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The 160 hours clinical placement is the assessment in itself.

Yes, there was a time when the actor patient asked me about the drug I will give, even asked what an mL is, kinda funny really

The assessor looks out for mistakes and he tells you if you commit one. You are only allowed 6 minor mistakes and zero fatal mistakes. Always think before doing, they are in no hurry anyway. As to pharma, focus on side effects and nursing considerations, basic drugs like antihypertensives, cardiac meds, diuretics, analgesics etc. Thank you for pointing this legislation, but as I have said, they require ideal practice.

Hi, Nurses without experience can pass the part B but its a matter of being confident. The exam was all BASIC nursing skills, which all new grads are supposed to know already. As to interventions, you do all of it on the actor-patient except for invasive ones like IV or SC meds which is done on dummies. You also need to talk with your patient to establish rapport and give reassurance.

Hi everyone, I passed Part B clinical challenge!!! Praise God for granting me this one. First of all, Brisbane is a beautiful city; clean, sunny and well organized. I wouldn't mind living here . As to the test, it was difficult, but doable. My assessor was a soft spoken gentleman and was easy to talk to. (Very far from some of the clinical instructors back home ) He told me that I would be allowed 6 minor mistakes and if at any time I "kill" my patient, the test is over. An actor played the patient and we worked through 5 scenarios. I was really nervous all throughout but the assessor kept on reassuring me so it really helped. (My hands were ice cold) The scenarios included asystole, ectopic preganancy, pressure ulcers, diabetes and cancer. You will have to do assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. he asked on pharmacology and rationale for doing procedures. The test examines basic knowledge and they are very particular on patient SAFETY. He also made me do CBG, IV med and patient education. I had a very good actor who played the patient, you can really gather assessment data from him. All in all I had 3 mistakes: I recapped the needle (stupid mistake really) I failed to address the patient's pain immediately and I administered morphine without a second nurse present (according to law, 2nurses must sign the medication record if using regulated drugs) My advise, go for the clinical challenge if you are allowed to do so. But only if you are confident with your basic nursing knowledge and skills ( Do everything by the book). BTW, they have ideal practice here so always do hand washing and gloving before any procedure. It took 3 hours and at the end, he informed me that I passed. At last after 9 months, I will soon be registered in Queensland. I still have 85 days to stay in Australia. The next step would be to wait for my license and hopefully find an employer who will sponsor for a working visa. In the mean time, I'll enjoy Brisbane. :)

Hi there, It's OK to send your application considering that QNC processing time is getting longer and you only lack 0.5 in the writing test. I'm sure you will achieve the required scores this April. Good luck!

I was also looking for sample questions before I took the exam but was unable to find any. I still say the exam is very similar to NCLEX (multiple choice with four options), except that it is in Australian setting. There are many questions that would require one to know specific information for you to answer them (professional issues and legal issues). There are also questions that require clinical judgement and can be answered analytically (transcultural issues and clinical nursing). With regards to short answer type questions, you just have to write your answers on the space allotted for that question. There are some items with a single line and there are some with 5 lines allotted for the answer. What I can remeber are several questions on ethics and it was easy: veracity, confidentiality, etc.

Medicals included physical exam, chest x-ray, and lab tests. You can visit the Australian Embassy website for all the information. It contains the list of their accredited panel doctors in the Philippines. I allotted AU$1000 per month for expenses. I got this amount from another forum.

Payments can be made through credit card for convenience. If you prefer, ANZ Bank could issue bank drafts in AU$.

I wrote in the application that my reason for visiting Australia is to take the CAS exam. In my opinion, they have few reasons not to grant you the visa because the Part B of CAS, whether it is the one day exam or the 1 month placement, is ONLY available in Queensland. Thank you to everyone in the forums for the encouragement. I will really need a lot of those.:redbeathe I know all of us here will succeed and complete the Competency Assessment and be registered soon.

I just received my visa from the Australian Embassy :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Its a single entry tourist visa (class 676) valid for three months. So all is set for my part B clinical test on the 30th is Brisbane. Wish me luck guys!!!

All modules, including the 1 month clinicals cost AU$902/module

There are currently a lot of challenges that we nurses must face, like the recession and the accompanying difficulty of landing a job. But the important thing is we are focused on our goals and be very persistent in our actions. Look on the bright side, healthcare will always be there and people will always require our services. We must also continue to work on our credentials to increase our chances of getting hired (e.g. experience, trainings and most of all - the license to work as a nurse in Australia)

Hey Ross, I gave you my email through the PM. I'm also looking forward to meeting all the wonderful nurses in this forum, hopefully we can have a get together in Queensland. I'm really excited even if I don't have my visa yet. I wish you well in your preparations mate

Only QNC can confirm this. I hope you can email them or maybe someone else who received a letter can confirm this.