ericleroy

If all "foreigners" in the USA went home, then all that would be left would be the first nations. USA, like Australia is a land of immigrants. Besides, we live in a global society, we shouldn't be blaming immigrants for unemployment, that is not fair and it is wrong.

Yes, it's very easy. The unemployment rate is pretty low and nurses are in demand in all major cities

I'm not sure what kind of special experience I could get in Australia that isn't available in the US... But i'm definitely going to try as hard as I can to get into ER or ICU...

I think it is probably fairly difficult to find work in the US at the moment as an RN. However, in Australia it is dead set easy. There is work everywhere. When I graduate in Australia next year I want to spend some time working in the US. Should I work in Australia for a year or two before heading over? Or do US hospitals disregard Australian work experience? As an internationally trained new graduate would it be hard to find work straight out of university? I just don't want to miss a chance at doing an internship here and then realising that I am unemployable in the US... there's a few questions there.. any help from anyone who works with Australian or British RNs or new international grads would be useful, thanks :)

No union is perfect, but we have to make them better by fighting within them. You also have to face facts; industrial action is the only thing that will win us decent nurse/patient ratios and decent pay and conditions. The government would rather spend money on bailing out Wall St and invading countries than nurses' wages. And private hospitals are driven by a profit motive, so we really have to fight against all of that. There is strength in numbers, and only in numbers...

Join the UNION !!! Then you can have a voice The NNU is growing very fast