scarah

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1. Q about NZ Hospitals from an OZ nurse!

   scarah replied to Seawitch's topic in International Nursing

   As a Vic trained nurse who moved to NSW... Vic nurses do not know what they wish for. I would seriously take a pay cut here to have the Victorian conditions, while the NSW base rate seems higher it's...

2. Nurse Practitioner Programs in Australia

   scarah replied to TheYankee13's topic in International Nursing

   Hi there, First of be aware that the NP model is Australia is a long way behind/very different the NPs of the USA, and if you're looking for a NP program that will qualify you to work back in the USA...

3. Student clinicals

   scarah replied to JanisM's topic in International Nursing

   I my 2-year graduate entry course we got a lot of prac time. We had a 3 days a week of med/surg for seven weeks each of the four semesters, this was integrated with uni the other two days. Being on...

4. Maybe silly question -

   scarah replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in International Nursing

   It's true in Victoria, after your second year of the Bachelor you can enrol as a division 2 (enrolled) nurse without medication

5. Best Melbourne Grad Program?

   scarah replied to Claz403's topic in International Nursing

   Hi Claire, I've just finished my nursing degree in Melb and did placements at both RMH and St Vs. I've got friends at both now who have just started or are just starting their grad programs. Both are...

6. NSW nurses... public or private (your thoughts)

   scarah replied to scarah's topic in International Nursing

   That's right in Vic public hospitals we have ratios so for every 20 patients on the ward you have to have 5 nurses (RN or EN so you could have 8 between you if you are team nursing with an EN) this...

7. NSW nurses... public or private (your thoughts)

   scarah posted a topic in International Nursing

   I'm a Vic nurse, newly registered and I'm moving to NSW (Newcastle) and have the option of working in public or private. Now I'm not doing a grad year, I'm starting a whole new degree so I need...

8. University of Melbourne Entry Level MSN Program

   scarah replied to esutton's topic in International Nursing

   Melbourne Uni is prestigious however I don't think it matters too much in the nursing world, even tho Melb Uni might be prestigious it's only taught nursing since 2003 so the nursing course doesn't...

9. University of Melbourne Entry Level MSN Program

   scarah replied to esutton's topic in International Nursing

   Hi Elizabeth, I am one week off finishing the 2 year graduate entry nursing Bachelor program at the uni of Melbourne which has been preplaced now by the masters (we are the last year of bachelor, the...

10. Do they have nurse practitioner in Australia

    scarah replied to Eeeva's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Eeeva, Yes we do have NP roles in Australia however they are much newer than in the US and the requirements changes between different states (at the moment nursing registration here is still state...

11. Australia/ new zealand

    scarah replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Having had a look at the above link I think our Child and Maternal Health nurses are very

12. migrating to victoria from ireland

    scarah replied to penguin2008's topic in International Nursing

    I don't know about Ireland but we hear HORROR stories from the NHS from nurses who've escaped. Victoria has some of the best nursing conditions in Australia, the base pay rate might not be the...

13. Australia/ new zealand

    scarah replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    I'm unsure of what your exact role is in the UK but there are definitely roles in Australia that may be comparable. Things like Maternal and Child Health Nurses - who provide regular infant/mother...

14. What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

    scarah replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I find this really interesting because I'm a final year student in Australia and it seems like we do things a little differently. For a start on our clinical placements we work full shifts this...

15. Reading Help!

    scarah replied to RN2010LW's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey there, I find facts hard to retain but if I'm working towards and overall understanding then things seem to work out fine. I depends on what you need to learn and how you personally learn. For...