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1. Sydney Childrens

   myfavouritescar replied to RNsydneygirl's topic in Australia

   I've got experience in the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, happy for you to PM me and discuss.

2. Nursing in Australia

   myfavouritescar replied to rnmone's topic in International

   I would research this very thoroughly. from what I understand US nurses are paid a lot more than Aussie nurses. Australia is a lovely place to live with a fantastic lifestyle but the cost of living is very high. As a nurse in Australia without the fi...

3. Why is is difficult to find Nurses in UK??

   myfavouritescar replied to MarlenaMandat's topic in UK

   The NMC is not currently registering Australian and NZ nurses unless thay have post graduate qualifications following their review last year. This might seem insignificant but many of us are leaving, sick of being paid as HCA's or not coming over in ...

4. NMC delay and put on queue this 2013. waiting for decision letter

   myfavouritescar replied to furble's topic in Registration

   Hey gen88! I've accepted your friend request so you should be able to pm me now. Are you already over in the UK or still in Oz?

5. NMC delay and put on queue this 2013. waiting for decision letter

   myfavouritescar replied to furble's topic in Registration

   I'm an Aussie nurse too. I started my application with the NMC in April 2012. They somehow managed to lose my file which meant I had to resubmit everything. They have now this week come back and said the hours from my degree are not satisfactory. I d...

6. Australian nurses registering with NMC post 2013 review

   myfavouritescar posted a topic in Registration

   Hi Everyone, Are there any Aussie nurses here who have successfully registered with the NMC this year under their new regulations? I'm an Australian nurse who first applied to the NMC over 12 months ago. My registration has been held up with their re...

7. Children's Nursing Vs. Adult's for Registration

   myfavouritescar replied to myfavouritescar's topic in UK

   I work in a Cardiac HDU so no PICU experience.

8. Children's Nursing Vs. Adult's for Registration

   myfavouritescar posted a topic in UK

   Hi Everyone, I am an Australian nurse looking at coming to work in the UK. I have a 3 year Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (we are not offered specific children's nursing degrees). I undertook Paediatric Sub Major subjects during my degree which meant I...

9. Californian to Sydney experienced PICU nurse looking for advice.

   myfavouritescar replied to kitdikat's topic in Immigration

   I work at the Sydney Children's Hospital at Westmead although not in PICU. I'm happy to try and answer any questions I can. A full-time nurse in PICU works 38 hours a week averaged over a 4 week roster which works out to be 1xeight hour shift and 12x...

10. Blood draws on infants

    myfavouritescar replied to crb613's topic in Pediatric

    Depends on what you're testing for. We follow a hospital policy that dictates how many mL's are required for each test.

11. New to Paeds - HELP! :)

    myfavouritescar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Pediatric

    I actually went through the same program you are talking about and I am now a RN on one of the wards at the hospital. Which ward is your home ward (if you feel comfortable saying so)? All of the staff are really friendly at the hospital and the progr...

12. Aussie New Graduate Looking For Opportunities

    myfavouritescar posted a topic in New York

    Are there opportunities for overseas new graduates in NY? There is a chronic shortage of new graduate places here in Australia and I'm interested in living and working in the US. I've heard the pay is a lot better, is this still true in the current f...