Couple questions.

sandgroper · Feb 27, 2003

Hi Coldfoot

Enrolled Nurses are similar to LPNs in the US. Most schools educate ENs for 18 months to associate diploma. Apart from those of us who were taught nursing in the dark ages, Registered Nurses now all hold degrees.

Most universities in Oz have nursing schools but here is a link to one in my neck of the woods.

http://www.health.curtin.edu.au/nursing/

frannybee · Feb 28, 2003

http://www.hlth.qut.edu.au/nrs/ is the site of Queensland University of Technology (from whence I graduated)

leeca · Feb 28, 2003

l'm an enrolled nurse, called a Division 2 nurse in Australia and work under a registered nurse (division 1).

l can't do medication or give ointments that are medicated and l can't make medical decisions, (div 1 do that).

Over here we have tafes (adult education) where l did the course, it takes only 1 year and you are registered as a div 2.

l plan to go to uni and go on to doing div 1.

OzNurse69 · Feb 28, 2003

Oh, and don't forget to check out the fees too - as far as I can gather, international students aren't eligible for deferred payment options such as HECS & PELS - although with the exchange rate, you may still be better off!

zdatny · Mar 1, 2003

The university I attended is called Southern Cross University. I believe it still has a good program.

Good luck from the lucky country!

Aussienurse2 · Mar 3, 2003

Q1 Answer: In Queensland we have Endorsed Enrolled Nurses, we are trained to give meds and to assist and implement care planning etc.

Q2 Answer: Most Unis have a nursing program. I don't know if it can be done under a student visa though, you would have to check with the Aust. embassy in the states.

frannybee · Mar 4, 2003

I have a feeling that with the shortage of registered staff, immigration is going to favour applicants who want to become RNs rather than ENs.

Aussienurse2 · Mar 8, 2003

Well thankyou for that validation of my career choice!

I was actually answering both questions in the same breath, will edit to make this clearer.

frannybee · Mar 8, 2003

Frannybee, validator for hire. Alternately Foot in Mouth Extraordinairre.

OzNurse69 · Mar 12, 2003

Originally posted by frannybee
I have a feeling that with the shortage of registered staff, immigration is going to favour applicants who want to become RNs rather than ENs.

Actually franny, I'm finding the opposite - (note, this is entirely anecdotal & not substantiated by any sort of research!!) - but our surgical unit has gone from 1 EN to 4 EN's in the last few months - the EN's are all saying there is a much wider variety of acute nursing jobs available for them, not just in the Long Term Care area, & I put that down to the nursing shortage....

melanie2968 · Oct 7, 2006

Hi All

Leeca you say that "all enrolled nurse, called a Division 2 nurse in Australia and work under a registered nurse (division 1)".

You must be in Victoria as this state refers to Nurses as Division 1 and Division 2. The other states of Australia do not have these same names for Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses.

Thought you might like to know. Good luck with your career. :mad: