Chris Hawkins

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1. emmigrating to Australia

   Chris Hawkins replied to scotswoman's topic in International

   Hi We moved from the Uk to Victoria in 1986. Try the Nurses Board of Victoria at http://www.nbv.org.au for information on registration. Check if your training meets the NBVs requirements before you sign anything that commits you. Go to the Dept of Hu...

2. Pda Software

   Chris Hawkins replied to murmur's topic in Emergency

   Try ePocrates.com very good drug resource for USA based nurses (no cost for Palm but fee for Pocket PC). Consider Archimedes at http://www.skyscape.com (free) for convernsions and ER suite 4.0 at MedicalWizards.com (costs) for informmation and algori...

3. Moving to melbourne..

   Chris Hawkins replied to Bumble-V's topic in International

   Hi I have worked at the RMH in the past. There is lots of rental accommodation in the area. But as the Uni of Melbourne is just across the road from RMH even basic accomodation can be expensive. The closer you get to Carlton (heading east) the more i...

4. Flight Nurses in OZ

   Chris Hawkins replied to Coldfoot's topic in International

   Flight nursing is very well established in Australia. Nearly all Flight Nursing is done through the Royal Flying Doctor Service . You will need to have a Bacheolor of Nursing or equivalent, a post graduate qualification in critical care nursing (ED, ...

5. What shortage?

   Chris Hawkins replied to leeca's topic in International

   I think you should register with agencies that cover Melbourne and make it clear that you are prepared to travel into the city.