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hi ryan. sent a private message..hope to hear from you. thanks! am also interested to apply at victoria. would appreciate if you can share some of your insights. just another question, in the appli form, just to verify, would the certi of initial registration be the prc cert? and how did you go about the verification of current reg -- is that the PRC? how do i get that? is there a form i need to bring to PRC or would be requesting from PRC -- how do i request that? and also, how did you send your ielts result? is it along with your docs (notarized copy) or did you request idp/ bc to send it to nbv? hope to hear from you.. would really appreciate your help or to those who are familiar with this too. thanks so much!

hi cheenxi, thanks for the good luck and who's gianna hehehe.. why, did you get any daggering looks hehe from her? how " nice" and "friendly" is she..hehe...

it actually is addicting.. ive been glued to it since the start of the week and its like it would be the first site to visit instead of my emails.. lol. helpful, funny, and very informative as well. high praises for the ones who started this.

i did volunteer work.. and i paid a fee for the 6 months training.. in the hospital i volunteered, we had the normal shifts, 6-2; 2-10; 10-6. we acted like staff nurses, we did medication, bedside care, charting even NA tasks sometimes..although the real staff nurses are also there to guide us. but then again.. there are times that you'd wonder..where they are.. hmmmm some staff nurses or even other staff can eat you alive and just take advantage of trainees or volunteers..some trainees fight back and they get reprimanded; some quit instantly and you wonder now what are they going to do next? others just consider it as training and part of the package for a better future... and just be reminded that is just one way to learn the function of a real staff nurse minus the bad points and get ready for probably a tougher set of people when in the real nursing world.. so its like we're toughening ourselves as well. (yeah yeah.. its like we had no choice) we are after the certificate saying we spent 6 mos. and learn things as we go along at the same time at least present something to future employers that we are doing something or did something. nonetheless, it is a tiring and depressing situation because you do work the normal 8 hour shift or even 16 hours and you don't get paid at all, you spend money on gas, fare, food, just the normal things that regular staff nurses do only difference is they have salaries to compensate their time and effort.. but then again.. trying to think differently..its all part of training and sometimes its not all bad..maybe its a preparation for something bigger... so hope for it! just the sacrifices that phil nurses have to go through just to be on track.. maybe some would say, why get into it when you can just look for a paying job.. as nurses its difficult as mentioned zillion times, other jobs well you get questioned by the others in the nursing industry ..why didnt you do volunteer then?... its better to have volunteer work than to be out of the loop.. so now, we are lost.. volunteer work= gets phrases that its better than nothing; volunteer work = not honored as requirement for employment volunteer work = trainees are the one paying volunteer work = no assurance for employment life just gets better and better. sigh :)

hi rlssem, thanks again for the infos.. definitely another one to think about. sigh.. oh well.. thanks.. see you at ym! goodluck to you too!

hi kajada.. how are your friends now in melbourne? where did they take the program?..im planning to take it there too.. but still thinking about it.. how long are they allowed to stay and hows their job hunting doing? foun any luck yet? ..sorry to ask too many questions but just curious about the steps they took since im really considering melbourne too.. and also thinking about the visa thing...hayay! so you're taking queensland? how are you so far? hope to hear from you.. i still cant pm you..maybe we can chat if thats ok with you.. thanks again.

alright i see.. guess its still queensland huh.. okay ill process the requirements and see what happens.. :) thanks so much for replying.. but is the registration your only prob? nothing bout visas and all? thanks again. goodluck with qnc..:nuke:

just a thought.. so these initial interviews, technical and so on.. are still for training? not as staff? hayay...and none of them become hired as employees without the 3 mos of training? of which like someone said is no assurance that they'l employ you... oh well.. im scheduled for initial on dec..and i submitted my resume twice..first was first quarter of this year then 2nd was this august.. keeping hopes up..hope we all get employed sooonnn..or now na..heheh

hi there rlssem... so what are your plans? really is deakin the cheapest.. how did you apply for the nbv? how long and were they critical with their reqts? i am a second courser and havent had work experience but only 6 months as trainee or volunteer in a govt hospital here in PI.. and just had iv therapy..thats all.. do you think i would qualify for bridging? what plan are you currently on right now..if you dont mind... my brother and his family is at victoria and would be prs in a few months.. i dont know which path to take.. if they can sponsor me or what..maybe you have thoughts on this..please.. maybe we can chat if thats okay..i cant send a pm yet but i hope i can email or chat with you.. although in aeliths thread (super nice girl who knows tons about aus procedures) she said the bridging is cheaper compared to 2 years study.,.. what do you think? thank you so much for replying. hope to hear from you again

hi there.. is anyone of you currently on bridging program in victoria, australia? or done the prgram..how was it? im planning to enroll as well but still figuring things out..hoping for a kind soul to share infos..on victoria.. im actually thinking of deakin.. or any other schools near glen iris. anyone one familiar? plssss thanks so much.....

sigh!!! although.. its a relief that im not alone in this whatever "journey of certified Rns here in the phils. ... i did a 6 month training as a nurse trainee in a govt hospital..i paid for it..i did learn a lot and it was good training.. but still im not hired..and i need to be employed...buhu... and ive sent resumes all over and and they all say they are not hiring at the moment.. im also considering aus ..but then..i dont know where to start.. geez, im just lost..

anyone going to deakin?

hi there.. how did you guys get a letter from nbv? i havent done anything.. and i dont know what to do first.. can anyone share what they did. thanks

...i tried to back over the posts here..and i ended up having a headache lol.. anyone here applying for melbourne??? pls need your thoughts as well.. i havent done anything at all..my bro is based there.. and i dont know if what would work first..him sponsoring me or me applying for school..although im thinking of deakin..anyone trying this univ?? pls help..

aelith, hi..maybe you can help me too..im planning to go to melbourne and study too..how long did it take you to apply? im actually confused already on what to do..lol how can i pm you? or maybe talk to you if its okay =)