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Hi everyone! This thread may seem a bit repititive but I really need help with registering in NSW (Sydney).

I'm an RN here in the Philippines. I already know through reading threads here that most are required to go through a bridging course. I'm actually very much willing to go through with it.

The sequence of applying for NSW is a little bit confusing for me. I know I need to take IELTS. Also that I would need to go in Australia under a student visa. But I'm confused what the difference between a registered nurse and an enrolled nurse? In my application form, which one should I choose? How does one get assessed? Should I be assessed first before I submit an application form to the nursing board of NSW?

Any information that can be given will be greatly appreciated. I really would like to arrange everything on my own and not go through a recruitment agency.

Thanks a lot! More power to our helpful forum:up:

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I am also in for this question. I read and spend hours on this forum but for goodness sake I lost link to the bridge program. My question about the bridge program is that if it require work experience 6 mo minimum I think. When I was looking at the bridge program from a children's hospital, they wanted to have work reference and I don't have that...

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i have a question. i have a visitors visa. but there is a comment there that i can study there for 3 months. does that mean that i can use it for the training? is the training for the bridging program that hard? is there any exams, etc. how will the program conducted? what type of "teaching" they will provide? is it like that we are in a classroom/ area then they teach us what to do or just they let us on our own on the clinical are. thanks:nuke:

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hi, all nurses here

im also planning to register in NSW (sydney)....i have been reading this website for long time to get all the informations about registering there and also seen the website of NSW nursing council......

it really needs time to prepare for all the documents to send to NSW nursing council....since i need to bring some papers to a laywer to certify that they are true copies,...also need to go to my nursing school and nursing registration council in my country to ask for the verification letter to send to NSW.......

I had finished a bachelor degree in nursing in HONG KONG which was held by a univeristy of australia ( LA TROBE) and a hong kong university....it was a part-time degree, now, im not sure whether i need to take a bridging course in NSW. i hope the university i studied in HONG KONG which is recognised by australia NSW nursing council , so i dont have to spend lots of money for the bridging course , as i know, the course will be AUD 7000 :twocents:and which is not included the expenditure for accomodation and living there for those few months,......:cry:

i have many questions and courious that whether i need to take those bridging course and what kind of visa i have to take if i need to take the course.....( im married and have a 4 yrs old son) is it possible i bring them together with me there to take the course and wait to get the lisence there?? and probably find a job also ?? and what kind of visa they have to take??(tourist visa) or should i apply for immigration visa???

anyone who can suggest and give me advice....

thxxxx for all ur kindly attention and reply

:heartbeat:redpinkhe:heartbeat:redpinkhe

samira from hong kong

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the process of registration here is simple: im a RN here in NSW working in a sydney hospital..you need to apply for assessment with the nurses and midwives board of new south wales first..comply with the requrements and they will write you a letter requesting you to attend a 7 weeks course at BURWOOD COLLEGE of NURSING here in Sydney...

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Also check the Immigration site.

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i have a question. i have a visitors visa. but there is a comment there that i can study there for 3 months. does that mean that i can use it for the training? is the training for the bridging program that hard? is there any exams, etc. how will the program conducted? what type of "teaching" they will provide? is it like that we are in a classroom/ area then they teach us what to do or just they let us on our own on the clinical are. thanks:nuke:

Applicants will be referred by the Nurses and Midwives Board to undertake competence assessment programs to demonstrate safe practice. It is appropriate that applicants be provided with preparatory orientation prior to being assessed.

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i have a question. i have a visitors visa. but there is a comment there that i can study there for 3 months. does that mean that i can use it for the training? is the training for the bridging program that hard? is there any exams, etc. how will the program conducted? what type of "teaching" they will provide? is it like that we are in a classroom/ area then they teach us what to do or just they let us on our own on the clinical are. thanks:nuke:

hello nrgracias:

just would like to ask, do you already have any feedback or information on how challenging/difficult or easy the bridging program is?? i mean, how can we compare it to our classroom lectures/test/assignments?

im planning to take bridging program too, but im worried or just wanna be sure that i would be able to pass it, otherwise, that would be a waste of money for me..

thank you, hope you would reply.. :(

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Because this thread is more to do with foreign requirements to nurse in Australia moving to the International forum as per the red banner

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