Koalablue

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1. Florence Nightingale

   Koalablue replied to Mizzyfrufru's topic in General Nursing

   According to this link, Nightingale, being upset about the conditions soldiers were subjected to used her contacts to publicise it. So....by showing the world what the army was up (i.e. publicising...

2. Aussie nurses working in the USA

   Koalablue replied to Koalablue's topic in International Nursing

   Well, I may be making some progress on getting some child and maternal health stiff done at uni. I am doing 3 subjects this semester: Emergency Nursing, Primary Health Care and Complex Care. It seems...

3. Aussie nurses working in the USA

   Koalablue replied to Koalablue's topic in International Nursing

   Hi Lopid, I have one more semester to go. I should be finished by October this year. I've looked into Charles Sturt but their maternal/paeds course doesn't involve any clinical hours so is no use...

4. Make up courses for US registration

   Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

   Yes, you're right - the fiance visa and US study is an option my guy and I are considering. I think Australians just have a problem with the cost of studying in the US, even just for a semester....

5. Make up courses for US registration

   Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

   Gwenith, I *could* go to Canada...but the fiance waiting in America might get a little cheesed off with me

6. Aussie nurses working in the USA

   Koalablue replied to Koalablue's topic in International Nursing

   Thank-you..much appreciated! Any info or advice would be gratefully received

7. Make up courses for US registration

   Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

   I'm personally going to avoid agencies altogether. I am yet to hear really positive feedback about any of them, and I'd rather remain independent anyway. Not that I am going anywhere just yet...

8. Make up courses for US registration

   Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

   Yes I could. And it's always an option, but it would be at least 18 months from now before I could afford it (and thats being optimistic!). I'd rather find a faster (and much less expensive)...

9. Aussie nurses working in the USA

   Koalablue posted a topic in International Nursing

   Seeing as there appear to be some of us here in Oz having trouble getting the required courses needed to meet US registration requirements, I wondered if there were any Aussies working in the States...

10. Make up courses for US registration

    Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

    They're not really specialist programs here like they have in the UK....all nursing degrees lead to to the same thing here (for basic pre-registration degrees). We all come out at the end qualified as...

11. Make up courses for US registration

    Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

    Hmm, sounds good. Can you give some links or code info to the particular units? Did you speak to someone from the univerisity about this? Is this off-campus study?? I know, I know too many questions!...

12. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Koalablue replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've no doubt there are people out there that are in it purely for the money..though it surprises me they last more than two minutes in the job. It's a rather large leap to assume that because money...

13. Picking at the air.....

    Koalablue replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

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14. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Koalablue replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Heh. I like that! I'm pretty sure noone would ever accuse me of being a nun As I said in the previous thread on this topic: I made a conscious choice to go back into nursing for the money. Not in the...

15. Make up courses for US registration

    Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, it's 40 hours of lectures and 80 hours of clinical practice isn't it? Is there an official site somewhere to see this information set down? I have an enquiry into Charles Sturt about the subject....