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just a very quick note. hi my name is Jenny, 38 years of age, married from the Philippines and i am an accountant by profession. I shifted gears into nursing and hope to graduate with a degree come March of next year.

I somehow see bice's point of not having to take up local boards here in our country. Our local regulatory board somehow has lost its integrity and for me to take it here will prove futile.

So I thought, why not take some training leading to registration in NewZealand, a country of my dreams! If anyone could advise me how and share the possibilities of training in Newzealand leading to registration as a nurse without having to be a licensed nurse here in the Phililppines. I understand that my status would be a student? or enrolled nurse?

Blessings to everyone! Jenny:heartbeat

hi jenny,

im pinay too, im here in hamilton nz. what i did was get registered in pinas first, took the ielts, went through the bridging program (all foreign registered RNs have to) and applied for my NZ license.

i think (and im not sure about this ok) if you come here without a license, you'll have to get credits from one of their universities, take the ielts, do the bridging course and get a license.

lemme know what happens! goodluck!

xo,Czarina

Hello Czarina,

How can I do the bridging program?...I'm sorry but I really dont have any idea on this. I'm also a Philippine Registered Nurse, I already passed IELTS ( band 7 ) and also an NCLEX-RN passer.It's my first time to visit Australia and New Zealand sites.Thank You.

Hello Czarina,

How can I do the bridging program?...I'm sorry but I really dont have any idea on this. I'm also a Philippine Registered Nurse, I already passed IELTS ( band 7 ) and also an NCLEX-RN passer.It's my first time to visit Australia and New Zealand sites.Thank You.

visit www.nurse2nz.blogspot.com and join the forums. lots of nz bound pinoy nurses willing to help there.

Specializes in EENT, Radiology, Neuroscience.

Hi. Im so moved by everyone's accounts on why NZ is such a great place to live, work and play! Im a nurse in the Philippines. I had a 5 month job as an ancillary nurse and I was wondering what my chances are of landing a job in NZ.

Question:

Can I just apply for the registration by myself? I am so loathing the agencies that offer employment in NZ, with high charges for themselves, so ridiculous! I mean it's not so hard to apply for NCNZ right? right?? hahaha!

I have a TOEFL ibt passage mark which wont expire until 2009. Is it possible to use this rather than the IELTS? $150 fee for that is no joke.

Thank you, I hope to hear from you guys!

:w00t:

Hi. Im so moved by everyone's accounts on why NZ is such a great place to live, work and play! Im a nurse in the Philippines. I had a 5 month job as an ancillary nurse and I was wondering what my chances are of landing a job in NZ.

Question:

Can I just apply for the registration by myself? I am so loathing the agencies that offer employment in NZ, with high charges for themselves, so ridiculous! I mean it's not so hard to apply for NCNZ right? right?? hahaha!

I have a TOEFL ibt passage mark which wont expire until 2009. Is it possible to use this rather than the IELTS? $150 fee for that is no joke.

Thank you, I hope to hear from you guys!

:w00t:

yes you can do the registration by yourself... IELTS and OET are the only english exam accepted by the nursing council of new zealand. visit http://www.nurse2nz.blogspot.com and http://www.nurse2nz.forumotion.com. please register and you can ask nz specific quetions there. There are lots of nz bound pinoy nurses that are willing to help.Goodluck

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