Due to recent changes regarding applications for International nurses to Australia and the combining of the nursing boards to one central nursing board in Australia AHPRA I have started a new thread for people to discuss the new process on working in Australia.
Currently New Zealand is not accepting new applicants from International trained nurses except those that meet the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement {TTMR} this will be updated once the New Zealand nursing board reopen their books to International nurses.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA
hello kokology, where in NSW do you plan to do your BP? me, mikyong, and i think bekimon too are NSW bound. but i dunno i'm still waiting for my letter. aside from College of Nursing and ETEA, do you know of any other schools in NSW that offer BP?
hello kokology, where in NSW do you plan to do your BP? me, mikyong, and i think bekimon too are NSW bound. but i dunno i'm still waiting for my letter. aside from College of Nursing and ETEA, do you know of any other schools in NSW that offer BP?
in College of Nursing, I think their the only provider in NSW? not really sure of others..does ETEA conduct their BP in NSW too?
Like kokology, I got mine in about the same time. The postman was "kind" enough to fold it between the gates so I had the "pleasure" of using a book to flatten it out and make it presentable again. :rotfl:
Thanks kokology. After having the BP, can we automatically apply for registration as an RN in AHPRA? I understand under the criteria no. 4, we still need to have 5 years experience? Did anyone here, after having the BP, was able to register already as an RN in AHPRA?
HI....does anyone here have the telephone number of APHRA ? i have been trying to reach 61736664911 to no avail> is this the right contact number ?
what do you get when you call this number? busy or "thank you for calling..."? i suggest try dialing 1280061736664911 if you're using globe, it's cheaper
1) always be open minded when you read comments here esp. from "senior" members here because they can help you alot.. if ever you noticed something erroneous about their comments, just be diplomatic about it, in the first place this is a forum not a legislative body..
2) regarding working in nursing home, read and believe in what javRN had written somewhere page 95++... they are all true..
3) i worked here in an aged care home, your nursing skills and experience can cope with the clinical procedures and documentation processes, what will definitely challenged you is your assessment skills... in the hospital, all the clues are in your face, the diagnosis and the expected signs and symptoms, if a s/sx appears, easily you know what to do because you know the diagnosis and if you have doubts you ask help from your peers, and of course you can easily refer the matter to your doctor on call (even if you dont know the pathophysio of s/sx that you observed then you;ll survived)... in nursing home, when you see a s/sx, you do not automatically call a doctor (who is based in the hospital), you have to know and understand about that s/sx, you are like a "junior" doctor as far as assessment is concerned; before you call the doctor, you yourself should have an opinion of whats going on, unlike in Philippine hospital where you just simply call/refer a ssx to a doctor, here in nursing home, you should understand the hx situation because not all cases need to be referred to the doctor.. there is no doctor in the nursing home, if something wrong is happening, everybody looks at you, and you will really look like a dumb (kidding aside but that's how i look at myself when i dont know whats going on) because assessment skills in nursing home is very important.. knowing a resident whether he is going to die in your shift or not is in itself a skill you will have to learn, otherwise, tsk tsk a lot of questios you have to answer...
that's why im so busy studying reading my nursing notes to cope with this situation, nways im interested to learn so no worries mate, good on me.. and if you have hard headed staff (een, ains) hahaha good luck to you... im just lucky, my staff are very nice people, all my fellow senior RNs here are also very nice Oz pipol,... as a new migrant worker, the place im now is heaven, for adjustment in personal life and career life..
4) i dont regret working in aged care sector, and im here to stay in aged care sector.. the thing is, once you master your job in a nursing home, then men, the rest of the days are as easy as chicken.... so i have no plans of giving myself headaches of shifting to acute setting.. but it's just me.. one thing i assure you, i wipe a lot of bottoms in the Phils. as an ICU nurse, here in aged care, nah mate, it aint my job, its AINs job.. in other words, i have a "clean" job, wearing long sleeves shirts and slacks just like working in the office..
LadyMarmalade
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hello kokology, where in NSW do you plan to do your BP? me, mikyong, and i think bekimon too are NSW bound. but i dunno i'm still waiting for my letter. aside from College of Nursing and ETEA, do you know of any other schools in NSW that offer BP?