hi! I just passed the board exam 2009 and dont have any working experience as an RN yet. I just would like to ask what are the options available for me to be able to eventually work as a nurse in Australia. Thanks in advance
@ cioman94, remI rIos, reinforcing what my good bud, countmein relayed here regarding overseas call charges to Australia, yes, it's PHP8 per minute to call Australia from the Philippines if you use a PLDT Budget Card.
They have it in PHP100 or PHP200 denominations... I've been using these cards to make pertinent follow-ups to these institutions in Australia and have been proven to be cost effective. Hope this helps, guys!
hi! I just passed the board exam 2009 and dont have any working experience as an RN yet. I just would like to ask what are the options available for me to be able to eventually work as a nurse in Australia. Thanks in advance
hi,
i can give you different variations of advice: short cut, long cut, hospital job, nursing home job, realistic, ambitionistic:lol2:.... here it goes:
1) first you need tons of moolah (money that is); other forumers could tell u the exact amount, but it should be around P400t-P500t.. you need this money for expenses relative to application and schooling to obtain oz license.
2) if you want a sureball hospital job, better work first in singapore, Uk, canada, USA, south africa for around 1-2 years, then i will bet all my licenses you will be able to find a hospital job in australia.. but if you're already in those countries then why bother to transfer in oz, di ba..
3) if it is okey for you to work in nursing homes (meaning, be a bit realistic), then a 1 year experience in hospital here in the philippines would be fine; besides nowadays, you need experience to be accepted in the bridging program schools.. its a bit hard to enrol in those schools if you do not have experience, and much more difficult to find job if you have less than 1 year experience.. if you will be able to do so, then youre really blessed..
4) experience can either be volunteer or training certificates.. just make sure that everything is well documented and correct..
for now i assume you have the money, then the next best thing for you to do is to acquire experience while gradually collecting the documents needed in applying for oz license, and of course continue reading researching about oz nursing. Read first the AHPRA website for information..
on the other hand, if you have then a 1 year experience and you have limited funds, then try to apply in New Zealand instead, you're expenses would be cheaper mainly because of the exchange rate (NZ$1.00 = P32.00).. after getting your NZ license then you can apply for reciprocity of your license in Oz, then you will get OZ license.. hence you can apply job either in NZ or OZ (as long as there is Z, its ezzy..).
good luck to your endeavors.. just shoot your queries here, and many would be glad to help you after you help yourself.. peace..
number 4 item above:..... as far as writing in resume and applying for work are concerned, volunteer and training cert. would count in the sense that you could really claim your competencies/skills based on your volunteer and training experience..
however, for Australia AHPRA and BP schools requirement, please ask other forumers.. For NZ nsg council, the last time i checked, they do consider it..
sorry for the unclear statement.. thanks mooh_mooh..
Hi mikyong and liaa, i saw this on page 571, I followed it in accomplishing my CV. Just like you guys i am also quite confused I do not know what to put in the "internship and observership" ( does this mean our rotation/ duties during our college years), "gaps in work practice", when do we note if we are "competent" or "observed" in the " Clinical/ Procedural Sills".. Could anyone share their ideas please. Thanks a lot..:)
good day salmonella. this is how i did my cv:
internship: yup, i included nursing rotations, specified the hospitals and attached a copy of my rle rotation report from my school.
observership: im not quite sure but i assumed this refers to training (i had a 6 months training in a hospital in manila after i got my license) or volunteer work (post registration then)
competent: nursing procedures that i am confident to do such as iv, catheter or ngt insertion, giving of meds, and the like.
observed: nursing procedures that i havent done yet but i have directly observed or procedures i have done with assistance or those i have done once or a few times (eg, drawing blood from a central line)
i hope this helps you salmonella :)
Thanks. I am about to mail my application to AHPRA. have you mailed yours? What did you put as your third party / nominated party on section I on no. 29? Anyone please. thanks..
Thanks. I am about to mail my application to AHPRA. have you mailed yours? What did you put as your third party / nominated party on section I on no. 29? Anyone please. thanks..
:yeah:
.... here it goes:
liaa
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sweet tooth, mikyong thanks for ahpra's number!
javrn, really appreciate your answers and your wanting to be of help :)