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EEN (18 months) qualification will only get you into 2nd yr of a 3 yr BSN. So you have two years of study to complete. If you are registered as EEN, then you can work as EEN during your two yr studies (up to 20 hrs per week during semesters and full time during holidays). So, if you do your EEN then BSN, you would have studied a total of 3 and a half yrs. If you go directly into a BSN course then you would have studied a total of 3 yrs. Once you have your RN registration, you have the option to either go through and agency to get you work or you can apply direct to the hospital themselves. Usually the place where you have worked as EEN is a good start to look for a RN job. IP

Just a thought. Maybe your transcript is lacking full information. My transcript stated as eg below: Year 1/2/3 Subject Number of hours Grade Achieved I recall that some overseas trained nurses had to complete a bridging course because they did not meet the required amount of hours equivalent to the nursing board standard. So, if your transcript does not show how many hours you have achieved then the nursing board will reject it. What does your transcript state? IP

The nursing board maybe asking for a transcript which only your nursing study provider can verify. If this is the transcript which they require then you have to request that your tertiary provider (nursing school you attended) to provide verification of your studies. Your tertiary provider then will send this directly to the nursing board, not via yourself. Hope this helps. IP

you can study to be en or een - i know that in qld this course is only 18mths. however, if you are not an australian citizen, permanent resident or nz citizen, you will not be eligible to study distance learning (open universities australia), will not be able to work fulltime or be sponsored. australian immigration will only recognise registered nurses. if, once you complete your een, you will then qualify to go into second year of a bsn degree but you will probably be allowed to work up to 20 hours a week (fulltime during university holidays). about mid last year, australian immigration introduced a visa which allows a degree graduate 18months work visa to enable the graduate to obtain australian work experience (pls visit www.immi.gov.au ). when you are a registered nurse and have a valid australian nursing registration, you will not have too much hassles accessing nursing agencies who would be only too willing to help you find a job. ip:twocents:

hello raj i hope this helps 1) i want to move to australia and wanted to know do i need a nys rn license first to even start applying for registration in any state of australia ? yes, you do need to have current us licence to start applying for registration in australia 2) is it necessary to have work experience to get a job as registered nurse in australia ? i dont have any experience and i am just a new grad. you will need to discuss this with the nursing boards themselves as the criteria may vary 3) i am in usa on student visa. how do i get a visa for australia or what kind of visa can i get if i want to work and become a rn in australia ? look at the dimia webpage www.immi.gov.au 4) do i have to study again to become a rn in australia? us qualifications are well recognised in australia as long as you have a current us licence, you shouldn't have much problems. can you tell me how many years you studied to complete accelerated bsn? thanks ip

Hi Talaxandra No, I don't think that the nursing agency has discretion over pay rates. Healthscope is the company who owns the private facilities. I used Geneva Health to secure a position at a private facility before coming over to Qld and they were most helpful. I then discovered that I had to do a lot of running around to ensure that I got paid at the right level. Later, as I secured a position in a public hospital, I saw the differencce in pay rates etc etc. BTW, I'm all woman:nurse::nurse: :yawn::wink2::wink2::wink2:I am enjoying my mental health day today .............. must take more of them ........... I've got some ADOs accumulated:yawn:

Hi there I work in Queensland for Qld Health (public). I have previously worked for one of the Healthscope (privately onwned company) Mental Health Facilities in Qld. I came from overseas some years ago. I know that Healthscope's pay rates are lower than that of public hospitals and they can legally offer you the rate which they deem 'to be your level'. Yes, they do ask for proof of how many hours you have worked since you graduated and you may be granted the right pay level and looking at your ETA, you will have to sort that out when you arrive in Melbourne. Who is sponsoring your work visa? Alternatively, if you are going to work for a public hospital, you can usually access their pay rates online and know exactly how much you are going to be paid and penalties etc etc. The Nurses Union will be good to access and make sure that you join the union. Personally, I prefer to work for public health facilities. The benefits are far better including superannuation benefits. I also feel better about being able to access doctors, psychiatric emergency assessments etc easier through public -of course there are pros and cons. Opportunities for higher positions are better in public also. And, in Australia, supposing you have worked for a public hospital in Melbourne for 4 years and you move, say, to Sydney and start working for a public hospital in Sydney, you can apply to carry forward your nursing service history to that service, meaning that you get to carry that public service history and be eligible for long service leave after 10 years (long service is leave given to you on top of what you would usually get yearly) I hope that it makes some sense to you. I am having a mental health day today.

We will pray that the Lord will resolve you issues. Be prepared in case life in the US or Canada are not the places that the Lord has for you. Stay strong. Seek His wisdom at all times. Yeah, I figured you are a guy from your first post.

Hi Nickytoto Perhaps you can share your experience of 'prac' and how well your university had prepared you. If you have evidence that certain universities are lazy and underfunded, it would be good to forwarn others, don't you think? IP

Not necessarily. It is a Permanent Residency visa, meaning that once you are granted that visa, you can work in any area you chose. The Permanent Residency status allows you to live, vote, study etc etc, same as a citizen except PR does not get issued a NZ passport. The logical things to do is if you are a qualified midwife and applied on that basis, the expectation is that you have to work as one. But that is not always the case unless immigration has specified that on the visa. I know a number of migrants who were granted their NZ PR and have not worked in the profession stated in their PR application. IP

You have to be a Registered Nurse with registration in Australia or NZ to be able to be eligible for work visa in Australia or NZ respectively. There are lots of job opportunities for RNs. IP

I agree with Joanne. At the end of the day, you just need to know that through this university you can still get your nursing registration. When you are doing your selection criteria or interviews for a graduate position, they are not going to look at which university you studied at/with. The hospitals just need to know that you have a valid nursing registration. You will then have to convince them that you are right for the job and continue learning. IP

You will need to access www.nbv.org.au to obtain information about nursing registration in Victoria. Read their assessment criteria. Email them if you have any questions. All the nursing boards have some different criterias or requirements at present. IP

If you are granted a NZ Permanent Residency Visa then you don't have to specifically work as a nurse or midwife. You will be allowed to pursue another career. IP

hi! i ahve just added on information i know: to answer your post as much as i can... i copied and pasted it on my reply.. hi - do advise us on: a. after you file the papers for assessment in canberra - how long does it take? i filed mine with western australia and it took them about a week to reply and another week for their letter to come right at my doorstep =) different nursing boards have different processing time. you can email each and ask how long or you can read through their web page. b. do they normally recommend any bridge courses for 6-12 weeks for rns from asia? yes, they normally require applicants to take bridging courses that is if they deem one's education as not equivalent to what they have in oz. not all the time. i work with a number of rns who qualified in india and have either worked in the uk or singapore and they were not asked to do a bridging course. how much does this cost? as what i've researched on it costs around $7000 - $12000. this is what i came out from my research ove the internet and the threads in this site. this is true which institutes? usually on the site of the state board you're planning to apply into, there is an information of which school to contact for the bridging program. like in wa they have a contact number for curtin university. the nursing board who assesses your application will usually recommended a number of approved courses including which universities offer them. c. after getting assessment - then which state does the quickest processing for registration? i haven't applied in all the states but i think they're all pretty quick =) eheh once the assessment is done you will have to apply for registration from the assessing nursing board which recommended or processed the assessment as others have different policies on assessment and bridging course. d. can the registration be done even if you are not in australia? if you are supposed to take a bridging course i think you should be in australia. or maybe take distance learning? but....you intend to work in oz right? so why not be in oz to get your registration? just wondering. yes, registration can be done if you are not in australia. the nursing boards sends you a recommendation and you can do a bridging course at an overseas universities for as long as the nursing board agrees. e. how to go about getting a job? list of hospitals and recruiters? hmmm there are lots oh hospitals to choose from, you wouldn't have any problems about that once you are registered to their particular state board. you can search online for such hospitals in the state of your choice. once you are registered in australia or nz, you can transfer your registration at a small cost anywhere in australia or nz. so, basically, you have the whole of these two countries to apply for a job. i work with a nurse who was given a 5 year working visa without a job and it was left up to her to look for a job after that, she has been here for over a year now. should one get the assessment and registration first and then go for a job hunt? definitely. because you cannot be offered a job and be accepted in a job if you don't have the minimum requirements for it. like registration and stuff. and once you get your registration and be able to land a job, you can apply for sponsorship by the hospital to change your status from student visa to a working visa or temporary/permanent resident. well, not exactly true ............... my good friend was offered a job pending her getting her registration but they only held the offer for 3 months. definitely, the advise is that you get your registration first then apply ............. you will be swamped with offeres. you can apply direct to hospitals or through agencies. thanks hope this helps. god speed. ip vivek angela