ceridwyn

ceridwyn

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  1. If you have not worked as a Registered Nurse, for at least 3 months in the past 5 years (after 2 years since graduation you are not considered a new graduate) and since second year since graduation...
  2. Yes, you are a nursing student and I respect that, but I am also an advocate for my patient, community, country. Nursing is all about 'doing' a job as it is often a matter between life and death. I...
  3. Places that still use Nurse Uniforms?

    All nurses working in NSW or the Australian Capital Territory, wear either the designated uniform for NSW or specific for the hospitals which is trousers, skirts/ Colette's, long shorts and shirts...
  4. You need experience as an RN first as there is no shortage of nurses especially new graduates you have nothing to offer an Australian employer that they cannot source and are suppose to find locally....
  5. No, one can only get serums from a pharmacy, one price is paid for all, though differences according to your entitlements in this country and who gives it can be a different
  6. Places that still use Nurse Uniforms?

    Most nurses do not wear scrubs neither but I have heard NSW is introducing them into their general wards, to ask if progressive thinking nurses are wearing the out of date nurses uniform along with,...
  7. Nursing Graduate Program

    You will be pushing uphill to get a grad position, apply, apply to all hospitals, now is not the time to worry about what is better than another, just to get the first RN job. A certain big private...
  8. Bridging Program in Australia

    and der, how are you going to work in Australia with no experience? local graduates are falling over just to get that first job and look like being out of work for some
  9. A degree is the requirement that is one above diploma, a Bachelor in Nursing degree unless applying for Enrolled nurse status, if RN it should be from a recognised university that has nursing...
  10. Places that still use Nurse Uniforms?

    Are you serious? this is quite insulting to our nursing profession in Australia, in all areas, which is very progressive,especially in the remote and country areas. what do the nurses wear in your...
  11. Australia or New Zealand?

    Same here, highest taxes in the world, I pay 33 cents in the dollar tax and I only earn 78,000 - permanent nightshift, weekends 8 nights a week and have a dependent. I must pay a medicare levy of...
  12. Ahpra application refusal

    Good luck,, sounds good. You can put in an expression of interest, but you will not be considered for a visa, this is according to the person who works at DIAC explained to me, even if you already...
  13. Employment in Australia as a Registered Nurse?

    It is very poor, if you need sponsorship visa. There are apparently hundreds of nurses of all experiences looking for work at the moment that have legal status and that does not include the 600 new...
  14. Employment in Australia as a Registered Nurse?

    It is very poor, if you need sponsorship visa. Though I have heard in the past couple of weeks, a Canberra organisation has taken on a few nurses by sponsorship,
  15. Ahpra application refusal

    I have spoken to someone who works at IMMI, (unofficially) apparently you still need to supply the AHPRA registration, along with the ANMAC assessment to be part of the EOI expression on interest...
  16. An Australian citizen will not get into the courses required at Californian colleges/universities for insufficiencies more than anyone from any other country. What I am saying is Australian nurses, to...
  17. No it would never happen as Steppy has kindly written explanations why. The CA Bon wants and quite rightly wants control of nurses education, why should any country argue with this. The...
  18. Ahpra application refusal

    Thanks for the reply. Stinks, and wonder if immigration know they are giving PR visa,s out to people who cannot work in their field so technically are not skilled in Australia by their registration...
  19. Ahpra application refusal

    Just out of interest how can you get an independent skills visa is your skill has not been assessed as positive to be able to be a Registered
  20. Any Aussie nurses registered in UK?

    I am afraid this is becoming the standard phrase all import nil export with Australian nurses these days. The UK recently has not been accepting Aussie nursing degrees and on top of that they require...
  21. Didn't get into new grad program - what next?

    Try Canberra, some are reporting they are sponsoring overseas nurses with very little experience and gaps of 1-8 years since practising. Pity the many locals such as you, in your position, did not...
  22. Australia or New Zealand?

    In Australia and I am sure in New Zealand, we are very stressed as nurses at times as well. Not sure what answers you need from your post? 1. Work as a nurse in Australia, I am sure is just as...
  23. Postgraduate Degrees

    Flinders only had on site requirements for the diabetes education grad cert last time I looked. Depends what subject you do, but not in acute care. Grad certs are enough for an advanced role to work...
  24. Postgraduate Degrees

    Flinders do a great degree, distance ed, that you can do a grad cert in a specialty-acute care, then so grad cert in advance practise then you can finish it off with the Masters few subjects. This...
  25. Regarding Australian Registration

    As long as you have done your 20 CPD and have worked at least 3 months in the past 5 years you just need to pay the