labor). Is this true?

I'm really sorry for all these questions. I'm just a really lost student. It would be very helpful if someone could answer some of these questions I have.

Thank you so much for taking some time to read through my lengthy post.

[sparticus2008]

APHRA requirements for international trained nurses are that

1. Their course was the theoretical equivalent of an Australian bachelor of nursing degree (3years)

2. That the course involved as a minimum 800hrs of clinical experience

I believe ABSN generally does not meet requirements, but if you contact ApHra you can get more info from them.

You are better to contact uni's individually as they have different entry requirements. You will need to pay full fees as an international student

Australia may have a nursing shortage but it is not in the graduate end of the market. There are considerably more graduate nurses than there are graduate positions