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hey nephron, it's not great. it is still the "slow" season here, new grads start, and there are also some government cutbacks on the public hospitals (in melbourne) so i think all of that has been affecting it too. i can have a great week with 5 s...

Hey ajoo, No you don't need to be in Aus to start the process. It's ok if you don't have an address in Aus yet. It does help if you have an idea of which State or City you would like to work in so you can put the City down and mail any corresponde...

Hey murphy5001! I'm currently working in Melbourne now as an acute care nurse. However, there did seem to be a need for mental health. At least I know there were a couple mental health nurses that work for my agency. You should contact an agency t...

tds74, i would love to pick your brain! from my understanding, shifts are typically 8hrs? are you finding enough work? 3-4 shifts a week? do you mind if i ask if you are from aus or from another country? i'm coming in a few weeks from los angeles ...

hey britgirl, the agency that has been most helpful for me is HCA (heathcare australia), they are nation wide so if you plan on traveling within the country, they can easily transfer your status and competencies over. (or at least that's what they te...

Hey, No, no one responded, but I found some agencies that were listed on another thread that I've contacted. :) And according to one of the agencies, there is plenty of work. So here's hoping!

Etoile...just tried sending you a private message but it says you've met your PM quota..guess you need to delete some msgs or something :)

Etoile...I'd love to meet up for coffee :) no, not too creepy haha, I'll send you my email address.

Hey! No unfortunately insurance doesn't cover it since it is elective, and it HAS to be an immigration MD. I think they are worried about someone forging MD reports and you have to bring a couple forms of ID or something and passport pics to the phy...

Hey Ladies! Becky - For my visa, I submitted all the supporting documents with the visa. It just made me feel more comfortable sending everything together that way. They got back to me pretty quickly and told me I needed to do my health assessment ...

Esperanza, I had to provide the same information as well about my clinical hours. I called the school's program office and they told me there is a minimum hours that the program must meet for the California BRN, my particular program was a few hours...

They didn't email me that they received my paperwork aside from my initial application. They usually just responded with another request for more documents and finally my eligibility letter. My deadline was close to approaching as well and I was tr...

Etoile, OMG...it took me forever! Partially because I received my BSN in an accelerated program, which I don't think they are familiar with, so I had several requests for additional information. After I mailed them the documents (and apparently I c...

Esperanza, Looks like based on Etoile88 response "the minimum education requirement for a registered nurse in Australia is a Bachelor degree"...bummer...

Hey Esperanza! Hopefully one day we can all meet up in Sydney...haha :) As far as qualifications for the AHPRA, I have a BSN, so I don't know about an associates degree. However, in all my research and reading, I don't recall seeing anything that sp...

Hey! Sorry to hear you are overwhelmed, but I'm sure anyone would be given the circumstances. It's tough enough working at a new hospital, let alone new country, healthcare system, etc... So you don't have a set contract length? You just registered ...

Hi All, I've been skimming through this thread and am excited for Yee213! I am also a step down / telemetry cardiac nurse with 3yrs experience who is looking to travel to melbourne. I've already received my eligibility registration from the AHPRA, ...

Hi All! I'm a US RN attempting to do some travel assignments in Melbourne. I've already secured my visa and nursing registration....just need to find a job 1) has the census picked up and is there a current need for agency nurses? 2) do any of you ...

Hi MSMChopeful, I didn't know of anyone in my class that was waitlisted. For most people the Mount was their first choice school so if they got in they stayed in. But that said, we did have a couple leave just before the program started but it was to...

Hey Everyone, I've been skimming through your posts and thought I could maybe answer some questions. I just graduated from the Accelerated BSN program at the Mount, this past May. So I'm in the class just before another student, I haven't met him, ...

The math test is pretty basic, fractions and decimal type stuff. When they send you the packet of info and the test date it also comes with a practice test. If you do that then you should be fine. Good luck!

hey, so nat summed it up pretty well. we are both taking the class at MSMC and if you have time to take it early i would, it is definitely cheaper. i know one of the 5 essay's taylor has you write is a 25 pg paper and the rest are shorter, but from ...

I think if you do well in your other core pre-requisites you should be fine and like you said you have a great GPA from your other degree. And don't be so hard on yourself with getting a B in micro. You seem like you are definitely on the right tra...

hey flyingfish....well we are into our 2nd week already and our entire class made it through ms. g's first exam! thanks for your advice about the yahoo group, we got that set up before school even started and it's already been a great way to communi...

no, i think we just turn it in to the mount with all the other paperwork and forms.