Leela81

Leela81 specializes in Medical.

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1. Student Midwife chat

   Leela81 replied to Zoe-StudentMidwife's topic in International

   Ah, 2.5yrs experience! You'll be fine. You'll find a job quickly. I hear you about the waiting though I think AHPRA are slow because they just transitioned to a national nursing board less then a year ago. Good luck with everything!

2. Student Midwife chat

   Leela81 replied to Zoe-StudentMidwife's topic in International

   Hopefully once you get those letters in from your school your registration will go through. If you have the name of the person that is processing your application you can send it to that person's attention and the process seems to go faster. In term...

3. Student Midwife chat

   Leela81 replied to Zoe-StudentMidwife's topic in International

   Yes, my application took a very long time as well...about 9 months to get processed. They say they try to process applications within 90 days, which it seems you are approaching that limit. You could always call AHPRA and ask them for an update. But ...

4. RN in US moving to Australia

   Leela81 replied to MR2012's topic in International

   There are tons of agencies. Pick the area that you want to live in and then just google search for agencies in that area. But many agencies may not take you if you don't have at least one years experience as Carol mentioned earlier. But contact them ...

5. What other schools are dropping MSN for DNP?

   Leela81 replied to smkiya's topic in Post Graduate

   University of Massachusetts, Amherst campus has moved to DNP

6. List your School Here if they do not Require the GRE's..

   Leela81 replied to justme1972's topic in Post Graduate

   Baystate Medical Center Midwifery Education Program, Springfield, MA

7. Holding Patients and Visitors Accountable For Their Actions

   Leela81 replied to mackjazz's topic in General Nursing

   Right on! Nurses deserve protection from abuse just as any lay person on the street does. In Massachusetts, USA a new law passed that it's against the law to abuse a health care provider. Now actually up-holding the new law or how exactly it works I ...

8. Student Midwife chat

   Leela81 replied to Zoe-StudentMidwife's topic in International

   Hi Zoe, How's student midwifery going? I'm a newly graduated midwife from USA and just moved to Australia a couple of months ago. Still learning lots about the different midwifery roles here in Australia and trying to find my first job. In anycase I ...

9. RN in US moving to Australia

   Leela81 replied to MR2012's topic in International

   I'm going through a similar situation right now. You need to go to the AHPRA website: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/ AHPRA is the national nursing and midwifery board in Australia. Go there to get your international application and list o...

10. Any experience with Belmore Nurses Bureau?

    Leela81 replied to Leela81's topic in International

    Right you are...the hell with their stinky attitude! And that's just it, there's so many agencies to choose from I don't know who to go with...so just trying to see who gives the best benefits and treats me well.

11. US New grad moving to Australia

    Leela81 replied to csage1's topic in International

    Well I sent in my application in May and it's just about finished now. But for you it will be shorter because from July-October they weren't processing international applicants due to the disorganization of being a new National nursing board. They sa...

12. US New grad moving to Australia

    Leela81 replied to csage1's topic in International

    Yes the AHPRA website is a good place to start. You don't have to take any nursing exams or anything like that. You will have to apply for your division 1 nursing registration through AHPRA which you will have to prove that you meet the educational r...

13. Any experience with Belmore Nurses Bureau?

    Leela81 replied to Leela81's topic in International

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check them out. I welcome any other suggestions as well because I'm just picking these agencies randomly.

14. I am thinking of emigrating this year, am I likely to get a job?

    Leela81 replied to Leasha:)'s topic in International

    I have just arrived to Australia about 2 months ago from the USA on a working holiday visa and I'm still waiting for my nursing and midwifery registration which I started back in May. So the registration process takes a LONG time! Of course I got cau...

15. Any experience with Belmore Nurses Bureau?

    Leela81 posted a topic in International

    I'm thinking of working for a nursing agency and have contacted a couple of agencies. Melbourne Nursing Agency and Belmore Nurses Bureau? The Belmore Nurses agency wouldn't really give me much info about their agency or benefits and the woman was a b...