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Koala, If getting a visa is not going to be an issue for you why don't you see if you can get cross credits for what you have done at La Trobe through an American university and see if that is quicker, plus you'll be in the US and you can sus things out from here. I know work wise you would not have any trouble getting a job as a CNA though the work and the pay can be pretty bad. Its worth a look anyhow.

Hi Koala, I have been in the US for about 2 years. I'm not sure if I can advise you on anything in particular but to say that various states have prerequisite hrs. re maternity and paeds and it may be worth your while checking those out and then possibly doing a mothercraft course or something along that line. I trained at what is now Charles Sturt and things have changed a lot. When I trained Nurses were still being trained in hospitals so there is a lot of water under the bridge. The other thing to keep in mind is that it took about a year to get the stuff ready to actually sit the NCLEX and then it took another year for the visa stuff to get processed. How much longer do you have on your course?