NZ or AUS?? Badly needed ur help...

[acel_07]

Im a RN here in the phil who has a 1 yr worked experience as a staff nurse in a tertiary hospital & 3 mos. in a company setting. Currently im working as a volunteer nurse but since not all country is crediting the volunteer works i didn't add this at all. Moreover, i already took my IELTS exam last aug. with a score of 7.0 in all sub tests. The problem is that im torn between bet. NZ and Aus application, i attended the last nsg. expo in mla. and these 2 consultant immigrations really catch my attention namely; NZIHS and ANSM because of their flowery words of benefits in working with their country the former one is bound to new zealand whereas the latter is for the Australia. Kindly help me to decide between these two. They said that in NZ only a bridging program is required with no licensure exam at all unlike in Australia wherein i have 2 take their exam partA here in the phil. and part B in Australia some kind of a return demo in which a real person specifically a nurse who acts as your patient while being observe by the panelist. This is another burden for me since i already took my NCLEX and IELTS considering the money that i'd use...i really dont know which is best for me kindly give all your opinions. While waiting im starting to read all the threads here which is related to my case. Thanks!

[joecalifa]

Hi, if you are licensed as a nurse RN, the board of nursing of the province that you choose to immigrate, must assess you education and experience, in the United States and Canada there are license examinations, but not in OZ or New Zealand. If you have passed the NCLEX, definitely it would be a great asset to have in your resume, get as much experience as you can in the hospital setting because you ll need it, in Australia if they feel that you are not prepared, there are bridge RN programs and they can be costly, do an a research and you ll find lots of info ok, I wish you good luck in your career and studies.