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Hey all, I am a new grad RN that just recently got hired for a substance abuse rehab center that deals with addiction recovery. I'm a little nervous and was wondering if anyone here can give any advice on how to deal with this type of nursing and what are my main duties, I also hear that these type of patients are very manipulative and aggressive, which makes me uneasy thinking about it because I'm a really nice, easy going person and I don't deal with people like that on a regular basis. I would also like to know the pro's and con's of this field. Thank you in advance.

thank you much, I will give that a try

Hey all, I am a new grad RN that just recently got hired for a substance abuse rehab center that deals with addiction recovery. I'm a little nervous and was wondering if anyone here can give any advice on how to deal with this type of nursing and what are my main duties, I also hear that these type of patients are very manipulative and aggressive, which makes me uneasy thinking about it because I'm a really nice, easy going person and I don't deal with people like that on a regular basis. I would also like to know the pro's and con's of this field. Thank you in advance.

thank you that helps alot, after registering for one of those states, do I contact the australian nursing and midwifery council?

thank you for all the info. i am trying to contact the australian nursing and midwifery council by email regarding on how to register as an american nurse in aus. do they usually take a long time to respond? its been a couple days now.

Ah I see, I have another question regarding continuing education, because California requires it in order to keep our license active, like we have to read information and goto classes for a number of hours that we have to meet. Does Australia have a similar thing? so that way my license can still be active in both countries.

Thanks for the info, I plan to work in the Sydney area. Is nursing experience in Australia valued in California hospitals? Will it work well in my resume?

Hello all, I plan to move to Australia and work for maybe 1-2 years, the reason is because as a new grad I can not find any jobs here in California (they want experienced nurses) unfortunately it is very competitive for new grads at the moment. I've heard Australia hires a lot of new nurses because of your shortage, so I hope to gather a lot of experience from Australia, so that when I come back to California my chances of getting hired are much greater. In the meantime, I have come up with some questions which I hope some of you can answer: 1. What is the process I have to go through in order to be registered to work there and how long will it take? 2. What is the starting rate for New grad RN's? 3. Are there any hospitals in Australia that are affiliated with hospitals in California? 4. Is this a wise decision regarding my career path? 5. How good/bad are the chances of getting hired as a New Grad RN? 6. What is your advice and tips? This will be a huge change for me, but I am very excited and willing to make it work, housing will not be an issue because I have a lot of family down there. Thank you in Advance

Hello I've been a jobless California new grad RN since I got my license in September 2009, I have been applying and looking for jobs for the past 5 months and I've been rejected by most of the hospitals out here..unfortunately most hospitals at the moment value new grads with prior hospital experience (which I have none). Anyways I've decided to change my game plan for the new year and maybe find an RN career in Australia, I have many family there and they are encouraging me to work as a nurse over there for 1-2 years then come back to California and reapply for a better chance to land a job (because of the experience). They have said Aus is in desperate need of RN's more so than California and most of America. I have given this a lot of thought and I am really thinking about working overseas for experience to better my chances back here in California. So I was wondering if anyone here lives in california and has happened to work in australia and then came back? and are there any hospitals in Australia that have sister hospitals in california of the same company? Most importantly is this even a good idea? thanks in advance

wow...I PASSED! finally after 2 tries...God has been with me the whole time. Also, the Pearson Vue trick really does work...believe me.

CONGRATS! time to celebrate!:cheers: did you check your's before or after the update? i'm still trying to check mine but the BRN site is still updating at the moment.

I know how you feel because I was like that as well. I think it would help if you just go with your gut instinct, its usually correct most of the time, but sometimes it feels like your not 100% sure and so you second guess yourself and pick a completely different and perhaps wrong answer...try to avoid that. Anyways goodluck, this is all part of the process...you'll make it.

Hey Val just out of curiousity and interest, so your friends have told you that they went all the way to the credit card payment option on Pearson Vue, then paid $200 and later received a letter with their license and passed? Now this is making me nervous, it makes me feel like i'll be the first one with the "pop up" that actually failed...the "trick" might not be true at all! lol

In California it can take anywhere from 3 days to 6 weeks depending on how complete your file is. Good luck and Congrats on the "pop up" message.

hey dmay, I didn't notice, but you need to have at least 15 posts to send a PM. Anyways thanks for the response, and i'll let you know my results, i'm crossing my fingers for the both of us and all the others! Goodluck to all! :clphnds: