Australian nurse and the NNAS story- comparable

[ChelseaE92]

Hi all,

I am just writing up on this topic in case anyone needs information during there application process , there was not a lot when i was looking earlier this year.

I am an Australian Registered nurse, i studied in Queensland at USC and graduated 2016. I have been working as an RN ever since. Before i was an RN i was an EEN for a few years.

I started my NNAS application process 29/01/2019.

Timeline:

Form for registration with AHPRA sent 29/01/2019 via normal Australian post. Requesting a certificate of good standing, also sent the NNAS form to AHPRA to see if they would complete.

29/01/2019:

Sent education forms to University of the Sunshine coast to complete via normal post.

30/01/2019:

1st employment: sent employment form to previously worked at hospital on the 30/01/2019 with a registered international envelope inside.

30/01/2019:

Current employment form sent to NNAS via Registered international mail on 30/01/2019.

30/01/2019:

Student forms sent to SBIT via Australian Registered post on 30/01/2019 with an international registered envelope inside.

31/01/2019: Met with legal public notary. Notarised: Passport, drivers license, birth certificate and marriage certificate. Documents stamped, sealed, red ribbon and associated written document by lawyer also provided. Sent via international registered post.

01/02/2019: 1st employer has sent application form to NNAS via international post.

22/02/2019: AHPRA confirmed they have sent required documents to NNAS.

26/04/2019: documents received and under authentication by NNAS from USC (Uni RN degree)

26/4/19: documents stamped and sent today from SBIT- (TAFE for my EEN diploma)

19/6/2019: NNAS "ready for review"

19/10/2019: Ready for final review. Everything meets requirements.

02/11/2019: NNAS request additional from university via email. Date discrepancy.

06/11/2019: University confirms they have emailed NNAS the required clarification.

07/11/2019: Advisory report issued that night, and received a comparable report at 68.5%.

08/11/2019: applied to CARNA and i have emailed the requested documents. Now awaiting next steps from CARNA.

TIPS:

Get all your information together as soon as possible.

Send the application for AHPRA via their email, not via post (silly mistake on my behalf, i didn't realise i could, this would have made things a bit quicker).

Have a big discussion with your uni about what is required, do you own hours breakdown so nothing is missed. The more info they have the better. Ask for a copy of everything they send to NNAS, so the NNAS cant say something was missed (if the NNAS lose something for instance) This will also give you an opportunity to make sure everything looks right and ask the uni to make changes were needed. The schooling stuff takes the longest to get.

SEND EVERYTHING via EXPRESS international post- my mistake, my mail took nearly 4 weeks to arrive in the USA, and then one of the forms i sent with an express post arrived after 4 days, this would have sped up my time i believe. The NNAS is slow and will not give you a time frame after they have received all your information.

My Nursing hours breakdown from the NNAS report:

I had a total of 549 pages of syllabus combined sent to the NNAS.

960 hours of clinical placement

148 hours of lab hours

1050 direct theory hours:

Maternal/infant nursing: 8 hours and 2 hours of lab

Paeds: 51 theory hours, 2 lab hours and 40 placement hours

Mental health: 77 theory hours and 80 hours placement

Medical nursing: 296 theory hours, 41 lab hours, 260 placement hours

Surgical nursing: 135 theory hours, 34 lab hours, 260 placement hours

Geriatric nursing: 114 theory hours, 1 lab hour, 200 placement hours

Community Health: 87 theory hours, 8 lab hours, 200 placement hours

Anatomy & Physiology: 81 theory hours

Pathophysiology: 78 theory hours, 12 lab hours

Pharmacology: 124 theory hours, 47 lab hours

If anyone has any questions, ask away. Ill update on how CARNA goes, now i might need to study for the NCLEX!

[Maryamibidunni]

Thanks for your reply Chelsea.

That was so helpful.

[Moyosore Osiyemi]

Hello Chelsea,
I graduated from QUT in 2019 and applied to NNAS late December

I just saw the ‘ready for final review’ update on my profile and was wondering how long I still have to wait for the final report.

im in Alberta also and hoping to apply to CARNA.how did your CARNA application go?

Thank you.

[tigress_8207, ASN, BSN]

Hi Guys so just an update.Got an email from NNAS dated the 1st July stating they needed my updated nursing license as the one I had sent in Oct 2018 had an exp date of Jan 2020,updated working experience hours and clarification of my college start and end dates and to check my account for clarification of missing requirements.They also stated that they had contacted my Job, Nursing Council and College and to ensure that they email the requested info.I didn't notice this email until the evening of the 7th.However the site was down for maintenance.Also got an updated email that same night stating that they had received the info from my work.I got up the next day went to the Nursing council and my College to have them send the emailed updated documents. Received a call from both places that they were contacted since the 29th June and had emailed the requested info.Finally got to log in to my account yesterday and seeing everything meets requirements no further documentation needed and enough info has been provided for the advisory report so am waiting with fingers and toes crossed that they don't state now they need additional info and I get a comparable.This has been a long journey.

[Maryamibidunni]

Hi Chelsea,

I got my NNAS report as comparable and I have been approved by the CNO(Ontario) to be eligible for NCLEX.

Do you know how to go about the ATT and the 90 days validity period that comes with it and the NCLEX exam registration ?

I need some more time to prepare for NCLEX exam, don't want to apply to Pearson now.

[DGrewal]

Hi Chalsea,

My Wife also completed a nursing degree from USC finished in 2015. She wants to apply to NNAS. Firstly,I want to know what we have to do with the examination section in the application form? or Do we have to leave blank as there is no exam required for registration in Australia except degree?

Secondly, Once you get your advisory report comparable do you have to sit for the NCLEX exam?

At last, applying to CARNA is better than other provinces in Canada?

 

 

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

8 hours ago, Davinder Grewal said:

Hi Chalsea,

My Wife also completed a nursing degree from USC finished in 2015. She wants to apply to NNAS. Firstly,I want to know what we have to do with the examination section in the application form? or Do we have to leave blank as there is no exam required for registration in Australia except degree?

Secondly, Once you get your advisory report comparable do you have to sit for the NCLEX exam?

At last, applying to CARNA is better than other provinces in Canada?

 

 

I haven’t gone through NNAS so not sure about your first question but unless your wife has passed NCLEX she will need to sit and pass it to work as a registered nurse in Canada. Most provinces have the same requirements so unless you plan on living and working in Alberta you can apply to any. I would say time wise Ontario would take the longest

[DGrewal]

Thanks, Chelsea for responding to my query.

My first question was that Does she has to sit for NCLEX before fill-up the NNAS online application form. Because there is a section in NNAS online application form called examination. 

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

1 hour ago, Davinder Grewal said:

Thanks, Chelsea for responding to my query.

My first question was that Does she has to sit for NCLEX before fill-up the NNAS online application form. Because there is a section in NNAS online application form called examination. 

No. She can only sit NCLEX once she has been authorized to by the college and that won’t happen until her application is complete and reviewed 

[sia_sia]

Hi Chelsea, I’m also studied in USC. It’s bit silly question but when you contact uni regarding breakdown and other forms where did you contact? Did you contact student central? [email protected]

if not can you please share the contact info? 
 

thanks.