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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 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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....

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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)...

  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

    `de novo

  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....

  16. Make up courses for US registration

    Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

    I've been searching high and low for an answer to the fact my uni is NOT going to offer *any* instruction in paediatrics or maternal health. So far I have found this (in the neighbouring town no...

  17. strange and very difficult situation

    Koalablue replied to freeflo's topic in International Nursing

    I've tried to post this once already - lets see if it works this time! I can't see any reason why you won't be able to get work as a nursing aid in say, an aged care facility or some other similar...

  18. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    Koalablue replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I have to say that `helping people' didn't make it onto my list of reasons for becoming a nurse now or in the past when I did it before. I chose to go back to school and do this basically because of...

  19. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    Koalablue replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm only a student nurse now, but I was a nurse previously in my life (too many years ago to remember )....I only dealt with one brain dead patient in the past, and I continued to talk to them. Not...

  20. Make up courses for US registration

    Koalablue replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Clarrissa26, I find myself in the same position as you - almost. I am in my third year of nursing training, and found out at the beginning of the year my course most likely won't offer paeds or...

  21. Move to Australia

    Koalablue replied to minnieme104's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, in Victoria LPN's (enrolled nurses) are called Registered Nurse Div 2's. Div 1's are Registered Nurses with a degree (or the full hospital training from the past). Confusing, huh? Everywhere else...

  22. 28yr old want to study 4 RN-What u think?

    Koalablue replied to offshorepanda's topic in International Nursing

    I just did some of my mental health placement with a student from UTS (I'm with La Trobe) and from our discussions it sounds like that course is great! Much better than the one I am doing. UTS seems...

  23. We're Being Beaten!!!!

    Koalablue replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    Ok, I'm back from my mental health placement in Goulburn and thought I'd do a little thread padding here in the Aussie forum I started my next med/surg placement this week (back home too, which is...

  24. We're Being Beaten!!!!

    Koalablue replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    Oh well, let me add another post to swell our numbers I've been lurking on this site for..uh...probably a year or more. Guess I should contribute more huh? (anything to stop the Poms from winning at...

  25. Level III NICU in Melbourne?

    Koalablue replied to wjf00's topic in International Nursing

    ooops...forgot about the recruiters part of the question. I really have no idea if Acclaim is good or not. I know that in looking to move to California myself after I graduate I have mostly given up...