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  1. USA nursing student looking to move to Sydney

    elmar22 replied to RN4262's topic in International Nursing

    Just to warn you that some newly graduate nurses in Sydney are also having a hard time getting into their first...

  2. BScN vs BN

    elmar22 replied to Jaguar Boy's topic in International Nursing

    The former includes so called science subjects (i.e. Organic Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics etc) in its curriculum while the latter includes all nursing subjects. Here in Australia, there is no such...

  3. requirements of a foreign nurese?

    elmar22 replied to manila07's topic in International Nursing

    If La Trobe University was involved (Is it stated in your trancript of records?), I believe your Nursing curriculum is similar to that of Australia's so you have a big chance of not required to have a...

  4. Critiquing journal paper

    elmar22 replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    What I'm trying to point out is Australian educated nurses with Bachelor of Nursing degree have a hell of a time in meeting Canadian/US requirements for licensing while US/Canadian BSN graduates can...

  5. Critiquing journal paper

    elmar22 replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    You know Kylie to be fair, I believe Canadian/American nurses should be evaluated when they apply to work in Australia the way Australian nurses are evaluated when they try to practice in the...

  6. Q on NZ and Australian license

    elmar22 replied to dindog's topic in International Nursing

    Foreign graduate accountants outside of USA, Ireland, New Zealand, UK usually have to take around three to four bridging subjects to be considered as graduate accountants (considered as new graduate...

  7. Any Aussie nurses ever worked in Canada?

    elmar22 replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    This is because Canadian/US Nursing graduates are generalists (they are required to have minimum number of hours of theory/clinical in paedia, ob-gyne, OR, etc while Australian graduates are...

  8. Overseas RN taking EN?

    elmar22 replied to erwin's topic in International Nursing

    There are assessments on both theoretical and clinical parts...so yes, there is a possibility of failing. According to The College of Nursing in New South Wales, "The program consists of a 90 hour...

  9. requirements of a foreign nurese?

    elmar22 replied to manila07's topic in International Nursing

    The Nurses and Midwives Board of the state where you want to work should be able to tell you.. Each state has its own requirements in waiving the bridging

  10. requirements of a foreign nurese?

    elmar22 replied to manila07's topic in International Nursing

    ..And the country where you got your years of experience should be from any of the following: Ireland, UK, USA, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and I think Singapore..otherwise you'll be required...

  11. Australia Or Usa?

    elmar22 replied to wxyz's topic in International Nursing

    Not all PI trained nurses are required to undergo the bridge program. Those who got several years of experiences in countries like UK & Ireland are waived of this requirement....Oh, by the way,...

  12. Best Nursing School

    elmar22 replied to tomo58's topic in International Nursing

    It is not easy to get into the best Nursing school (UP, UST, SLU)..They usually have a competitive entrance or qualifying exams. Take for instance SLU. To get into this university's nursing program,...

  13. Is this true? Average RN salary in OZ is 45 000$

    elmar22 replied to Nuieve's topic in International Nursing

    This should give you an idea of nurses' salary in New South Wales, Australia http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/nursing/salary.html As you can see, it depends on your

  14. June 2007 NLE SCHOOL RANKINGS..ALARMING STATISTICS!

    elmar22 replied to Hoss's topic in International Nursing

    Having no candidate in the top ten but almost all your candidates passed is much much better than having one topnotcher but almost half your candidates failed. Are you not surprised why UP also...

  15. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    elmar22 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Let me also add my 2 cents worth... Here in Australia, there is no such course as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing(BSN).They only offer Bachelor of Nursing (BN)-a three year nursing degree. This also...

  16. It's Official We are definitely short staffed

    elmar22 replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    Before you can work as an RN here you have to undergo a bridging course (6 months) that will cost you around $7,000. Then you will be assessed theoretically and clinically. You have to pass those...

  17. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

  18. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

    I wonder then how a Bachelor of Nursing graduate from Australia can be equivalent to a BSN in the US..One Aussie nurse that I know had her Nursing degree from Australia assessed by CGFNS/ICHP as...

  19. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

    With the present setup of the Australian Nursing curriculum, a Bachelor of Nursing graduate in Australia will never be considered as equivalent to a BSN in the US (although I believe the quality of...

  20. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

    Yeah I went off the topic there...Sorry..But there should be a fairer way for CGFNS/ICHP to evaluate degrees from different countries..It looks like they just base it on the number of years you have...

  21. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

    It is also the reason why most degrees from Australia does not have the "Science" with it. This includes Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Mathematics because the...

  22. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

    I believe it has something to do with the curriculla of high schools and universities here in Australia. Here, students start to decide what course or degree they intend to enrol in the university in...

  23. Nursing titles

    elmar22 replied to shazibabe's topic in International Nursing

    I haven't heard of a four year Bachelor's degree in Nursing offered here in Australia. Most universities here offer the three year Bachelor of Nursing (BN). In fact, some universities here are now...

  24. Pinay/Pinoy Nurses in Aussie

    elmar22 replied to surgy's topic in International Nursing

    I know some nurses from the Philippines who were sponsored by hospitals here in NSW who did not undergo bridging course. It's because they had several years of experience working in Ireland/London...

  25. Direct Hire Hospitals in Richmond Area

    elmar22 posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    G'day! I'm an OR registered nurse (5 yrs exp) in Australia and I'm looking for a hospital in the Richmond area willing to direct hire foreign nurses. I've recently passed the NCLEX-RN exams....Any...