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That has to be the best advice!!!!!

I didn't have any problem with my ADN degree being recognized. My registration was processed back at the end of 2012, though.

You will also be required to take the NCLEX examination.

Hiya! I was just looking for some info on these two different topics. Until I moved to my new hospital, I had never seen a wound drain in a c-section patient. Is this something that's rather common and was just uncommon in my area, or is this a f...

Oh, as for experience, you have to really pick one or the other. You won't get experience for both. The areas are so different, and Women's Services rarely see outlying patients. I hear midwives grumbling about the hassle of trying to satisfy the ...

Hi, Ellie! Here's what I can tell you. The NETP Programme (for nurses) is only open to NZ citizens/residents. As long as you get your practicing certificate, you'll have no issues with getting your registration. The FYP (First Year of Practice) mi...

Ceridwyn is right. The New Zealand Nursing Council is your first stop because you can't get a visa without being registered, and employers won't talk to you without being registered. The council does require you take the IELTS and have 2 years exp...

Hi Katy!! I'm not working in Oz, but like you, I worked OB in the States before moving to NZ. I had kinda prepared myself to not be able to work OB because I wasn't a midwife, but I did manage to get a postnatal slot!! Also, RN's are able to work ...

The NZ Council changed their requirements this year (I believe it was) and it isn't 1100 clinical hours, it is 1100 clinical hours in your final semester. Their education is set up with less theory than in the U.S. There have been some ADN's that h...

NZ Immigration has removed lots of nursing specialties from the skills list, which makes it difficult to obtain sponsorship. I know most advertisements I see ask for NZ nursing experience. I would double check that school you're looking at. I've n...

You also have to have 2 years and 2500 hours of experience to get your license.

I went into nursing school knowing OB was something I never wanted to do. I later discovered I loved OB, and I scored an intern position, which landed me an l&d job out of nursing school. I never regretted specializing until I started working h...

I would recommend your wife get nursing experience before traveling. There's a reason nurses burn out and leave the field during the first year or two. Nursing school is much different from real nursing. It would be easier on her if she gained exp...

You have to certify everything that's a copy. See this link. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Certifying Documents " Copies of documents provided in support of an application, or other purpose required by the National Law, must be...

I'm in NZ, but from the States. At the moment I'm not working, but I'm thinking about going back soon.

I'm working on a portfolio, and I can't find where to print my AWHONN certificates. I've printed them before, but can't find the link now. Thanks! :)

You're welcome! I was too ditzy to think to email them. I ran here and combed the website for a couple of days! :) Now we can at least come back here if we need it again..lol

Lol...I'm glad it isn't just me!! I found it!!! AWHONN CE Certificate System

Ceridwyn is correct. Before the new guideline kicked in, you only needed 450 hours if you had an Aussie license. Now, everyone has to have 2500 hours, or so they told me.

Sorry it's taken me a bit to get back to you. Yes, I made sure to put all of my clinicals, and I even made sure to put them in my CV.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Standard Format for Curriculum Vitae There's the format the require for your CV. Make sure it is exactly like that with the statement about it bring true and correct at the end. Must sign it in fro...

*tie not rivals...stupid phone!

I've not had any patients with pregnancies after snip and rivals, but I've had 2 patients that ended pregnant within 6 months of having their tubes clamped with the Filshie clips. O.o

I've never seen a male nurse in any of my units. As far as OB's, I've been where they're were no females all the way to about 25% (including the midwives).

I know that women's preferences tend to be regional, so just out of curiosity...about what percentage of your patients use epidurals versus other types of pain relief? How often do you see births where the women choose not to have epidurals, and wha...