COMMUNITY COLLEGE for AUSTRALIAN RN

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Last week I noticed a reply from Suzanne (20 August 2008) to a post from an Australian RN asking how she could meet USA Obstetrics requirements. Unfortunately I did not record details of, and can no longer find, this post. However I did write a copy of Suzanne's response, viz that she could 'easily do the training for about 6 weeks in a community college in USA'.

I would love to hear more about this option, specifically for Obstetrics and Pediatrics. Any help/advice/suggestions would be very much appreciated.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Generally you need to contact a school of nursing and see if they would be willing to assist your for a period of time in making hours up for the area you need (in this case Obs and Paeds) You will probably have to contact several schools and probably keep persisting to get an answer

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I'm now really confused - Suzanne's response was about doing it at a 'Community College'. However Silverdragon suggests contacting 'a school of nursing' - but it seems to me over here in Australia that a 'Community College' is a quite different place from a 'school of nursing'??? aaaggghhh......

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

As I understand it nursing is either community or private colleges/nursing schools

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Thanks for replies - I'm really surprised to hear about this 'Community College' option as I understood from earlier posts/responses that the only way I could make up these subjects (Paediatrics and Obstetrics) was by doing the courses here (in Australia) at Deakin University.

And I'd VERY VERY much like to hear from any Australian RNs who have upgraded their RN qualifications to meet USA requirements by doing these courses in USA at a Community College, or indeed a School of Nursing.

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