Meeting AHPRA requirements as a International Trained Nurse from the Philippines

[Silverdragon102]

New thread discussing meeting APHRA requirements if trained in the Philippines.

Resources

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

International registration / Nurses / Home - Nursing Council of New Zealand

Part 1 thread New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

Part 2 thread New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

I have started a thread in the Immigration for Immigration requirements for Australia/New Zealand

[balongmeow]

Hello again! Anyone here who were transferee during BSN/college? How did you finish your criterion 2 & 3? :)

[spawn]

hi jdyboy! i am also waiting for unisa's reply with my application. it's been two months now but still under assessment. did you receive any information from them? any news? thanks!

[spawn]

hi jdyboy! isn't it that unisa requires at least 12 months of recent experience from the month of the intake? when did you resign? i have more than 4 years of experience and resigned last july..

[jdyboy]

hey spawn, I have heard nothing from them yet. I resigned November 2013 so if I will be taking the ARNTP by Sept, its less than a year. I also talked to the representative of UniSa when they conducted an orientation of the ARNTP in Makati, and they said its fine.

[spawn]

thanks jdyboy. im really worried that unisa might deny my application since i resigned last july 2013. :-(

[jdyboy]

Ah, I see. You're not practicing anymore? Im really not sure if what they meant for "at least 2 years experience, within the past 12 months" is experience since you passed your application to UniSa or from their September intake. Lets all hope and pray for the best. Did you apply in AHPRA also? so u have another option.

[spawn]

hi jdyboy! it's from the september intake. yes i have an application but still awaiting for ahpra's decision. it has been 2 months now. imreally hope i could get in unisa's september intake. i resigned already and im focusing on my application. :-)

[ayanami]

Guys! do you have a copy of sample Curriculum Vitae?tnx..

[cherrynba]

hi jdyboy! it's from the september intake. yes i have an application but still awaiting for ahpra's decision. it has been 2 months now. imreally hope i could get in unisa's september intake. i resigned already and im focusing on my application. :-)

I think unisa accepts applicants even without aphra decision yet. I applied with them last october 2013 for april 2014 intake and they forwarded me conditional letter after 3 weeks assessment of my application. I applied without aphra registration.

[thomas.aj]

hello... i am new here .. n kinda confused wot to do after clearing ielts recently.. actually i have a complex case .. i did my general nursing in 2007 and had a 16 months experience .. its been 5 years with that experiance ..later i did the two yr course to get the graduate certificate .. worked again for a year but the hospotal i worked say they do not provide me with the experience certificate until i work for more years .. but i had all the appontment letters n pay slips with me .. its been an year i left from the hospital .. cleared ielts with an years coaching .. coz i just lagged in the writing section .. now m done with ielts n confused as to apply for ahpra now or not .. because i dont hv that experiance certificate for an year n to moreover have a gap again .. can anyone suggest me anything with my case .. i really wud appreciate the help ..thk u ..

[kristine25]

hi chuckie, im about to finish my clinical placement next week. Well, it depends on which hospital you will be placed. Some students are placed in rural areas and others in bigger hospitals. Sometimes it depends on how busy and how heavy the workload of the hospital. I had 3 weeks placement in an orthopedic ward, mainly post op patients from hip and knee replacement. I struggled at first because I still dont know the routine. But at the end of first week, I was able to anticipate what the nurses usually do. I find it hard with the medication, because they check the medications directly from the chart. IV antibiotics are given using syringe infusor, sometimes mixed with 100mls Normal Saline through infusion pump. They use Schedule 8 drugs most of the time for pain management and 2 rns must check the drug. On your 2nd and 3rd week will be easy. On my fourth week, I was placed in a medical ward which has a heavy workload. So its different from orthopedic ward and I have to adjust again but its not that difficult anymore. Goodluck to you. Which school are you from btw?

Kristine

[maine1987]

hey guys! I am new here and I am just wondering if anyone of you have received your eligibility letter since new rules were imposed this February?

Thanks and God bless.