Hello everybody! First let me say thank you for taking the time to read this. I am a nursing student in the USA with the dream of migrating to AU in about 5 years. My husband and I absolutely love your country. My husband was in Adelaide, South Australia for a couple of months with his job and fell in love with all that your wonderful country has to offer. I have a few questions for all of you nurses. Here, in the United States people commonly say "nurses eat their young" referring to how bad the new nurses are sometimes treated. How is the nursing environment in AU? Do the nurses constantly fight with each other like they do over here in the US? What is the nursing environment like where you work? Are the nurses respected, or are they often treated badly by the doctors? Are you happy with the nursing profession in AU?
Specializes in Med/Surg/Ortho/HH/Radiology-Now Retired.
hhhmmm Gwenith, just re-read your post... "vision splendid etc....." I'll have to ponder that bit of prose! :chuckle Need to re-think and decide if yer being a cheeky bugger, or WHAT?!!! :rotfl: Cheers,
I currently work with nurses from the Phillipines, South Africa, China, Taiwan, New Zealand, India, Samoa and the UK. It's only the New Zealanders anyone has a problem with :rotfl:
I think the fact that so many of us come from all over to start with, plus that Aussie nurses often head O/S ourselves, means that we tend to appreciate the different perspectives multiculturalism brings. Plus, with more language, odds are our patients have a better chance of being understood - could really use some Russian nurses at my hospital :)
There just aren't enough nurses here to meet demand, and no question of overseas nurses being hired in preference to locals. I read the recent, heated thread about Filipina nurses with some surprise - it's really not that much of an issue, at least not where I've worked.
As we all get award wages, there's also no question of salary undercutting or anything like that. Latham might have missed out, but we have a strong history of unionism, and no Liberal government's going to change that! Besides, the Victorian award isn't up for renegotiation for another three years, and we'll be looking at election mode again by then :)
Melbourne is more laid back than Sydney, and Australia is generally more relaxed than the US in general. Ah, Sydney - a nice place to visit... ! Queensland gets hot. A lot. And the rain makes you realise that it really is in the tropics.
I have a friend working in high dependancy in rural/remote South Australia, and there's nothing retirement-level about her work day. SA has great vineyards, fabulous seafood, and hot weather. It's perhaps not as cosmopolitan as Sydney or Melbourne, but it's also cheaper. If Mrs Bukko wants colder weather, either Melbourne or Tasmania are the answer. You're right about Melbourne's seasonal fluctuations - just today it's been over 30 (celsius), rained, and it's currently in the low teens.
The great thing about coming here is that, whichever state you choose (Melbourne! Melbourne!) you'll be blessed enough to be surrounded by fantastic landscapes, wonderful food, and Australians! Come on down, cobber!
Yes, my bad - you're right, and it's pretty city-centric of me to assume that either of the querents want to work in a capital. can I plead middle-of-the-night delusionality?!
Specializes in Mental Health, Orthopaedics, MedSurg.
I currently work with nurses from the Phillipines, South Africa, China, Taiwan, New Zealand, India, Samoa and the UK. It's only the New Zealanders anyone has a problem with :rotfl:
Now that accreditation is over............................ do ya have a problem us Kiwis! :chuckle Lets look at the present.............. if it weren't for the rain, the Black Caps would have won the Cricket test! Now what else can I blame other losses on.............hmmmmm. Oh, oh, I hear the Oz is NZ's West Island!:rotfl:
But seriously, I have had no problem with racist comments etc. I do love being the small minority in the ward cheering on for NZ though. And I enjoy, teaching my Aussie colleagues to pronounce words properly ...............phenergan ................. not phe-noo-gan. Admit it...................you really like us Kiwis............ :)
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Grace Oz
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hhhmmm Gwenith, just re-read your post... "vision splendid etc....." I'll have to ponder that bit of prose! :chuckle Need to re-think and decide if yer being a cheeky bugger, or WHAT?!!! :rotfl: Cheers,
Grace