belle_v2g BSN, RN

I was rostered to work in Recovery that night and asked to look after this young man who weighs +/- 250 kg and can barely fit in a hospital bed and too large to even roll on to his sides. he hasn't been passing urine the whole day, and when I offered...

Jdyboy Which la trobe uni are you?

Hi ana0927 I'm glad I can be of help even in small ways. Welcome to oz soon and I wish you all the best in everything. :)

Hi ms_cog I applied thru Southern immigration visa consultancy agency. They are located too in makati

Yes. If you have enough savings that should be fine.

Yes, the school requires full payment prior to the commencement of the course. Not unless you wanted to sign up with some agencies in the Philippines like PhilMan. They pay everything for you then you pay them back when you get a job.

^my aunt from US made an Affidavit of Financial Support, she had it notarised in the US then sent it to me via email, with attachments such as her payslips, bank account and drivers licence.

^hi snowseal :) I'm a permanent resident here in Australia and been here for a couple of years now with my family.. :) just helping out other filo nurses with info about visas :) I started here in allnurses too in 2012 when I was still preparing my a...

^ana0927 Ask your school which type of visa you need to apply for to be sure.. $200 is the usual weekly room rate in Melbourne. Since IHNA is like 20 minutes from Melbourne cbd, rates are expected to be within that range or even higher. Now if you w...

^ SnowSeal BP stands for Bridging Program, it's a conversion course for international nurses wanting to work in Australia. Before nurses could apply for a visa, they need to get an assessment done with ahpra first to prove their eligibility. That's t...

Hi ana0927 My first visa when I did my bridging is Business Short Stay Visa but it's non existent now. My succeeding visas: 1. Subclass 457 - when I was sponsored by my employer 2. Subclass 186 - Employer Sponsored RSMS Visa for Permanent Residency ^...

Anna0927 Visa application is easy..you can do it yourself and make sure you read immi's website properly. Ahpra is definitely more complicated than the visa so you should be fine. When I first entered Australia, tbe agency did everything for me but ...

I couldn't believe the requirements now as compared to what they are 2 to 3 years ago.

^hi ms. marlyn10 That's good to hear. Tell her to be more patient and try to apply with agencies as well.

^om'sarah, it depends on your age group, visa, & state you are staying.. you can get a quick quote online from both bupa & medibank. The latter is just a bit more expensive. :) to give you an idea, for a 29 y/o single student in VIC, the cove...

^rejai11 either medibank or bupa. ^official 02 It's surprising how the requirements for the bridging program are getting more complicated these days.

I did my bridging in etea (Heidelberg vic campus) and I got my registration in 2 weeks. That was in 2013 though. I heard during that time, some students are having trouble with their registrations already..

Hi om'sarah. i think you can still use your oet when you apply for anmac. If you get a 457 visa, you can apply for PR after 3 months. Your employer can nominate you again for that.

Hi tooties. I think anmac does require ielts as well. There's a question somewhere in the form where they ask you to put your ielts candidate number. It must have changed by now but if you will apply for a pr visa in the long run, you will need ielts...

Hi tinthin Where do you apply for the international criminal check?

It's tough regardless if you are holding a pr visa. Some applies for agency work since it's really hard to find a full time one.

^health insurance is a must have for all international students.

Hi tooties. I'm afraid you might need to take academic ielts again. And references for anmac needs to be recent ones and follow exactly what anmac requires you. Congratulations om'sarah!

Im doin great, thanks. It's been 7 months now since i started with my RN job here in Victoria. So far so good. Great employer and colleagues. My manager is the best. I get rotated everywhere. I was mainly in PACU (and a little bit of circ) when i wa...