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

[mdancel]

hello! anybody here for ihna (melbourne) september 2012 intake? :)

[mdancel]

hi i am for the september intake of ihna. I was wondering if you finished all your immunizations already as well as your online course?

hi! i am for ihna (melbourne) september intake too.

[mdancel]

Anybody for September INHA melbourne campus intake?

hi! i am for ihna september 2012 intake too. you know anybody for september 2012 also?

[strwbry_nars]

Just paying it forward :) I wanted to wait until I get my registration and a job before I summarize my experience lol

To be sure we will be looking forward to hearing about that and at the same time for the rest of us here who are still in the midst of processing and waiting, we are very hopeful that eventually we will be able to do the same. :)

[patringrn]

tnx so much. but will they ask you if you had mrsa clearance in the philippines? or did they just require you to have another one there?

they asked.. but the whole class did repeat the mrsa clearance though...

[sabinenoelle]

hello sabine, i'm also for march intake, are you done with the online course?

Hey! No I haven't started with the online course yet. I paid the enrollment fee two Wednesdays ago and they still haven't given me my receipt. I'm a little worried that something has gone wrong with the payment. I've been trying to call IHNA yesterday and all I kept getting was the answering machine. Hey! What's your email address? Or you can drop me an email yourself [email protected]

[thymine]

Hey! No I haven't started with the online course yet. I paid the enrollment fee two Wednesdays ago and they still haven't given me my receipt. I'm a little worried that something has gone wrong with the payment. I've been trying to call IHNA yesterday and all I kept getting was the answering machine. Hey! What's your email address? Or you can drop me an email yourself [email protected]

Hello! I received the receipt of my payment after 5 days, but you can email them just to be sure. I tried to call them for further inquiries but I wasn't able to contact them.

[thymine]

they asked.. but the whole class did repeat the mrsa clearance though...

hi, how much is the mrsa test? in case we had to repeat, so we can prepare in advance. Thanks.

[Krislynciara]

hi,

they will send you an email confirming that they received your application. AHPRA WA is pretty prompt when it comes to emails or at least my agent is.

yep,just received email from them,thanks, however they emailed me and said they need more supporting docs for CPD,didnt know they need atleast 20 hours of CPD, and they asked me a professional letter as well.

[ishtin]

hi guys, can someone enlighten me on what's mrsa clearance? im not familiar with it. thanks :)

[sabinenoelle]

The MRSA test is Php 526 at St. Luke's Medical Center. It may be around that price range in other hospitals or a little cheaper. They take two cotton applicators and take samples from each of your nostrils. It's a little uncomfortable but it's really fast.

[sabinenoelle]

MRSA stands for Methycillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - one of the harder to kill pathogens mostly found in hospitals. I guess they want to make sure that you don't bring one of those with you to Australia so they ask you to be screened here.