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Hi melUK2000, I would suggest that the reason Australian nurses want to work overseas is not because of dissatisfaction with the way they are treated or regarded here in Australia but simply because they want to experience life and work in another country. That's certainly my reason!!

Thank you ghillbert, you're right I'm not working in USA yet and also have not yet done NCLEX so I was unable to help QLDRN - great that you could.

many thanks ehic2604 - i'm currently doing the courses as distance student with deakin university but like you am having trouble finding clinical placements - no success so far!!

Many thanks Sonja123, sorry to be a bore but......could you please clarify....SC??...and also GA??

Gee I wish I'd heard about this option when I posted my first enquiry last year about ways to make up these missing courses for Australian RN. Anyway....I want to live and work in upstate New York - does anyone have specific info on SoN's in that area where I could do courses in Pediatrics and Obstetrics (both theory and clinical)?? whole term is fine, i would not expect to do it in just a couple of weeks.

many thanks, can you tell me please the University/SON you attended?

Are there any Australian RNs reading this who have made up their missing PAEDIATRIC and OBSTETRICS courses required for licensure in USA by doing them at a Community College or University in USA?? I would VERY much like to hear from you, especially re details on where you did this, how long it took, how much it cost ...... will be extremely grateful for any advice/info/help/suggestions.

Thanks for replies - I'm really surprised to hear about this 'Community College' option as I understood from earlier posts/responses that the only way I could make up these subjects (Paediatrics and Obstetrics) was by doing the courses here (in Australia) at Deakin University. And I'd VERY VERY much like to hear from any Australian RNs who have upgraded their RN qualifications to meet USA requirements by doing these courses in USA at a Community College, or indeed a School of Nursing.

I'm now really confused - Suzanne's response was about doing it at a 'Community College'. However Silverdragon suggests contacting 'a school of nursing' - but it seems to me over here in Australia that a 'Community College' is a quite different place from a 'school of nursing'??? aaaggghhh......

Last week I noticed a reply from Suzanne (20 August 2008) to a post from an Australian RN asking how she could meet USA Obstetrics requirements. Unfortunately I did not record details of, and can no longer find, this post. However I did write a copy of Suzanne's response, viz that she could 'easily do the training for about 6 weeks in a community college in USA'. I would love to hear more about this option, specifically for Obstetrics and Pediatrics. Any help/advice/suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Hi Suzanne, Have just noticed your response (20 August 2008) to another Australian RN re way to meet Obstetrics requirements - you told her she could 'easily do the training for about 6 weeks in a community college in USA'. Could you please tell me more about this option, specifically for Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing.

many thanks ghillbert, have googled monash medical centre but can't find specific info i need..... can you suggest/recommend a person and/or department/address i should contact to try and arrange my clinical placements??

Many thanks ghillbert - sorry to be a bore but I have another question re number of hours for each clinical - the information I have says I need 40-80 hours (for each) - what would you recommend/suggest? ie is 40 enough or should I do the 80??

Hi ghillbert I am currently trying to organise my clinicals for Pediatrics and Maternity - can you please tell me where you did yours?

Hi Suzanne Many thanks for all your help. Now I'm wondering whether I need to do the Visa Screen via CGFNS as I already have F11 (ie I'm a 'Family Sponsored Immigrant').

Many thanks elmar22, that's excellent news!! I already have an F11 Immigrant Visa and assumed I would therefore not need to do the VisaScreen bit.... but maybe this is wishful thinking!!??

Hi Everyone Many thanks for your responses. Totally agree that it is 'always best to know in advance what will be accepted and what will not' and therefore it is 'always best to go to directly to the source', contact BON directly etc etc. However given the other comments, eg 'states are changing their requirements and frequently' ..... 'things are changing here all the time'.....well, doesn't that make it impossible 'to know in advance what will be accepted'?? Cheers, Hannah

Many thanks for your help Suzanne. But I'm deeply distressed by your response as I am studying these two(expensive) courses as a distance education student because the university (Deakin) assured me that completing them would make me eligible for RN licensure in USA. As for CVS through CGFNS - my understanding is that this is a verification of credentials service only and CGFNS then forwards their report to NYSED which evaluates my credentials - is this correct?? Thanks again, Hannah

Thank you VERY much ghillbert - after reading Suzanne's reply I had a sleepless night and was hugely relieved to read yours as yes, I am at Deakin. Fingers crossed...... Thanks again, Hannah

As my Australian RN degree does not meet USA requirements I am currently doing the 2 extra courses I need (Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Midwifery) as a Distance Education student, including 80 hours Clinical in each course. Today I was informed by my university that one of their students has just been refused a license in California because the subjects she did as a Distance Education student are not acceptable. I'm devastated ...... can anyone give me more information about this?? (I am planning to apply for licensure in NY). Many thanks, Hannah

great idea re exchanging citizenships - if only!!!......

Many thanks ghillbert for this heaps helpful info - Hannah

hi anna according to my info we need in both pediatrics and midwifery/obstets.....30-40 hours theory and 40-80 hours clinical - i'm planning to do the minimum for each/all - doing the 2 courses via deakin is costing about $3,000. so lucky you if these subjects were included in your rn degree here!! the other requirement that is apparently often an extra for australians is psychiatry (same hours as above) - this one i did...yipppeee!! since you're moving to usa anyway, and i guess know where you will be living, maybe you could look at doing any extra subjects/clinicals you need when you get there? and also my info is for new york state, apparently there are different requirements in different states - well of course there are, that's a great way to make the process even more difficult and complex!! take care, hannah

hi, it's horrendously complicated yes? i've now enrolled as distance education student at deakin university to do the missing subjects (pediatrics and midwifery) - i then have to organise clinical placements to do the required hours....aaaggghhh!!! the good news for me is that i've just managed to get my green card (my father has american wife), which i'm very excited about, given that it's taken SEVEN years for my application to be processed and finalised!! the bad news is that in order to activate/validate the green card i have to enter usa by early june 2009 - i'm doubtful i'll have the courses and clinicals completed by then but fingers crossed cause if i have, i can get some job/live with my father while i wait for the rest to happen (ie credential verification, ny licensure application, nyclex exam)..... i can't believe how extraordinarily difficult and complicated it is (do we give their nurses coming here so much grief??) and if the republicans had won the election i think i would have given up ... but to be there in barack obama's presidency is very exciting - best wishes, hannah (aka casserooni)

well maybe not - 5 years sounds like long enough.....what is your plan?