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iamnomad

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  1. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Thanks. I checked the status of the package again, and FedEx delivered it to AHPRA. I guess they figured out where to send it with the GPO address. Or maybe they called AHPRA. The US Post has the same...

  2. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    i don't know if anyone has experienced this. I've been tracking the mails that I and IELTS sent to AHPRA. I sent mine through US Postal Service and I really can't track my package. The testing agency...

  3. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    whew. thanks. when I saw the post, i thought that's per subject and not the totality. I grabbed the copy of my transcript only to find out that my per subject hours is less than that.

  4. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    regarding this 800 hours each for theory and clinical hours, is this per nursing concept (e.g NCM 101, 102, etc)? or is this for the nursing program as a whole (e.g total hours for NCM 101,

  5. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    this is just saying that you will carry some sort of a liability insurance to cover your nursing practice. i guess its mandatory so you just have to tick

  6. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    iamnomad replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    the registrar should do that for you, you don't have to write anything, except for the part that specifically says for applicant. if your school processed CGFNS application before, they should be able...

  7. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    iamnomad replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    what form are you referring to? and its asking for a

  8. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

    iamnomad replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    ichiepoh if your transcript is on a language other than English, then it is considered a foreign language and needs to be translated by an approved agency. But Philippine BSN is actually in English...

  9. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi. regarding the employment certificate and for the CV that the manager needs to sign, if I'm employed under a staffing agency (so technically my employer), should I have them sign the CV and have...

  10. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    is there a form for licensure verification to be submitted to AHPRA? my current nursing board said that I should forward them a license verification form from AHPRA (well I really did not tell them...

  11. newly grad Filipino nurse without a local license

    iamnomad replied to shekainahkelly's topic in International Nursing

    baccalaureate is just another term for bachelor's

  12. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    speaking of US licenses, I was initially licensed in one state but I endorsed my license to my current state. So technically, that's 2 licenses. But since I am not using my initial license I did not...

  13. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    What's the average processing time from lodging in the application to board's decision? And will this time frame be influenced on whether you submit it on a certain state (like maybe SA is processing...

  14. what US states don't require SSN to issue license

    iamnomad replied to Alyvo's topic in Nurse Registration

    retrogression simply means there's no current visa available. its been going on for years. you can still apply (if you have any sponsor) but it will take at least 6 or 7 years before that can be...

  15. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I love the accent. :) Seriously, almost every friend of mine is asking the same thing. There are a lot of factors. Migration and change of environment are the biggest ones. While I can stay here and...

  16. what US states don't require SSN to issue license

    iamnomad replied to Alyvo's topic in Nurse Registration

    there are states that require a social security number and you can't get away with it. but there are some that requires it but will allow you to submit a waiver. you should contact the state board of...

  17. what US states don't require SSN to issue license

    iamnomad replied to Alyvo's topic in Nurse Registration

    SSN waiver (if I'm thinking of the same thing) is like a form that you need to accomplish that states that you don't have a social security number yet but will give that particular state your SSN as...

  18. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I really hope they will consider my US experience as a measure of competence. But I really don't mind doing a bridging program to familiarize myself with Australian nursing practice. The only problem...

  19. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    It is stated under "Work History" in AHPRA form to attach a CV, describing full practice history and any clinical or procedural skills undertaken. Well I guess I just have to be really detailed on the...

  20. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    thank you. I just recently took the IELTS and got the required band score. About the bridging program, just what you said, the agency told me that its possible that I might be exempted on that...

  21. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I earned my BSN degree in the Philippines, then took my NCLEX, and now I'm working here in the US. I already took my IELTS exam and got an acceptable band score. I don't mind doing the bridging...

  22. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    iamnomad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Are all overseas RN's require to undergo bridging program or do further studies? I'm about to start my registration application, I also inquired through a staffing agency, and the agency said if an...

  23. Nurses needing??? doctor's orders to administer medications

    iamnomad replied to amphetamine's topic in International Nursing

    let's put it this way, doctors will diagnose a patient, will take an in-depth look on what is going on, analyze lab values and x-rays, then order some treatments and medications based on their very...

  24. Clinical Instructors and lecturers with no hospital experience?

    iamnomad replied to Libby_09's topic in Philippines

    Part of the reason why some (or most, or all) Filipino nurses have to to go through those bridging courses, assessment, extra training is because of the years we have spent on our basic education, not...

  25. where/when did you graduated?

    iamnomad replied to hyacinth13's topic in Philippines

    hey, same here. Far Eastern University, Institute of Nursing, Batch